Second bedroom re-do

Before

What a weekend!   We now have a totally different room downstairs (second bedroom), and it will work much better for us.  This room has been usable but not great since we moved, we've just been making use of furniture that we already had.   Now its like a whole new room....

Nothing like a deadline to get us moving!    My mom will spend the night with us next weekend so we knew we had to get this room fixed up soon.    We finally got rid of an old couch and ottoman, good furniture just too big for the space and not what we need anymore.    With that gone, we were finally able to put together the new sleeper sofa we'd bought (and stop having it hanging out in the garage in a box).  We are now ready for short guests!  I mean short literally, as in not tall, since the couch isn't all that long.  I suppose a tall person could lay diagonally on it?    My mom can tell us how comfortable it is.

Sleeper sofa

Desk

The biggest change was getting a new desk for Kevin.   We had this tiny desk that just wasn't working and he spends a lot of time prepping lectures at the computer so we really needed a new set up.      This was an adventure in itself as he found a used furniture place online that we went to see.   It was the strangest set up I've ever seen.....i'f you've ever wondered what happens to office furniture when it is replaced or a company goes out of business....this is it.  I'd never seen so many file cabinets and white boards....we found a desk that will work -- just a large tabletop and plenty of space for his legs, and even found a nice desk chair to boot!     We were not sure if it would fit into our vehicle but managed to get both in with our tetris skills and got it set up at home.   we even had the tools necessary to drill a few extra hidden holes for all the wires we have.     Its a pretty nice set up and he's already using it....

spring!

I know that some parts of the country still have snow on the ground (sorry Delena), in Texas its finally starting to feel like spring!    Saw these lovely bluebonnets on my way into the office today.

I love the one random yellow flower in the bunch of bluebonnets.....be prepared for your social media to be taken over by blue bonnet photos.


What have we been up to?   lots of working, and lots of wedding party planning -- hard to believe my sister's wedding is less than 2 months away!    I'm excited to be her maid of honor (still calling myself maid even though technically I'm a matron - but matron is no fun....) and we have some surprises planned for her shower and bachelorette party!

Spring Break

Happy Spring Break!   to my husband and all the students at his school.  They have a different spring break then my school so we aren't really planning on going anywhere, but I know he'll enjoy the break from classes.

Now if only the weather would be more agreeable.  Just last week I had to leave earlier than planned from Dallas to make sure I got out of town before the predicted sleet, glad we got home safely and drove just through rain --- saw photos the next day of the hotel we were at covered in snow.

I haven't kept up with my listings of our adventures living in town, but had a first for me last week.  I had to pick up a rental car for the trip and was able to WALK to the rental place to pick it up, it was about a 20 minute walk and easier than trying to coordinate my schedule and K's to get me there :)   We wanted a walkable area and are able to do things we could only do on vacation before!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We decided to bypass the crowds and celebrated last night.   We had a great time checking out some new places in Midtown and had some delicious food.    Thanks K for being designated driver so I could enjoy a few cocktails :)

...I plan to come back and provide more details about our night out....AFTER I take Smokey for his morning walk :)

..oops, I never came back to provide details....we had dinner at Sparrow, a delicious dinner for both of us!   The menu changes each day based on what the chef thinks looks good at the farmers market that day.  I had short ribs with espresso based sauce (sooo good), K had hanger steak, and we split a side of mashed potatoes.  the desserts sounded so good, but we were just so full...i also had a drink made with rhubarb!

Kitchen hardware

We are loving our new place and did a fairly easy project in January that we can enjoy EVERY day.    We put in kitchen hardware.    Some cabinets had hardware we didn't like and others had nothing at all.  We were hoping to complete the project over the holidays but to get what we wanted we had to order it online, of course.....it was worth the wait, having only 3 large drawers we wanted substantial handles for them, and we got that -- they are each 13" long!     I am glad we have only 3 drawers since the pulls with 2 holes are tough to install, lots of measuring and it has to be exact.

All in all we got them all installed in one day, and are so happy to have them.  It really improves the look of the kitchen and its so much easier to open the cabinets.....