christmas decor

the weekend after thanksgiving, we headed up to the mountains to get a christmas tree with our friends nicole and bob - we took nicki's newphew chase along for the ride. with the tree up, and the stockings hung by the chimney with care, we are ready to snuggle up by the fire and enjoy our first christmas in our new home

oh, and our new entertainment center - it only took about 5 hours to put it together (darn ikea)

plumbing issues

this past weekend we discovered that our bathroom sink wasn't draining properly - the culprit? an 84 year old plumbing pipe. the solution? brian the plumber to the rescue. even though joe the plumber lives right down the street, we (brian) decided that this problem could be fixed by us (brian). well, the weekend resulted in a fixed bathroom sink and even a new toilet (that was falling apart too). my man is so handy! but, we also almost tore down a wall getting to those dang pipes - enjoy the pics because i get to see it every day :)

a little paint can go a long way...

Punkins!

On Saturday night we went and carved pumpkins with Nicole and Robbie - here are our creations (can you guess which one each of us carved??)

new deck furniture

we bought a table and chairs for the deck last weekend and have been really enjoying dinner and wine outside. fingers crossed that our september continues to produce the beautiful weather that we have had recently.

still bits-o-chaos

cleaning the basement meant no room to put all of our stuff, so most of it remained strewn about the upstairs for the first couple weeks...





there were a couple rooms that i was determined to get organized - bedroom and kitchen (well brian's bedroom, mine is the one at the back of the house and that still remains a mess).

basement work

ew! basements are pretty gross, espcially when they haven't been cleaned since 1924 (ok, maybe a bit of an exageration). Labor day weekend was full of basement labor - wee took the basement from this gross rainbow madness:

to this clean wonderfulness:

enjoying dinner with a view

the first night after getting our keys - i glass of wine and some snacks on the deck. clint and erika stopped by for a celebratory drink too...

I heart yard work!

The new house came with weeds - ew!

This weekend was spent clearing the probably 5 years worth of overgrown weeds (blackberry bushes, ivy, and other various ugly plants). Together we cleared nearly 600lbs of yard waste. We took a very FULL truck load of goodies to the dump on Sunday afternoon after two days lopping, chopping, whacking, trimming, clipping and weeding.

We also managed to spend a pretty penny at Home Depot (our new favorite date spot) on gardening tools, new locks for the front door, and a garbage disposal.

More clean-up this week before the actual moving begins...

Before

After

Before

After

Access Granted

After a long LONG wait, the deal finally went through and we got our keys. We headed over there last night with a rustic picnic of cheese, meat, bread, and of course champagne. We sat on the deck and enjoyed the view; but it was hard to sit still when there is so much to explore. Our heads were spinning as we thought of all the fun changes that we can make to the house to make it truly ours. Erika and Clint also joined us for a celebratory drink and helped with brainstorming.

Let the fun begin....moving begins this weekend!

Views

We still have some good summer days ahead to enjoy the deck and the VIEW! Can't wait to get out on that deck and enjoy the first of many glasses of wine together!

More Sewer Work

The new sewer line is going in, and man is it proving to be a long and difficult process. The sewer folks had to dig holes in multiple locations on the concrete sidewalk and stairs (see pics):

We're getting a new sewer!

Here are some pictures of the old sewer that is currently being replaced...lesson learned - always do a THORUGH inspection prior to closing!

Bricki Bungalow

Hey everyone - welcome to our new blog!

We are planning to document the process by which we transform our little green 1924 bugalow on the western slope of Queen Anne into our first home together. Look for updates as we make changes, remodel and add our personal touches to the bungalow.