Once again I have abandoned this little blog...
July was a big month for us!
We attended my 20 year (how has it been 20 yrs?!?) high school reunion in my hometown. Kevin was a very good sport and went even though he knows almost no one I graduated with. I stressed about what to wear, who I'd talk to, and even wondered why I wanted to go (I had no interest in the 10 year). I still can't explain why I wanted to go, but am glad we did. It was great to see people who I'd grown up with, some I'm still in contact with (or at least Facebook friends with), others I haven't seen (digitally or in person) since 1997. I have to hand it to those who came solo as being very brave; I don't think I'd have done that.
The following week - July 25 - we sold the townhouse! We actually signed the papers to sell in the same room that we signed the papers to buy it. The real estate market has been weird this summer, but we are so glad we could sell it - and met the new owner briefly. Its a great area, just no longer best for us. At one point we considered renting it out, so glad we didn't have to pursue that....
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Summer birthday
I just realized this has been sitting in my drafts since early July...oops..I want to get it posted as soon we'll have some vacation entries (I hope)...
We had our first true party at the new house, and it was a success!
Our goal was to be ready to have people over by Kevin's June birthday, 2 months after we moved in, and we did it.
Decorating is still a work in progress, I could say it is because we've focused on the additional furnishings we needed and that is true but also because decorating just takes me a long time.
In time for the party we added:
real patio furniture -- we shopped all over and Kevin finally found this one online, magic words *no assembly required* (pillows and end tables were HomeGoods finds)
a guest bed! Frame is new, the mattress is actually our old one, but its still a nice one -- and though I was skeptical at first a king really fits in the space and lets us use our previous comforter, which I still love. We gave ourselves a deadline for this one since my brother came in from out of town for the party, and we wanted to have a guest bed to be able to host in the future.
The part was great fun -- it poured rain all morning so we were a little worried, and some folks weren't able to make it due to the weather, but we had a good time visiting with all who made it and the kids (5 total) played well together in the pool.
We chose a Mexican fiesta theme -- catered fajitas was the best way to go. I was able to just pick it up that afternoon and we didn't have to worry about cooking. We kept it in the oven and got it out when it was time to eat. It even came with all the fixing - the chips and queso were used just as much for nachos which I'd have never thought of but our guests enjoyed. We thought we over ordered food but not one piece of meat was left; we also had margaritas (with marg glasses!), beer, sodas, and waters; and the grocery store cake was a hit too...I'm still not sure where the birthday candles I bought ended up. I think birthday boy was relieved to not have to blow out candles.
Kevin spent his actual birthday (Sunday) resting from too much sun, drinks and not enough sleep so we've had to postpone his birthday dinner, but we'll do it another day -- as he recently said he'll get to have his birthday in July.
We are really excited to be able to have people over again.
We had our first true party at the new house, and it was a success!
Our goal was to be ready to have people over by Kevin's June birthday, 2 months after we moved in, and we did it.
Decorating is still a work in progress, I could say it is because we've focused on the additional furnishings we needed and that is true but also because decorating just takes me a long time.
In time for the party we added:
real patio furniture -- we shopped all over and Kevin finally found this one online, magic words *no assembly required* (pillows and end tables were HomeGoods finds)
a guest bed! Frame is new, the mattress is actually our old one, but its still a nice one -- and though I was skeptical at first a king really fits in the space and lets us use our previous comforter, which I still love.
The part was great fun -- it poured rain all morning so we were a little worried, and some folks weren't able to make it due to the weather, but we had a good time visiting with all who made it and the kids (5 total) played well together in the pool.
We chose a Mexican fiesta theme -- catered fajitas was the best way to go. I was able to just pick it up that afternoon and we didn't have to worry about cooking. We kept it in the oven and got it out when it was time to eat. It even came with all the fixing - the chips and queso were used just as much for nachos which I'd have never thought of but our guests enjoyed. We thought we over ordered food but not one piece of meat was left; we also had margaritas (with marg glasses!), beer, sodas, and waters; and the grocery store cake was a hit too...I'm still not sure where the birthday candles I bought ended up. I think birthday boy was relieved to not have to blow out candles.
Kevin spent his actual birthday (Sunday) resting from too much sun, drinks and not enough sleep so we've had to postpone his birthday dinner, but we'll do it another day -- as he recently said he'll get to have his birthday in July.
We are really excited to be able to have people over again.
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