yay! we have a house!

here it is! it was actually the original one we put an offer in on -- we're so excited! :) and we close september 15th! start planning your visits :)

phooey!

no house! well, at least not that one... they weren't willing to deal- oh well! :) more fun walking around in other people's houses anyway... stay tuned for our real estate adventures and thanks for the well wishes ;)

i'll give you... $10, a breath mint, and this piece of lint in my pocket

for that house! so it's been a blogging while, but we've been busy! nate and i made an offer on a house yesterday which we're really excited about and are currently in negotations ;) pictures to come if and when it's ours!
other goings on are i have a huge four-week long study at work and i'm in week two- if anything, that's the biggest reason i've dropped off the face of the blogging earth ;) but things have been great :) we had some friends in from punxsy both last weekend and this most recent past weekend and got to spend some time in the parks and at dinner with each.
nate's be-all, end-all of adult life has arrived- not marriage, not his own home, not a full-time job, but his very own brand spanking new leather chair ;) he's been smoking a pipe and playing the master piece theatre soundtrack ever since! no, not really, but it's a funny mental picture, eh? :)
oh, and you've probably forgotten by now, but the 'island of inappropriate clothing' is disney, and here's why: if you happened to be in an early morning canoe race, and then needed to be in acceptable business clothing but happened to forget an important required item such as ... say... pantyhose, you'd be up a creek without a paddle. seriously- there is nothing for miles where one could purchase business acceptable clothing! in a nutshell, i forgot my pantyhose the first day of canoeing practice, and then next day forgot them AGAIN, and the next day remembered the pantyhose but managed to leave my shoes at home- i was a mess! but it all worked out and i got dressed okay so no worries ;) think that's all for now :)

blog candy

so i have a new design :) even though m was the only one cool enought to both notice AND comment. way to go bloggers... way to go ;)
but if you're interested despite all evidence to the contrary, here's the site i pulled the template from: http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/ they have some cool ones :)
ps: stay tuned for a mildy entertaining story about a lack of pantyhose and island of inappropriate clothing. actually... that makes it sound more entertaining than it really is, so don't get your hopes up!

photos updated!

i added 3 galleries to july ;) thank you, that is all. you can now return to your regularly scheduled weekend!

happy 3rd of july!

(almost the 4th!) :) i have a very important announcement to make. after living in disarray for quite sometime, nate and i finally unpacked completely! that is to say... there are no visible boxes in our living spaces. take it for what you will and note: living space does not include closets! :)
tomorrow we're having friends over for the 4th -- we'll be missing the ivey celebration :( but hope to fill the day so we don't sit around thinking about the great party we're missing! so we're going to kick off the day with a breakfast of refried beans and fried potatoes and a little mario (like the good old days at my dad's house!) :) and then start preparing to grill and swim and then possibly go in search of fireworks! should be a full day :)
have a safe and happy fourth!