.:progress is a wonderful thing:.

happy tuesday everyone.

well, it’s the first week of february. my older brother’s birthday month, and valentine’s day!

chloe was concerned about when the next holiday was, so i told her we could celebrate valentine’s with a special valentine’s dinner. i’m going to do the whole thing pink and red! i can’t wait. goodies, candies, candles, cards, and pink and red food! it’ll even match our new kitchen. i’ll get better at posting pictures so you can see the goofy things we do.

dave did a little demo in the kitchen yesterday... there was this awkward overhang of cupboards above the sink/bar area and on a whim i suggested that it just be gone! it wasn’t cupboard space that was necessary really, and it just seemed like a big blockade or something. it has opened up the house in such a fantastic way. i am in love with it! and the man who ripped it down.

wayne and marsha are out! dave and i spent our evening last night cleaning and getting the girls’ rooms set up. we have plans of painting and new carpet, but for now it’ll just be the way it is. i picked out a radical pink and orange that i want to do big circus stripes on an accent wall or two in their rooms- i think it’ll look wicked. again, i’ll take before and after pictures this time. we also got the guest bathroom a little bit put together. we would still like to make it less ‘mature’ and more girly for the little ones, but for now it looks a-okay. can you tell i’m just a bit proud of dave and my progress last night?

chloe is cheerleading tonight! she gets to cheer at the high school basketball game’s half time. i am SO stoked for her. i remember being a lil ‘reb and cheering at the big games. again, i’ll get better about this whole picture thing. i’ll let you know how it goes...

robby’s birthday is on friday. i miss my brother. he’s doing great down in california. dave and i have such a list of people to try and visit... we’ll make it all happen sooner or later.

dave and i were treated to a pretty rad weekend by my dad. he took us and ana to a hockey game on friday night- it was the thunderbirds and the silvertips. for those of you who don’t know, that is a seattle team and an everett team. everett is about half hour north of seattle. talk-about-rivalry. it was amusing to say the least, and we had a blast- thanks pop. he also treated us to the international dinner at seattle university. it’s an evening of culture, entertainment and food from all around the world. the entertainment was wonderful, the food was okay and the laughs with pop were pretty great. dave and i thought it would be something the girls could enjoy, maybe next year or the year after. (anytime i am talking to the girls and refer to dave as their “pop” they get so confused and it cracks me up. i’ve been calling my dad “pop” for so long that it almost seems as natural as “dad”. just thought i would share.)

we cruised over to me ma’s house for superbowl sunday. what a spread she put together! grams call dave and i the night before and told us that she wanted to come upstairs and party so we wouldn’t be going to church. grams can get a bit tired if there is too much going on in one day. grams enjoys her church but we all know how much she loves her football. see you in two weeks for church, grams.

i think that’s about it for now. i am going to go brainstorm some more ideas for a pink and red dinner- that actually tastes good together. spaghetti sauce and strawberries just isn’t cuttin’ it.

hope you’re all well. love to everyone.

kb