happy birthday, me ... and la casa

I turned 27 last week and now I'm really starting to feel old.


We celebrated by staying in the Twilight room at Anniversary Inn. So hilarious.




The room was decorated with all kinds of Twilight paraphernalia, including a mural of a forest at night on one wall. The best were the giant waterfall bathtub and the big screen TV over the bed.


We played the Twilight trivia game and Jesse beat me with his superior knowledge of all things Twilight. Of course, we watched the movie. And just for the record, I am not a raging Twilight fan. Not even a mild Twilight fan. But I did love the room and we had a great time.


We've continued to stay hard at work at the house. One of the goals for this week was to choose a paint pallet for the house. Good bye hideous orange ... hello Pottery Barn's wedgewood gray. We'll see. Right now we're painting all the ceilings. p.s. Thank goodness for small test samples or I would have made some terrible mistakes. Baseboards, casing, and crown molding are arriving tomorrow!


Pictured here: a saint. Cassie has spent hours helping me choose paint colors, tearing down wallpaper, and designing the bathroom. Which I think we finally have figured out ... knock on wood. Above is the white subway tile for the bathroom. Cassie is holding the notebook that holds our extensive math equations.


Here we have Jesse and my dad installing new doors. This was a priority since the previous owner installed interior doors on the exterior of the house. I could go on and on about the idiotic things the previous owner did. Hence, we have much work ahead. In Cassie's words: It's amazing how long it takes to get nothing done.


This is Cassie and I prepping the ceiling for painting. You can't tell how high up we are in the picture, but this is a vaulted ceiling and this was scary. At one point, Cassie was taking a ceiling fan down on one side of the ladder, while I was hugging her waist on the other side to keep her from falling. While at the same time having a giggle-fit. Hope we make it through this alive!