Tears are falling, hearts are breaking, how we need to hear from God.
You've been promised, we've been waiting,
welcome, Holy Child, welcome, Holy Child.
Hope that you don't mind our manger, how I wish we would have known,
long-awaited holy stranger,
make yourself at home, please make yourself at home.
Bring your peace into our violence, bid our hungry souls be filled,
Word now breaking heaven's silence,
welcome to our world, welcome to our world.
Fragile finger sent to heal us, tender brow prepared for thorn,
tiny heart whose blood will save us,
unto us is born, unto us is born.
So wrap our injured flesh around you, breathe our air and walk our sod.
Rob our sin and make us holy,
perfect Son of God, perfect Son of God.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
AHHHHH!!!
I think i'm nuts...how the heck did i agree to do so much? oh yea, one thing at a time. dangit.
also, how is it possible that I gained another 10 lbs? i don't have TIME to eat! well...aside from those quick dinners before going to the house. dangit. that's the problem. i'm secretly hoping my scale is wrong. although i'm sure it's NOT and i'll find out in a few weeks at my yearly dr's appt...after last year's said appointment I told myself, "next year i'll weight less." yea, not gonna happen.
I'm so frusterated with myself.
i need to focus-to re-center myself on this minute, this day, this time in my life. i have SUCH a hard time doing that. i'm always looking for the "what next?" in life. that's no way to live.
Chris Rice, "Power of a moment"
also, how is it possible that I gained another 10 lbs? i don't have TIME to eat! well...aside from those quick dinners before going to the house. dangit. that's the problem. i'm secretly hoping my scale is wrong. although i'm sure it's NOT and i'll find out in a few weeks at my yearly dr's appt...after last year's said appointment I told myself, "next year i'll weight less." yea, not gonna happen.
I'm so frusterated with myself.
i need to focus-to re-center myself on this minute, this day, this time in my life. i have SUCH a hard time doing that. i'm always looking for the "what next?" in life. that's no way to live.
Chris Rice, "Power of a moment"
What am I gonna be when I grow up?
How am I gonna make my mark in history?
And what are they gonna write about me when I’m gone?
These are the questions that shape the way I think about whatmatters
But I have no guarantee of my next heartbeat
And my world’s too big to make a name for myself
And what if no one wants to read about me when I’m gone?
Seems to me that right now’s the only moment that matters
You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
And teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment, the power of a moment
In Your kingdom where the least is greatest
The weak are given strength and fools confound the wise
And forever brushes up against a moment’s time
Leaving impressions and drawing me into what really matters
You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
And teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment, the power of a moment
I get so distracted by my bigger schemes
Show me the importance of the simple things
Like a word, a seed, a thorn, a nail
And a cup of cold water
You know the number of my days
So come paint Your pictures on the canvas in my head
And come write Your wisdom on my heart
And teach me the power of a moment
The power of a moment, the power of, the power of, the power of a moment.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
HSRT (again...) Little Women
Last night I saw HSRT's "Little Women the musical." I was a little bit skeptical about putting this classic story to music...but it was so wonderful I feel I have to write about it!
Everyone loves the classic story....and the movie, too, because it captures the feeling and emotions of the sisters. The plot of the musical was a little bit different, including most of the same story highlights, but in a sort of "flashback" way when Jo was living at the boarding house in New York. Wonderfully inventive. The play started out with Jo talking to Prof. Baeher in the boarding house about how the editors in New York hated her stories and how he thinks she needs to write from her heart, not the blood and guts stuff she thinks the editors want.
The relationship between the sisters in Hope's version was far more believable and emotional than the movie. The ensemble work was flawless and, as much at I HATE Claire Danes in the movie version, i LOVED the girl who played Beth in the musical. Far less annoying and way more of a normal person. Plus, gorgeous voice. There was a scene right before Beth dies where Jo takes her and Marmee to Cape Cod. Beth had a strength within her that you don't see in the movie version as clearly, and it was one of the most emotional scenes i've ever seen HSRT do on stage. Beth was suburb. The entire audience was in tears.
