moving in (almost)

the apartment is done!!!!!

almost.

everything is built, painted and carpeted, with the exception of bookshelves in the half-walls. the only thing left is the electricity. that still needs to be hooked up. and hopefully that will be happening this weekend.

now what you've all been waiting for. pictures of the new pad.

first, the "front door" to the apartment throught the laundry room (which i recently mixed a color for and painted).





next is the bedroom. we have sheets and throw pillows with the dark and light brown, and found paint to match almost exactly.







next is a closer look at the ceiling fan in the bedroom. the one in the living room is the same, but the blades are reversed to the red wood. oh yeah, and the painter's tape has been removed(the bedroom picture above has no painter's tape in it).





now the living room





now a look at our walk-in closet





yes, it is orange. and it's my favorite room in the apartment. here's an inside look





the white shelving goes nicely with the orange, i think.

so anyway, there is our new pad. i'm really pleased with the way the painting turned out. enjoy!

birthday

i just wanted to say....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ABBEY!!

hope you get to enjoy today and relax with your beautiful family!

i miss you!!

news

i'm an aunt!! again!! Killian Elijah Rudd was born on august 17, and is as perfect as can be. check out my sister's blog for photos and all the stats. Killian, your aunt katie and uncle josh can't wait to see you!!!

in other news, the apartment is nearing completion. all the walls are painted, carpet is put down, and most of the baseboard is in. the last things are building the shelves in the closet and half-walls, putting in closet rods and baseboards in the closet, then hooking up the electrical. now that the carpet is put down, we can go ahead and move in some of our stuff; like our tv, futon, chair, that sort of thing. hopefully the last few things won't take too long and we can be completely moved in there!! oh, to have our own space again!! so happy!!

other interesting happenings at the house, we have a mink. yes, the kind coats are made out of. no, not as a pet. actually, this little mink has been killing off the chickens. we've lost 15 birds in less than two weeks. the game warden came out today, so hopefully we'll finally catch the little thing. pretty as anything, but when he's killed about half your flock, time to take action.


in other news, my church has started a grief support recovery group. it started this past wednesday, and i went. it was really good. it's led by a guy who works at the center for christian counseling here in north texas, and it was really neat. everyone there has a different story. i'm going back this week and plan to keep going back.

nothing concrete on the job front, but i may be getting an interview to do some high school football remote shoots. we'll see. i think it'd be a lot of fun, but who knows.

that's it for now. more to come soon!

interesting story

so i found this story online today and it really made me think. read it over and let me know your thoughts.

construction

so the garage apartment is coming along. the next step is to have an electrician hook everything up. then cleaning the walls so we can texture the walls, painting, installing the last half-wall, finishing the closet, then carpeting. after that josh and i can move in and have our own space. well, at least a bedroom and living room. we still have to go into the rest of the house for the bathroom and the kitchen. not too bad.

living in the garage apartment will give us an idea of the size of place we would be able to afford in nyc. granted, a kitchen and bathroom will be packed into that same space, but it will give us an idea. i'm so excited. i'm going crazy in that tiny little room we're in. yes, dad, i know, short trip.

on another note, i had an interview with jackFM, one of the radio stations here in dallas. i would love to work for this station, considering it's about the only station i listen to anymore. i won't hear anything for another week, though. the job is only part-time, but it would be a lot of fun and add some experience. and i also got a call from a production/video company. haven't been able to get ahold of them yet. maybe i'll be able to catch them sometime next week. *sigh* keep calling until i get a response.

oh, if anyone feels the need to buy me a video camera, i'm currently praying for a canon xl2. in case anyone was wondering.

belated

this was supposed to be posted on the 19th.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FATHER-IN-LAW!

and one from the day before that....

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, FATHER & FATHER-IN-LAW!!!

legallism

ok, so it's a couple days late, but that's what happens with lack of internet service.

Happy 21st Birthday, Eli! now you can drink while obeying the law!! whoo-hoo!

the last stand

so i went to see X3: The Last Stand, opening day. well, actually i got to see it the very first showing at 12:01 a.m. it was a lot of fun. there was this group of kids sitting in front of us. they had someone take their picture before the movie started. i just couldn't resist, i had to get in the shot. the girl whose camera it was was really cool about it. she sent me the picture.



it was a really fun time. obviously it wasn't a deep intellectual movie, but it was definitely fun.

starbucks accident photos

okay, so as promised, i have photos from the accident. there are too many to post in a blog, so i'm giving you a link to check out one of my photo sets on flickr. just click on the photo and you'll get there.

i see judah!

well, it is my niece's birthday. she's 3 years old today. wow. it's hard to believe it's been three years already. i love and miss her so much. happy birthday, judah!! your aunt katie and uncle josh love you!!