Happy Halloween!!

Nick and I agree that Halloween is too over rated. I think it is fantastic for little kids to dress up and go trick or treating, but when it comes to the adult side of Halloween.. we don't like it. We both hate scary movies, gore, etc... plus, the costumes for adult women are either an ugly witch or some provocative (sp?) outfit. I decided to go halfway with my costume. I am wearing my tshirt from San Diego that says "keep it wild". This, worn with my khaki pants, labels me as an "animal activist". :)

Home Garden network strikes again!!

While taking the day off last Friday to "do my homework", I did the mistake of turning on the tv to watch my favorite channel. I should know better by now that I can not do homework while watching that channel because I end up continuing to decorate the house. Friday's project?? Somehow doing something with the large kitchen window area that we have. This window area was created in the original version of the house to be the sole window for that room. It is about 4.5-5 feet wide, and about 14 inches deep. Finally, we decided to hang a wine rack for our cheap costco glasses and put pictures and candles in the middle. I think it managed the space wisely without being overwhelming. Look at the the beautiful tile work Nick did with his dad when redecorating!! I will keep posting what else I do to the house. :)

3 day weekend

This weekend was a 3 day weekend for Nick and I. We both took Friday off because we were planning on going to Calistoga on Friday night then drive to Jenner to stay over there Saturday night (Saturday night was Nick's birthday present from me). As it turned out, we did not go to Calistoga on Friday night because those funds went towards the emergency vet appointment for Bertoli. I ended up having a girl's dinner in Palo Alto and Nick went to Pacifica for a friend's birthday to see a band. On Saturday, I woke up really early to do one of my final essays for school. I worked on it from 7 AM until noon. After that, we ventured to bed, bath, and beyond and Costco to do some shopping for house supplies. We finally left for Jenner about 3 PM. We took a few detours (one pretty detour was to Petaluma because I did not know that the golden gate bridge is considered part of 101.. I thought I had missed the exit so I turned off into Petaluma)but finally arrived in Jenner about 6 PM. We watched a beautiful sunset then we had a nice dinner. I ordered lobster for the first time in my life (over rated in my opinion)and Nick had steak. After that, we went for a nice romantic stroll on the beach. It was so dark, though, that we ended up taking careful steps to avoid hurting ourselves. The room was really small but had a cabin style feel to it. Timber Lake Inn was a definite go to again. The next morning, we had breakfast in the same restaurant then started our drive back. It was really nice to get away. I wish we could do it more often.

Update on the kitties

After spending more time with the kitties, we came to realize that perhaps the reason Bertoli is not getting up is because he somehow strained his rear right leg. When I tried to extend it, I got a painful "meow". We are guessing he was jumping down the stairs or playing with his sister and he hurt his leg. The past two days were spent cuddling with the kitties, carrying them to the bathroom (they are very good about letting us know when they have to go by letting out a loud meow), and bringing the food bowl to them. I hope they will be okay by themselves today. If not, we put them on towels! :)

Sick Kitties

While house sitting this weekend, we got a call from Nick's mom (who was helping us with feeding our kitties)to let us know that something was wrong with Bertoli. When she put the food bowl down, she noticed that he wasn't able to stand up. She brought him over to the food, which he ate, but then instantly laid back down. We quickly rushed home to find out that he was not able to get to the bathroom in time and....I'll spare you the details... he was definitely ill. We put both him and Chloe in a box to take them down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, something spooked Chloe and she jumped out of the box (5 feet up). We caught her, brushed her off, then put her back in the box for the ride. We went to the Vet emergency room (since it's Saturday)to get Bertoli looked at. The vet revealed that he didn't have a temp and his blood level was fine, but he might have liver problems (because he shakes after eating), but we won't find out the results until Monday. Throughout the whole exam, Chloe was whining A LOT and just wanted to cuddle. We thought it was due to her being scared. When we got home, we realized that she hurt her left leg from jumping out of the box. We're not sure if it's broken or just strained, but we can't get it checked out until Monday. So now we have two kitties who are not able to stand up (one out of weakness, the other due to a hurt leg)and we must go back down to feed the other cat soon. Ah the turmoils of having animals. I hope they both get better soon.

House design

So I finally found my camera charger and was able to take a couple pictures. The below pictures are the following: The living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen (sort of). In the living room, we painted the wall an espresso brown then Nick painted a jasmine tree branch on the wall. Nick's mom was nice enough to let us borrow a beautiful lamp that warms up the living room. If you can see in the far left corner, there is some fake branch floral thing (from Cost Plus). It just adds a contemporary twist to the room.

Next up.. The bathroom. We painted the walls brown, hung a new mirror (another loaner from Betsy) and then I painted the door pane today. I think it looks really good. What do you thinkg?

Finally, the pot rack. The kitched didn't change, but I hung a new "window balance". It was originally the table cloth that I converted into seat covers, pillow covers (if you can tell from the pic of the living room) and the balance.

It's only my favorite animal

Liger's rock!

The Birthday Boy

Happy 28th birthday, Nick!! I love you!

My sister is my best friend!

My sister is fantastic! I have to say that she is my best friend. Not only is she a lending ear, she also gives such great advice and makes me laugh! She also designed my blog!! This is why she most likely why she will delete this picture!! :) I love my sister