One of the best parts, though, was the director's way of putting Jo's stories to life. At times, the sisters would act them out in the attic, but at other times Jo acted them out to Prof. Baeher in the boarding house, and the ensemble put them to life as Jo told them. I found this to be wonderfully creative and sooooo beautifully done. I can't describe it! Jo was not my favorite actress in the world, but i thought the casting was great in the way that Jo's not overly feminine, like the other sisters, but more independent and different from most women of her time. Meg's character was great, too. I also always found the woman who played her in the movie version to be annoying and forgetable. not so in the play. the only character i found myself missing from the movie version was Susan Sarandon's Marmee. You can't top her. The woman who played her in the musical was alright but didn't capture the nurturing element as well, i thought. Still great, though. And the always great Chip Duford....oh gosh. wonderful as the Professor.
Ok, now i'm rambling. I feel like i'm writing a review. But, I'm really trying to impress on you the merits of HSRT. Moral of the story-if you get a chance, GO SEE IT! support local theatre and the wonderful program that is Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. We're so blessed to have such talent available to us right here in Holland. It's my favorite thing about summer!
Everyone loves the classic story....and the movie, too, because it captures the feeling and emotions of the sisters. The plot of the musical was a little bit different, including most of the same story highlights, but in a sort of "flashback" way when Jo was living at the boarding house in New York. Wonderfully inventive. The play started out with Jo talking to Prof. Baeher in the boarding house about how the editors in New York hated her stories and how he thinks she needs to write from her heart, not the blood and guts stuff she thinks the editors want.
The relationship between the sisters in Hope's version was far more believable and emotional than the movie. The ensemble work was flawless and, as much at I HATE Claire Danes in the movie version, i LOVED the girl who played Beth in the musical. Far less annoying and way more of a normal person. Plus, gorgeous voice. There was a scene right before Beth dies where Jo takes her and Marmee to Cape Cod. Beth had a strength within her that you don't see in the movie version as clearly, and it was one of the most emotional scenes i've ever seen HSRT do on stage. Beth was suburb. The entire audience was in tears.
One of the best parts, though, was the director's way of putting Jo's stories to life. At times, the sisters would act them out in the attic, but at other times Jo acted them out to Prof. Baeher in the boarding house, and the ensemble put them to life as Jo told them. I found this to be wonderfully creative and sooooo beautifully done. I can't describe it! Jo was not my favorite actress in the world, but i thought the casting was great in the way that Jo's not overly feminine, like the other sisters, but more independent and different from most women of her time. Meg's character was great, too. I also always found the woman who played her in the movie version to be annoying and forgetable. not so in the play. the only character i found myself missing from the movie version was Susan Sarandon's Marmee. You can't top her. The woman who played her in the musical was alright but didn't capture the nurturing element as well, i thought. Still great, though. And the always great Chip Duford....oh gosh. wonderful as the Professor.
Ok, now i'm rambling. I feel like i'm writing a review. But, I'm really trying to impress on you the merits of HSRT. Moral of the story-if you get a chance, GO SEE IT! support local theatre and the wonderful program that is Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. We're so blessed to have such talent available to us right here in Holland. It's my favorite thing about summer!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Words
Words have power in them we cannot understand. I've always been a sucker for a well-written....well, anything.
Perhaps it's why I have a degree in Communication Arts when I never excelled at Public Speaking.
It's why I love to cry in a good book.
It's why I still read the Chicago Tribune for the columnist who made me laugh all the way through college.
It's why I have a special place on my bookshelf for the "devotional (more like books that were totally and completely honest about life and how to struggle through it walking with Christ...they never really mentioned the Bible and were about as far from a traditional bible study as you could get...) " books on my bookshelf.
It's why most songs make me cry.
It's why I love the end of a good One Tree Hill episode (don't judge haha) where there's a long monologue.
This past week I've been reading a blog I found. I'm still not sure how I stumbled onto it, but I wanted to share the power it's had on me this week. It's the most heart-wrenchingly beautiful, honest, hilarious thing I've ever read.
It's here.
Read it. you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll surely be inspired. This woman has the most amazing gift for writing down the real, gritty, horrible and beautiful parts of life. It's given me a fresh outlook.
