Mas Photos!

Upstairs pics.... starting with the hallway with the lovely palm and mirror.

Guest bedroom/office. Those pics are real ones from Europe! And those shades are real ones from the Kaye.

Who wants to come stay?! You actually have a functional bed now.

The master! Duvet cover made by Kaye. The best sheets in the world are from Bed, Bath and Beyond - Pure Beech. Pure AMAZINGNESS.

And then the bath. We had "before" pics sitting out in frames so people could see the nastiness it once was.

I'm not completely done here.... more to come. Have a SUPER DUPER weekend. I will NOT be working on my house :o)

Success with the Tour!

Ah.... we can breathe.

I've never planned a wedding before, but I imagine this could be potentially similar. A year and a half of your life. Working through financials, trying to find ways to be cost effective, but not skimp too much. All for 1 freaking day. Well, this was like a day and a few hours. So yeah. Similar to wadding.

We were #9 out of 11 on the tour.

Are you loving the spilling of the petunias? I didn't know what a petunia was this time last year.

It was a great experience. It wasn't weird for strangers to walk through the house and make comments. It was kind of nice (in a weird way). And we couldn't have done it without Klare, Tong and Zack on Friday as well my mom and dad, Auntie Janice, Cousin Cathy and Moira on Sunday. Also, of course, April and the kids! Thank you.

First floor picks first. Check out these flowers from The North Market Blooms. THEY were BEAUTIFUL. NMB did an amazing job!

You can also see the view of right when you walk into the house.

Glass tile back splash. We received some super nice comments about these. After agonizing over color, April came right over and said "why don't you just go with frosted glass." Genius.

Nick and Adam did the back splash on MONDAY last week.
I have to admit, a little iffy at first on the artwork below. But it grows on me. Don't you love the black buffet? I finally have a place to store all of the stuff that accumulates on the island. Also check out the CUSTOM roman shades. Kaye made them all.

View from the back door.

I'm just getting started. More pics to come this week! Thank you everyone!

Always time for a Buckeye Game

Even though the outcome wasn't what we wanted, it was a beautiful day to tail gate!

We were #1 at one point.... ah well, anytime I hear people poo poo the Bucks or Mr. Tressel, I just think "these guys are freaking 19 years old with the pressure of the whole town. Geesh, give them a break."

You're still fabulous Jim T. and Company.

TWO DAYS UNTIL THE TOUR OF HOMES!!! Fun fact - this will be the last year it's called the Victorian Village Tour of Homes. We are now moving to Short North vernacular to encompass more hoods in the surrounding areas (e.g. Italian Village, etc.).

Get Yer Tickets!

Only 15 bones until the DAY OF the Home Tour (after that it's $20 for Sunday's session, $100 for Saturday with a nice dinner in the hood)! Get your tickets at Spinelli's Deli (quite possibly the cutest and best tasting deli around). Spinelli's is just a hop, skip and a jump from our abode and honestly, one of our life savers during this house rehab. Adam and I spent many a morning getting breakfast bagels and Crimson Cup coffee (THE BEST).

LOVE me some Spinelli's. Locally owned and operated. My fav is a egg and cheese bagel with pepper jack cheese on an everything bagel. Yummo.

We're busy getting ready each day! I shouldn't even be blogging, I should be cleaning or doing some finishing touches! Sunday, my fabu family came to help us with some outside work. I don't know what I'd do without everyone who has helped us... thank you, thank you.

Oh. Wait, that's right.... I'd make a fool out of myself at Company outings, that's what I've been doing too.
Today we got asked to do a "gig" at a Company Sales Conference. WHAT? Did the HEAR us?

Potential Career Suicide?

Last Friday... oh it could have been a train wreck. Thank goodness it wasn't. Our CEO decided that we needed to spice up our Company gatherings and came up with our Company's interpretation of American Idol. I'm not a huge Idol fan, but apparently I am a fan of getting in front of crowds and acting like an idiot.

Since Will, Michael and I have absolutely zero musical talent (I wasn't allowed in choir in the 2nd grade), we tried to win the judges over with our crazy performance talent.

Hence, "You Gotta Fight" (for your Right to Parrrrttaaaayyyyy). Beastie Boys. A classic.



Although Will was a little more obsessed with looking like Kanye West vs. a Beastie.

"You wake up late for work, man you don't wanna go! You ask your boss please but he still says NO!"

We altered the words to relate to work and came up with some crazy dance moves. IF you are curious, we're in the finals in DECEMBER. Woop woop. If I find it on YouTube I may or may not share.... your ears could possibly bleed.

Pictures are the Best.

Ok. I lied. I can upload a picture. I was planning on a blog post that was house related... but while at my parents this evening, I came across this picture below. I just absolutely love this picture. It's my dad (far left), his younger brother Bruce and sister Linda. Doesn't Linda look so innocent? And doesn't it seem like Mark and Bruce are about to throw a bug down her shirt or commit some mischievous act??? They're so ornery looking and Auntie Linda is so serene.

I can't wait to fill our house with pictures of good times and fun moments. Heart it.

Technical Difficulties!

I had every intention to blog and blog WELL this evening (yes, I've been slacking)... we've been up to a lot - Preparing for the Tour, Apsen, Preparing for Potential Humiliation at Company Events, Preparing for the Tour, Picture Printing, Traveling for Work, Boot Camping, Scrambling for the Tour, etc. I can't upload a single picture at the moment. Once our darn internet is working again.... I'll be bock (say it like the Governator).