New Bed

When I sleep I like to spread out...I'm talking one leg hanging off the bed and the other sprawled out into the middle.  I often sleep on an angle as well.  When Scott and I first moved in together we had a full/double bed.  After a few months we decided the bed wasn't big enough to comfortably sleep two people so we upgraded to a Queen.  After 4+ years of sleeping on the Queen bed we decided, yet again, that it was time to upgrade to a bigger bed.   Last Saturday a King bed was delivered to our house.  It looked so big compared to our Queen...or should I say made the Queen look small.  I'm now able to spread out at night without taking up any of Scott's room.  We've both been able to sleep better which has been a huge bonus.  We moved our Queen into the guest room downstairs and gave our old Double bed to Scott's younger brother Matt who was in need of a new bed.
   

New Bed!

The Painting Never Ends!!!

So I decided that our front door and shutters needed a paint change. The front door was pretty banged up and really needed a fresh coat of paint and I just didn't like the green shutters. I went to Home Depot the other day to pick up some paint. I found a really nice colour called cranberry (maroon colour). When the guy behind the counter mixed the paint it came out a rose pink colour...not at all what I wanted. Who would want a pink door?? I had the Depot guy mix another can of paint which looked like it came out the right colour. Friday night after work I decided that I was going to put a coat of paint on the door. I'm glad I did because the colour was still off. It came out a fushia colour and was gross looking. So, this morning Scott and I went back to the store to pick out a different colour. The one we chose is called Bordeaux and it looks pretty good. The door is all done (just drying) and the shutters just need some touching up in a couple places. I think the house will look really nice when we hang up the shutters. I'll be sure to post some pictures of the finished product.

Before

After

After

Jaycee is HOME

Our family got some great news today! Scott's brother and his wife were finally able to bring their baby Jaycee home today. After being in the hospital just one day shy of 4 months she's finally out of the hospital!!!! Naturally Scott and I wanted to see her as soon as possible so we headed over to Jack and Brandi's right from work. It was so nice being able to spend time with her outside of the hospital and I know Jaycee's mom and dad are thrilled to finally have their baby girl home. Scott and I both took turns holding her and she was pretty alert! When I was done holding Jaycee I handed her over to Scott. About two minutes later Jaycee spit up all over Scott's chest. We're not talking a little spit up...that little girl projectiled all over her Uncle. I laughed and told Jaycee that she was a good girl for not throwing up on her Aunt. She's just so cute and Scott and I love spending time with her. We're so happy for Jack and Brandi and know they will be great parents. Scott and I are looking forward to spending lots more time with Jaycee and watching her grow!!

Weekend

So I really don't enjoy how fast the weekends go by.  It seems that Scott and I have things to do around the house every weekend that somehow take up most of our free time.  By the time Sunday night rolls around I don't know where the weekend has gone.  Hopefully once we're more settled into the new house we can enjoy the weekends.  On that note, we did get the chance to take in a movie.  We went to see The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.  While I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to be a sad movie, I still caught myself crying a few times.  The movie focuses a lot on animal testing and it got to me.  I just kept thinking how sad it would be if people needed to test things on Milo!  We both enjoyed the movie as it was a good mix of action and story development.  I would recommend it! 

As for stuff around the house, Scott changed our outside lights as the ones that were up before were hideous!!!  When we turned the power back on to test the lights we noticed that they turn on and off by themselves for no reason.  It was pretty annoying so we ended up having to take out the bulbs.  I'm guessing the wiring was done incorrectly but we don't really want to hire an electrician to come out right now.  Looks like we'll have to wait a bit before our outside lights work.  I've managed to get more decorations hung and even painted a wood craft over the weekend.  Our house is coming together nicely! 

Our Niece Jaycee

Scott and I became an Uncle and Aunt in April to our cute little niece Jaycee Michelle Cooley.  Jaycee's due date was July 17 but she decided that she wanted to meet the family earlier than that.  Even though she was almost 3 months early, she was still as cute as ever!  After months spent in two different hospitals and a couple of surgeries Jaycee finally gets to come home next week!!!  This is the first child for my brother and sister-in-law (Jack and Brandi).  Scott and I are so excited to have a niece and have already been spoiling her....and she's not even home yet!  It's still a little early for me to say if she looks like her mom or dad but I'm sure that will change as she gets older. 

The other day I was looking at pictures of Jaycee from the time she was born until now.  I couldn't believe how different she looks.  It's like she's a different baby all together.  Scott and I got to hold her a couple of weeks ago and loved every moment of it.  She slept most of the time and purred when I was holding her.  I had to double check I wasn't holding a cat because that's what she sounded like.  My facebook profile picture was me holding her....NO, it's not my kid (a few people have asked).  We're excited that Jack and Brandi get to bring her home soon and can FINALLY enjoy having a baby.  They're going to be great parents and have waited a long time from this day. 

                                                               When Jaycee was born

                                           I love this picture!

"Guys, you're being TOO loud!!!"

                                  Scott holding Jaycee                               First time I got to hold Jaycee

Our First Home

So, as many of you may know already, Scott and I purchased our first home last month. The whole process affected many emotions: happy, anxious, nervous, excited, etc. After looking at about 20 homes we finally found the one we wanted to call OURS.  While we looked at lots of nice homes they were all missing something.  The house we ended up buying didn’t have EVERYTHING we wanted, but it was pretty close.  We compromised a bit on location to get a house we wanted.  We were originally looking in a different part of the valley but weren’t able to find something we really loved.  Our house is actually in a good location.  We’re close to the stores, the freeway, our works, and my in-laws (which makes them happy since none of Scott’s family lives super duper close).  

Our house is a rambler (or bungalow as they’re called up in Canada).  It has a finished basement which is a HUGE plus, especially for Scott.  He’s turned it into his video game/movie area which is fine by me.  I call it his “man cave” and even got him a sign for it.  There are 4 bedrooms (three of which are upstairs) and 3 baths.  We have a nice guest suite in the basement which will be great for visitors (not that we’ll probably get too many). 

Any ways, here are some pictures of the place we now call home.  Milo loves having all this space to himself and gets lost quite regularly in the large backyard.  I’m assuming it’s like a jungle to him!  

                                                                      Our house!

                                                                                            living room

                                                                            kitchen

                                                                          hall bath

                                                                       Scott's sign

                                                         media area in the basement

                                                                     deck out back

                                                                        Milo's playground