I hope it does the same for you. Start at the beginning if you have time (and tissues).
Perhaps it's why I have a degree in Communication Arts when I never excelled at Public Speaking.
It's why I love to cry in a good book.
It's why I still read the Chicago Tribune for the columnist who made me laugh all the way through college.
It's why I have a special place on my bookshelf for the "devotional (more like books that were totally and completely honest about life and how to struggle through it walking with Christ...they never really mentioned the Bible and were about as far from a traditional bible study as you could get...) " books on my bookshelf.
It's why most songs make me cry.
It's why I love the end of a good One Tree Hill episode (don't judge haha) where there's a long monologue.
This past week I've been reading a blog I found. I'm still not sure how I stumbled onto it, but I wanted to share the power it's had on me this week. It's the most heart-wrenchingly beautiful, honest, hilarious thing I've ever read.
It's here.
Read it. you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll surely be inspired. This woman has the most amazing gift for writing down the real, gritty, horrible and beautiful parts of life. It's given me a fresh outlook.
I hope it does the same for you. Start at the beginning if you have time (and tissues).
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
picture post
my attempt at a wildflower bouquet from my backyard.
sorry some of the pics are sideways! i don't know how to fix that...
piano room wall is out! this is looking into the house from the garage!
new couch....yay!!!
sweet matching chair. we also have an ottoman and a loveseat to match.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Comfort
someday i'll sing this lullabye to my child. it's so beautiful.
Comfort, by Deb Talen (The Weepies)
When everyone has gone to sleep
And you are wide awake.
There's no-one left to tell your troubles to.
Just an hour ago You listened to their voices,
Wilting like a river over underground.
And the light from downstairs
Came up soft like daybreak,
Dimly as the heartache of a lonely child.
And if you can't remember a better time,
You can have mine, little one.
In days to come,
When your heart feels undone;
May you always find an open hand
And take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can.
And oh, It's a strange place
And oh, everyone with a different face.
But just like you thought when you stopped here to linger,
We're only as seperate as your little fingers.
So cry, why not? We all do.
Then turn to the one you love.
And smile a smile that lights up all the room.
And follow your dreams, In through every out door...
It seems that's what we're here for.
And when you can't remember a better time,
You can have mine. little one.
In days to come, When your heart feels undone;
May you always find an open hand.
And take comfort, there is comfort.
Take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can...
Comfort, by Deb Talen (The Weepies)
When everyone has gone to sleep
And you are wide awake.
There's no-one left to tell your troubles to.
Just an hour ago You listened to their voices,
Wilting like a river over underground.
And the light from downstairs
Came up soft like daybreak,
Dimly as the heartache of a lonely child.
And if you can't remember a better time,
You can have mine, little one.
In days to come,
When your heart feels undone;
May you always find an open hand
And take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can.
And oh, It's a strange place
And oh, everyone with a different face.
But just like you thought when you stopped here to linger,
We're only as seperate as your little fingers.
So cry, why not? We all do.
Then turn to the one you love.
And smile a smile that lights up all the room.
And follow your dreams, In through every out door...
It seems that's what we're here for.
And when you can't remember a better time,
You can have mine. little one.
In days to come, When your heart feels undone;
May you always find an open hand.
And take comfort, there is comfort.
Take comfort wherever you can, you can, you can...
house progress
we went to Van Hill furniture on Saturday morning hoping to look around and see what we liked. we knew we'd have to buy very soon because we're about 6 weeks out as far as move-in goes...and we ended up buying a couch, loveseat, chair and ottoman! i love love love it! the couch is a teal-gray-brown color, the pillows are patterned with browns and grays and teals and the chair is the same fabric as the pillows. very fun and funky without being too trendy. love it! and the couch is huge...8 feet...but hey, when your living room is like 17x24 you can get away with it!
we're still looking for dining room furniture...good thing we got a pretty good deal on the couches because it looks like we'll be special ordering the table. when you're spoiled with a huge living room you make up for by having a 7x8 ft dining room--impossible to fit a table you like in it! well, almost impossible. looks like special ordering is the key.
