Belated Updates

September was an insane month for us...  It started with a trip to San Francisco to spend time with Tom & David Udesky.  We went to a Giants game with Peacock Acres kids and staff, and saw a local production of Beauty & the Beast.  On the 15th, we attended Eric & Amber's wedding and had a wonderful 4-day visit from Melani (the guest room was put to use!).  I bought a wedding dress!  Then we made another trip to the Bay Area for a Sugiyama family function, and wrapped up the month with madly trying to catch up on house-related projects...

First we did the laundry room.  Here is the Before & After:

Notice the lack of any dark brown paint, AND the fabulous new doggie door!

Then we worked on the living room...It's not complete yet, we have baseboards to put in, art to hang on the walls, chairs to re-upholster, and curtains to hem, but for the most part, it's done!  We painted, got a new entertainment center, chairs, and put in new lighting.  We also took out the slatted decorative wall thingy in the entryway.  So first up, photos of the demolition :)

It took a whole weekend and 3 coats of primer to make the orange go away, but once it was gone, it was a breath of fresh air....the place started to feel like it was really ours!

Hours and hours and gallons and gallons of primer later...surely an improvement!  We got to tear out the carpet when we finished painting, and that was simply awesome!!

And here is the (nearly) finished product:

Here are the "After" photos of our guest room (please excuse the mess!):

I don't think it's quite as yellow in real life as it looks in the photos.  I didn't take photos of Ethan's room, because it's grey and you can't actually see any dramatic improvement, except that there isn't filth on the walls...  I haven't gotten around to hanging his curtains yet either, so we'll wait on that one.  

Last for tonight are the photos of our bedroom...which was the first room to be complete.  The only thing I am missing a photo of is our closet with it's awesome curtains (instead of doors) because the kittens have decided to climb them...so they are out of order for the time being...

That's really it for improvements over the past 2 months...we've been so busy!  We're having our bathtub & shower redone, so photos of those improvements are forthcoming.  We are VERY excited about that!

October had proven to be a slightly less hectic month, although we did manage to see Sachi's homecoming football game (she marched in the band) and a few of her JV Volleyball games, and I ran the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon in San Francisco!  Casey has gotten busier with grad school, and my work never ends with 33 students this year.  The bathroom improvements are the last big changes until after the holidays, I think.  We might figure out some stuff for the yard, and get some more art on the walls, but aside from that, I think that our focus might be required for wedding-related business.

So with that...I'm off to bed!  I leave you with kittens!

LOVE, JESS