Memorial Day

It's hard to believe that a year ago this weekend, we were just beginning the joys of new home ownership and were slaving away all weekend trying to "fix" that awful interior paint job. We actually have come quite far, considering every wall of the place has been painted, except the laundry room, which is a neutral cream. We also have installed beautiful new carpet on the second level as well as started to tile our first floor. We now officially have the living room finished, awaiting sealant for the grout. Nick has taken Tuesday and Wednesday to do some more work, not sure if that will be in the form of more tiling or starting the sealing and baseboards in the living room.


Friday, I took off from work at noon and we made our way up to Fresno just for a break from the "same." The traffic was a mess, per usual in LA, but once we got to Fresno, we enjoyed a very relaxing and slow paced weekend. We spent some time in the pool, although the temperatures were so nice (that is, not grossly hot) we did not spend the whole time in the pool. Sierra had quite an experience with the pool. She went from curious to scared to petrified, to okay to falling in and being petrified again. We both have scratches all over our arms from her hanging on for dear life. She paddled fine, but I think she was just worried about where to get out. It was very cute when we both were in the pool and she was outside; she would be very concerned and be running around the perimeter of the pool whinning. She also had a great time exploring the Peterson's back yard and being a spoiled grandpuppy for the weekend.
The best part of long weekends are the short weeks. I am already excited. I can now officially begin my countdown to our big vacation of the summer, which starts on July 10 (46 days and counting). We are planning a camping and hiking trip for Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks in Utah and Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in Wyoming. Sierra will be going to the Ruff House while we are away.
I hope everyone had a great and safe long weekend!

Beginning of May

Sorry about the lack of posting. The two exciting things in our life is that we're continuing to move ahead with the tile project (grouting stage in the living room-no new pictures yet) and we celebrated Nick's birthday. We took Sierra to "Dog Beach" on Nick's birthday, which was really fun. It may be one of the coolest places in California. The dogs were going nuts and Sierra loved it. I am sure we will be taking many trips back to "Dog Beach."