house progress: we now have a re-shingled roof and the piano room has walls and a floor! i'm going there today after working at church to work on scraping the garage doors. should be able to paint them and the outside of the garage very soon! i'll keep everyone posted if you want to help ;) it's so great to have things moving along at a normal rate again! can't wait to see today's progress. the electrician comes tomorrow to start putting in the myriad of different lighting we've mapped out in our living room, kitchen and stairway going up. yay! houses built in 1942 don't tend to have a lot of lighting....
we're getting there!
thanks for reading!
we're still looking for dining room furniture...good thing we got a pretty good deal on the couches because it looks like we'll be special ordering the table. when you're spoiled with a huge living room you make up for by having a 7x8 ft dining room--impossible to fit a table you like in it! well, almost impossible. looks like special ordering is the key.
house progress: we now have a re-shingled roof and the piano room has walls and a floor! i'm going there today after working at church to work on scraping the garage doors. should be able to paint them and the outside of the garage very soon! i'll keep everyone posted if you want to help ;) it's so great to have things moving along at a normal rate again! can't wait to see today's progress. the electrician comes tomorrow to start putting in the myriad of different lighting we've mapped out in our living room, kitchen and stairway going up. yay! houses built in 1942 don't tend to have a lot of lighting....
we're getting there!
thanks for reading!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
furniture, pandora and HSRT
How much do I love free, wonderful theatre? I can't describe it. There's this wonderful thing called Hope Summer Repertory Theater. I've been ushering for about six years and you get free tickets. it's the best invention on the planet. Usually, you usher and everyone knows where they're sitting anyway. It's easy. Most attendees are regulars and know the theater pretty well. However, last night Josh and I ushered at the Knickerbocker, which was a new experience. It's a taller, narrower theater, and the seats are numbered funny, in my opinion. It was horrendous. There were people in the wrong seats, several times where I led them all the way up one side only to find out their tickets were for the other side...a tiny old lady sitting in the front row of the balcony who couldn't see over the railing and we had to move her, cane and all, to a higher seat? holy hannah. we definetely earned our free tickets last night! we sat in the back in the mezzanine.
as much as i complain about this, though, the show made up for it. we saw "Suds", which i've seen before, but hadn't remembered all it's charm. it's about a young girl, working in a laundry mat, devestated about lost love on her birthday. her guardian angel, named marge, arrives, along with a "trainee" guardian angel named deedee and 60's song and dance commences, trying to cheer up the suicidal cindy. it's marvelously cheesy, as is all good musical theatre. cindy was played by a wonderful recent college grad and she was very impressive. we had a blast. I'm blessed with a husband who can enjoy cheesy theatre as much as i can.
the best part about HSRT is not that we get to see shows for free, but that they're worth about $26/ticket apiece! awesome. great date night for free! they also attract acting, directing and artistic talent from all over the country. marvelous. i love holland.
on a different note, we're going furniture shopping tonight! we were going to do that last night until i got the call that we were supposed to be ushering at HSRT...so it was postponed until tonight. this is exciting! this means that we're between 6-8 weeks out from moving and we need to order the furniture in order for it to be here on time!! yay! i can't wait to move in.
the third subject in my heading is pandora. simply this: if you're not on it, shame on you. you should be. it's the best invention.
as much as i complain about this, though, the show made up for it. we saw "Suds", which i've seen before, but hadn't remembered all it's charm. it's about a young girl, working in a laundry mat, devestated about lost love on her birthday. her guardian angel, named marge, arrives, along with a "trainee" guardian angel named deedee and 60's song and dance commences, trying to cheer up the suicidal cindy. it's marvelously cheesy, as is all good musical theatre. cindy was played by a wonderful recent college grad and she was very impressive. we had a blast. I'm blessed with a husband who can enjoy cheesy theatre as much as i can.
the best part about HSRT is not that we get to see shows for free, but that they're worth about $26/ticket apiece! awesome. great date night for free! they also attract acting, directing and artistic talent from all over the country. marvelous. i love holland.
