Hope you have a safe and peaceful holiday!
Monday, December 25, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
back to normal
Well, somewhat. Much happened in November. The first two weeks were vacation. I really need it!
We went to Myrtle Beach to visit the in-laws, then to Charleston to visit friends, and finally to Tuscaloosa to visit my family. It was a great trip, minus the 16-hour drive back. Ouch!
Now we are back and preparing for winter. Seriously, it has been oddly warm, but that will be changing this weekend. Today, I brought some plants and patio furniture inside. I figured it would be a good idea. I have never had my own plants or patio furniture, so I would like them to survive at least two seasons.
One big change in our household is our new canine addition, Millie. She is a six year old Boston Terrier that we adopted from my parents. She wasn't getting the attention she deserves (my parents had four dogs), and she gets tons of love from us. The biggest issue that she has brought is that she isn't really house-trained. My parents had a fenced-in yard, and she spent most her time outside. She thinks she can use the bathroom whenever, so we are crate-training her. It will definitely be a challenge, because I have never house-trained an adult dog. Wish us luck!
We went to Myrtle Beach to visit the in-laws, then to Charleston to visit friends, and finally to Tuscaloosa to visit my family. It was a great trip, minus the 16-hour drive back. Ouch!
Now we are back and preparing for winter. Seriously, it has been oddly warm, but that will be changing this weekend. Today, I brought some plants and patio furniture inside. I figured it would be a good idea. I have never had my own plants or patio furniture, so I would like them to survive at least two seasons.
One big change in our household is our new canine addition, Millie. She is a six year old Boston Terrier that we adopted from my parents. She wasn't getting the attention she deserves (my parents had four dogs), and she gets tons of love from us. The biggest issue that she has brought is that she isn't really house-trained. My parents had a fenced-in yard, and she spent most her time outside. She thinks she can use the bathroom whenever, so we are crate-training her. It will definitely be a challenge, because I have never house-trained an adult dog. Wish us luck!
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
debris
This was the scene after the demolition of the ceiling. It was about 1600 lbs worth. I know because we rented a truck and hauled it up to a construction dump site in North Philly. We had to pay by weight--this is how I know. Oh, and I helped get it all into the truck and slung it off the truck. My body knows how much it weighed. At least it is out of the house though. I wish I could say the same about the wallpaper.
Monday, September 25, 2006
this old house
Here we go!
We started on our living room project. We decided to pull down the ceiling tiles, hoping that it was a drop ceiling. Nope. It's a old rock plaster ceiling which is not in the best shape. Soooo, now we are looking at minor demolition--starting this Saturday.
We have also started tearing down the wallpaper. The vinyl top came off nicely in big sheets. Now, we have to scrape off the backing and glue. This is why wallpaper is evil, people!
All of the living room and dining room furniture has been moved upstairs. The contractor's plastic is on the floor and also covering the kitchen entry and the stairway. We got to keep out all this dust!
Ahhh, the joys of an old home.
We started on our living room project. We decided to pull down the ceiling tiles, hoping that it was a drop ceiling. Nope. It's a old rock plaster ceiling which is not in the best shape. Soooo, now we are looking at minor demolition--starting this Saturday.
We have also started tearing down the wallpaper. The vinyl top came off nicely in big sheets. Now, we have to scrape off the backing and glue. This is why wallpaper is evil, people!
All of the living room and dining room furniture has been moved upstairs. The contractor's plastic is on the floor and also covering the kitchen entry and the stairway. We got to keep out all this dust!
Ahhh, the joys of an old home.
Monday, September 18, 2006
fun weekend
We had a fun weekend. Well, it didn't start off fun. I wasn't feeling well Friday, so I went to bed early (8:30pm). Saturday, we woke up late but were still able to make it out to a salvage store in Port Richmond called Re-store. They had some really great pieces, but nothing that would work with our place. We will definitely be back though.
Saturday night, we decided to check out the new upstairs space at Johnny Brenda's. For those of you outside Philly, JB's is a great bar here in Fishtown. It has been around for a while, but the owners recently added an upstairs, which includes another bar and a stage for music acts. The Capitol Years were the main act on Saturday night. I really enjoyed the show, but had to leave early because it got too damn smoky. My eyes were really burning. Here are some pics (not taken by me) of the new venue on a different night. Here's more.
Sunday is usually our day for working on the house or going out for groceries. We did the grocery thing, but on our way back from dropping off the PhillyCarShare car in Northern Liberties, we stopped off at Azure for brunch and then to the new NL bowling alley, North Bowl. We bowled two games and shot two games of pool. Fun times.
Saturday night, we decided to check out the new upstairs space at Johnny Brenda's. For those of you outside Philly, JB's is a great bar here in Fishtown. It has been around for a while, but the owners recently added an upstairs, which includes another bar and a stage for music acts. The Capitol Years were the main act on Saturday night. I really enjoyed the show, but had to leave early because it got too damn smoky. My eyes were really burning. Here are some pics (not taken by me) of the new venue on a different night. Here's more.
Sunday is usually our day for working on the house or going out for groceries. We did the grocery thing, but on our way back from dropping off the PhillyCarShare car in Northern Liberties, we stopped off at Azure for brunch and then to the new NL bowling alley, North Bowl. We bowled two games and shot two games of pool. Fun times.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Philly Roller Girls
We finally got the opportunity to see one of the Philly Roller Girls' bouts last night. This was the championship bout between the Broad Street Butchers and the Philthy Britches. It was really fun to watch, even though it took us a while to figure out the rules. I think we know what's going on now, but the scoring is quite complicated.
Anyway, it was good fun and I recommend going to the roller derby in a city near you.
Oh, and for all the OU people out there, here is one of our own. I actually ran into her at the last Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. Small world.
Anyway, it was good fun and I recommend going to the roller derby in a city near you.
Oh, and for all the OU people out there, here is one of our own. I actually ran into her at the last Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. Small world.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
how philly are you?
You are 51% Philly!!
You have decent amount of Philly in your system. Not enough though, so why don't you go ishkabibbles!!
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Okay, so I have a little more to go. I don't think that is too bad, considering we have only been here 8 months.
Monday, September 04, 2006
looking good
Here's a recent photo of the living room. We haven't done a lot of work, but have purchased a few pieces that help.
We had a housewarming party this weekend and it was a pretty good turnout, considering that Ernesto blew through. I would guess about 30 people showed up. It stopped raining right before people starting arriving, and then only misted a little throughout the evening. This was a barbecue/patio party, so weather was important.
Many of the guests were from Fishtown. Let me say that we have met more people since we moved to Philadelphia (8 months) than the entire time we lived in NYC (6 years).
We had a housewarming party this weekend and it was a pretty good turnout, considering that Ernesto blew through. I would guess about 30 people showed up. It stopped raining right before people starting arriving, and then only misted a little throughout the evening. This was a barbecue/patio party, so weather was important.
Many of the guests were from Fishtown. Let me say that we have met more people since we moved to Philadelphia (8 months) than the entire time we lived in NYC (6 years).
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