Dad asked for more pictures, so here they are (in no particular order)...whoops, now the toilet will be greeting all who visit my blog.

I think I'll want a new toilet--this one looks very unluxurious :)

bathtub 

a third bedroom (itsy bitsy)...likely the office-to-be 

a second bedroom 

Master bedroom looking from closet. 

In the master bedroom, looking towards the closet, window and door. 

area of the basement with work bench and peg board setup. 

view from dining room into livingroom 

The "half-bath" in the basement :) 

The itsy-bitsy kitchen. 

Looking out the front door onto the porch. 

Looking out the front windows onto the porch. 

The back entrance from the inside. 

The back entrance. 

View from the alley 

The garage door. 

This stone wall is in need of repair...might be a fun project. 

Our street is a very busy street. The white car is parked in a little drive way that belongs to a frat-house (one of the very few in this town). Past the car and house is Wyman Park and past that (out of view) is Mark's campus. 

I guess I should stop whining now...I got a few pictures out of the camera...

I made this painting for a friend who is (forgive me if I translate the longer, academic version of her title incorrectly) a geologist. She told me she likes bright reds and oranges. It's a lot more interesting in person because you can see the odd little details.

Lisa is a gangsta. 

The Horror

I'm feeling pretty devestated right now--my trusty digital camera (actually it's Mark's) has gone hay-wire. I got nothin'. I can't show you a picture of the painting I made yesterday or of my friend Lisa who came over and made jewelry while I painted. I can't even show you pictures of us eating Indian take-out and watching Pieces of April (which turned out to be a particularly heavy movie except for the last minute "everything is okay afterall" scene).

Ah well. I did, however, have the most delightfully, relaxing, pleasant, lazy day ever :)

The End, and the Beginning

Friday was my last day at my old job. Yay!! Yay!! Yay!!

Monday, I start my new job. I'm excited about that, too. (Just not enough to write "Yay!!" three times.)

I'm a little bummed that I don't have time (or the money) to take any time off in between. But it all works out because I've already got two trips to California planned for just this next month.
I've been enjoying going to these weddings so far, but the next two are in Santa Barbara and we're acutally staying a few days for each. Wooohooo! I do love Santa Barabara :)

Our new house?

Mark and I have a contract on a house. If all goes well, it will be ours (to pay mortgage on) by the end of August--yay!

dinning room, looks out over the backyard--dappled sunlight is peaking through the trees 

livingroom...you can barely see the fireplace--it's gas, with a fake log 

stairs 

our realtor and I assess the master bedroom closet...looks like it should be big enough