on a different note, we're going furniture shopping tonight! we were going to do that last night until i got the call that we were supposed to be ushering at HSRT...so it was postponed until tonight. this is exciting! this means that we're between 6-8 weeks out from moving and we need to order the furniture in order for it to be here on time!! yay! i can't wait to move in.
the third subject in my heading is pandora. simply this: if you're not on it, shame on you. you should be. it's the best invention.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
what a great holiday weekend!
such fun was had this weekend.....
josh and i went camping thursday night through saturday afternoon with my parents and a group of people from church. it's always fun to hang out with people outside the church setting and it's such a great group to hang out with! families with young kids and then another family with kids mine and my sisters age...such fun. camping in the back of the van was pretty great, too :) a little bit cold the first night but we got it figured out the second night!
saturday we came back from the campground, got ready, and met up with friends for the fireworks in grand haven. i'm blessed to still have a large group of friends from high school--there were 16 people there...the group just keeps growing with spouses and such! took a group photo...to post soon (Mis? haha) love those people to death.
sunday we went to church (small group b/c of the holiday...yikes) and then after the obligatory sunday afternoon nap we went to the beach and hung out with josh's parents and brother. cookout, sun and walks on the beach :) i love summer! it was just the perfect weekend.
i hope this week is the same! i'm husband-less tonight thanks to the detroit tigers...lots to do at home, though, after a busy weekend! blessings on your week.
josh and i went camping thursday night through saturday afternoon with my parents and a group of people from church. it's always fun to hang out with people outside the church setting and it's such a great group to hang out with! families with young kids and then another family with kids mine and my sisters age...such fun. camping in the back of the van was pretty great, too :) a little bit cold the first night but we got it figured out the second night!
saturday we came back from the campground, got ready, and met up with friends for the fireworks in grand haven. i'm blessed to still have a large group of friends from high school--there were 16 people there...the group just keeps growing with spouses and such! took a group photo...to post soon (Mis? haha) love those people to death.
sunday we went to church (small group b/c of the holiday...yikes) and then after the obligatory sunday afternoon nap we went to the beach and hung out with josh's parents and brother. cookout, sun and walks on the beach :) i love summer! it was just the perfect weekend.
i hope this week is the same! i'm husband-less tonight thanks to the detroit tigers...lots to do at home, though, after a busy weekend! blessings on your week.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
i need a new style...
i need to go shopping for clothes that don't make me look pregnant! haha i've had too many people ask recently...it has a lot to do with the fact that i've been married for a year and a half and it would make sense, but really, i just need to lose weight, people!
hm. time to fix this. ha.
hm. time to fix this. ha.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
camping!
I'm so excited. I haven't been camping in a few years! Josh and I really need a vacation, I think. I feel like I haven't been on vacation in ages. The funny part is....we don't have a place to stay because the tent is occupied and my parents trailer is too small....so we're taking his parent's van, taking out the back seats and sleeping in there....should be a blast :) my parents have been camping with a church group for years....eventually we'll have to vacation without one of our sets of parents...but that's not this weekend. haha we'll grow up eventually! oh well.
camping is camping!
Happy holiday weekend!
camping is camping!
Happy holiday weekend!
Monday, June 29, 2009
monday morning
it's monday.....hooray. should be a decent day despite it being monday.
finished kite runner last night--what a tragic, beautiful book. i WILL be renting the movie.
church today-actually somewhat busy! thank goodness for the beginning of the month and things to do. i need to focus, though. forgot to do a few things last week. oops. focus, bethany.
currently listening to: hallelujah--Rufus Wainwright. no matter who sings it, i love that song.
have a great week everyone!
finished kite runner last night--what a tragic, beautiful book. i WILL be renting the movie.
church today-actually somewhat busy! thank goodness for the beginning of the month and things to do. i need to focus, though. forgot to do a few things last week. oops. focus, bethany.
currently listening to: hallelujah--Rufus Wainwright. no matter who sings it, i love that song.
have a great week everyone!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
summer nights
There aren't too many things that are better than living in Holland during the summer. and I can't wait to live nearer to my favorite parts-downtown and the lakeshore! well, the macatawa lakeshore...haha but it's just as cool. as it is, josh and i ride downtown and to kollen park on a fairly regular basis. not as regularly as we should, though!
