Wednesday, August 16, 2006

August Update

Wow, another month has come and gone so quickly! I apologize once again for the lack of blog entries. We've been busy with house projects on the weekends and work continues to take up the majority of my time during the week. Hopefully the project I'm working on at work will launch on time and I'll be able to spend more time blogging and knitting.

Backyard Project
The backyard is done! And just in the nick of time, right before my mother and stepfather's visit.

Here are a couple before and after shots:

Before - Back
Before

After - Back View
After

Before - Back
Before

After - Raised Bed
After

Before - Side
Before

After - Palm and lights
After


Trixie Surveying the Backyard
Trixie approves!

Here are a few detail shots:
After - Chimes from David's Parents

After - Solar Light

After - Bistro Table and Chairs

Mom and Stepdad's Visit
The week with my Mom and Stepfather went very well. It was so nice for them to finally see where we live. Lots happened that week. There was a neighborhood BBQ that happened to fall on the day after they arrived, we went to Mendocino for a nice overnight trip, we saw Beach Blanket Babylon with my cousin, her husband, and her stepdaughter, and basically ate like pigs.

Mendocino, CA is a quaint Northern California Coast town. I highly recommend it to anyone who is visiting or lives in the SF Bay area. We stayed at The Headlands Inn which was situated right in town. FANTASTIC!!! A MUST STAY!!! The house was cute, the rooms were very, very comfortable, the breakfast was out of this world, and the staff were top notch. I frankly want to retire there!!!

We took over 200 photos so I'll spare you the boring 'slide show' and only share a handful.

The Headlands Inn, Mendocino, CA 8/06
The Headlands Inn, Mendocino, CA

Fabulous Breakfast at the Headlands Inn, Mendocino, CA 8/06
Breakfast Served in the Room (picture doesn't do this breakfast justice)

Mendocino 8/06
DJ, Me & Mom

Mendocino 8/06

Bush Toilet Paper, Mendocino, CA 8/06
It took all my energy to not buy a roll, run back to the B&B, take a big dump and wipe my ass with Bush's face! Any guesses on the type of store the TP was being sold in?

Knitting Project Update
I actually had a few fleeting moments to knit and finally finish one of my socks.

One Sock Done, One More To Go
Hopefully it won't take me another 6 months to finish the 2nd. If only I could sit down and knit more often!