The Nelson's Visit

Last week Paul and Lisa visited. We went to the Rodeo and saw Darus Rucker, did some site-seeing and we put them to work. Well, they volunteered. We painted our kitchen and living room Soft Camel. It turned out really nice. They also bought us patio furniture to go with our new pergola. I then bought the ottoman to match with my birthday money (Thanks Nancy and Grandma Tigger).

(sorry the coloring is off, but it does look great)

Lisa's bum found the wall and of course Ryan had to photograph it and then of course I had to post it.
Ryan is in the process of making me a cement table for our patio. We found the instructions in the handyman magazine. It looks really cool with the fern impressions in the top.

Unfortunately, the cement needs to be really runny to prevent bubbles. But letting it set for 2 days wasn't enough because the areas around the ferns was still a bit wet and then washed away when we went to clean off the foliage. So my birthday present is set for round 2 after Ryan makes it home from 2 weeks of golfing in LA.

So to finish off my ossom outdoor patio, Ryan and I bought globe lights and hung them around the pergola. Its set for a great party. Who's coming?!

I miss you all. Have a wonderful spring.

Our Pergola is Built

My parents came to visit for a week and while they were here they helped build a pergola over our back patio. I had been wanting one since we moved in, but Ryan and I don't have the knowledge to be such wood workers. My dad has build many a items in his day (including our shelves in our garage and the arbor Ryan and I got married in front of). It was his present to me for Christmas and my birthday. Ryan helped out a lot and hopefully learned a thing or two. My mom and I stained all of the boards. I can't wait to get some patio furnature and take advantage of it before it gets too hot. It was great to see my parents for a while. We did some sightseeing too, but I'll save that for another post.

Olive gets Ryan

So we tried to organize our 'den' because the piles of papers really get to me and stress me out. So I bought these red boxes to throw things in until we can file stuff away. Olive loves getting into things and Ryan was playing with her while she sat in the box. I laughed pretty hard throughout, as you can hear. Enjoy.

New Years and Beyond

A New Years Kiss. We went out with a few friends on New Years (Sara, Casey, Doug, and Bryan) to Sky bar for dinner and then to Tsunami's for drinks. Unfortunately, I had a headache, again and didn't drink.

Ryan and I went into Houston to get him some car speakers at a show at the convention center and found an ice skating rink! It was t-shirt weather but there were plenty of people skating. It was a really small rink and there were patches with standing water on it.

So we finally covered up our maroon accent wall with primer. We put on 3 coats of Kiltz and still see a hit of red. Now were are in the process of trying to find a color. We are looking at a tan of some sort, but have yet to be successful. So far we have tried 5 different colors and don't like any of them.

And one of the swatches we tried was painted a bit too low...Olive got her paws in it and then proceeded to paint a little. Luckily it mostly rubbed off and we didn't find it on the carpet or elsewhere. Too curious for her own good.