tonight we rode to kollen park in time for the sunset. we ride on the new boardwalk behind heinz (check it out if you haven't!) and then sit on the benches on the kollen park boardwalk and watch the sun set. fisherman every few feet. families finishing up summer afternoon picnics. not the best sunset i've ever seen, but a beautiful setting.
i also love downtown holland at night. it's quiet, people walking in the evening light and cooler breeze. walking by the stores with their subtle lights and colorful summer displays, past scraps from yesterdays farmers market in the square. couples strolling, holding hands. children racing past their parents on scooters, not having to worry about the cars because there aren't any.
this just might be where happiness comes from.
tonight we rode to kollen park in time for the sunset. we ride on the new boardwalk behind heinz (check it out if you haven't!) and then sit on the benches on the kollen park boardwalk and watch the sun set. fisherman every few feet. families finishing up summer afternoon picnics. not the best sunset i've ever seen, but a beautiful setting.
i also love downtown holland at night. it's quiet, people walking in the evening light and cooler breeze. walking by the stores with their subtle lights and colorful summer displays, past scraps from yesterdays farmers market in the square. couples strolling, holding hands. children racing past their parents on scooters, not having to worry about the cars because there aren't any.
this just might be where happiness comes from.
Friday, June 26, 2009
weekend!
it's finally the weekend! i can't wait. hopefully it will be dryer and more fun than last friday night. sounds like we're meeting josh's parents and their friends at the house to give yet another tour...haha but it's fun. then, my brother wants to go see the new Transformers movie so i'm sure we'll take him to that. tomorrow the water cleanup continues because my husband is convinved that the stairs are part of the musty smell in our house...so those will get a full wash-down. there are still some totes in the middle of my living room that need to be put upstairs....just the general clean up. hopefully my house will be back to normal! i'm still exhausted.
last night we had an open house for my aunt who has divorced my dead-beat uncle and moved into the cutest duplex EVER. seems like she had a blast. there were quite a few people there and she got tons of cute housewarming gifts. success! congratulations, aunt kim :)
construction is going well at the house. glenn got the new roof on the piano studio and the porch and it looks different already! can't wait to see more. love this stuff :)
have a great weekend!! (all 2, maybe 3 of you who read this)
last night we had an open house for my aunt who has divorced my dead-beat uncle and moved into the cutest duplex EVER. seems like she had a blast. there were quite a few people there and she got tons of cute housewarming gifts. success! congratulations, aunt kim :)
construction is going well at the house. glenn got the new roof on the piano studio and the porch and it looks different already! can't wait to see more. love this stuff :)
have a great weekend!! (all 2, maybe 3 of you who read this)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The great flood of '09, building permits and kitchen faucets...the stuff of life.
This weekend we had a flood. I'm talking 3 feet of water in our basement...it was fun. josh's uncle said we should have gone swimming when we had the chance just to say we did it. Thankfully, none of our stuff in plastic totes downstairs (mostly college textbooks I don't know what to do with and Christmas decorations) was ruined, although it did look like a Christmas resale store on my front lawn all weekend as stuff dried. However, according to the heating/cooling guy the furnace and water heater are shot. bummer. this means no hot water and air-conditioning through this 90+ degree week. lovely. ah well. i have air at work and plenty of relatives with hot water they're willing to lend. attempting to count blessings. my sister is also house-sitting for people with a pool. maybe it's God's way to try to get me outside.
i feel terribly bad for our neighbors...although we had a lot of water, we really don't have too much damage. it's nice to have cement block walls and concrete floors that can handle getting wet. 3 of the houses on the other side of our street have dumpsters in their driveways. that's never a good sign. they also have had stuff spread out on their front lawns all weekend, including couches, boxes, carpet, padding and many other possessions. continuing to count my blessings that we didn't suffer much of a financial loss other than our washer/dryer and deep freezer (still not sure if any of those will work after drying out)
i also feel terribly bad for our contractor at the house this week! i guess he's used to the heat...but still! there was water in our new house's basement as well, but it was strange because we expected there to be water at the 14th st house and there was only an inch. we didn't expect water at the 33rd st house and there was 3 feet. go figure. anyway, the contractor should finally be able to get going on the house! it's been at a standstill for a bit because we've been waiting for the correct building permits from the city. strange because you should be able to walk in there, write a check, and receive your permit...but for some reason it took them a week to issue them. so now we have both the building permit (needed only for the piano room construction) and the roofing permit (would have been nice to have a roof during the storm) so Glenn should be able to get going on the house now! looking forward to some nice progress, and things going INTO the house instead of going OUT of the house. it's been an un-changing war-zone for a few weeks too many at this point.
josh and i are starting to pick out finishes for the house. fun stuff! we are big nerds and now enjoy spending friday nights at menards or lowes to pick out really awesome stuff like kitchen faucets and blinds :) paint colors are really challenging for me, though! any thoughts, please let me know.
question--one of our disagreements right now is that I would really love bronze finished light fixtures and faucets in the kitchen and we have black appliances. josh is thinking this won't look good. i'm thinking it'll look fine. any thoughts? hopefully someone reads this and has an opinion! :)
so really i just have houses on the brain. maybe eventually i'll be able to think about something else, but not right now! and that's just fine with me.
i feel terribly bad for our neighbors...although we had a lot of water, we really don't have too much damage. it's nice to have cement block walls and concrete floors that can handle getting wet. 3 of the houses on the other side of our street have dumpsters in their driveways. that's never a good sign. they also have had stuff spread out on their front lawns all weekend, including couches, boxes, carpet, padding and many other possessions. continuing to count my blessings that we didn't suffer much of a financial loss other than our washer/dryer and deep freezer (still not sure if any of those will work after drying out)
i also feel terribly bad for our contractor at the house this week! i guess he's used to the heat...but still! there was water in our new house's basement as well, but it was strange because we expected there to be water at the 14th st house and there was only an inch. we didn't expect water at the 33rd st house and there was 3 feet. go figure. anyway, the contractor should finally be able to get going on the house! it's been at a standstill for a bit because we've been waiting for the correct building permits from the city. strange because you should be able to walk in there, write a check, and receive your permit...but for some reason it took them a week to issue them. so now we have both the building permit (needed only for the piano room construction) and the roofing permit (would have been nice to have a roof during the storm) so Glenn should be able to get going on the house now! looking forward to some nice progress, and things going INTO the house instead of going OUT of the house. it's been an un-changing war-zone for a few weeks too many at this point.
josh and i are starting to pick out finishes for the house. fun stuff! we are big nerds and now enjoy spending friday nights at menards or lowes to pick out really awesome stuff like kitchen faucets and blinds :) paint colors are really challenging for me, though! any thoughts, please let me know.
question--one of our disagreements right now is that I would really love bronze finished light fixtures and faucets in the kitchen and we have black appliances. josh is thinking this won't look good. i'm thinking it'll look fine. any thoughts? hopefully someone reads this and has an opinion! :)
so really i just have houses on the brain. maybe eventually i'll be able to think about something else, but not right now! and that's just fine with me.
The start of something new
So I've decided to start blogging. Why? I was trying to convince myself that I need to journal my thoughts. it might be therapeutic, might have some value, and might be fun to look back and read once in a great while. who knows. why not give it a shot?
reasons for blogging? 1) facebook has become too populated with my aunts and parents and people i don't need seeing everything about my life...no offense aunts. 2) new things are great fun! 3) i used to enjoy it.
Reason's for not? 1) i might be terrible at keeping it up. lame reason. starting a blog wins!
I'm sure nobody will read this. what the heck? its for me, right?
so here goes nothing!
reasons for blogging? 1) facebook has become too populated with my aunts and parents and people i don't need seeing everything about my life...no offense aunts. 2) new things are great fun! 3) i used to enjoy it.
Reason's for not? 1) i might be terrible at keeping it up. lame reason. starting a blog wins!
I'm sure nobody will read this. what the heck? its for me, right?
so here goes nothing!
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