Season of Lights (sort of)

As the sun sets earlier and earlier some of the lighting projects Tim and I have had on the back burner took on new importance. I finally found cute lamps for our room:


Tim bought the perfect chandelier for our dining room (I absolutely love the glass balls!!!!!!)



And we finally got recessed lights put in the kitchen so we can actually SEE in our dark cave kitchen. LET THERE BE LIGHT....

(yes, Tim is actually cooking here....YYYIIIPPPPEEEEE!!!!!)

Fall Planting and Decorating

We've now been home for a couple of weekends so I have gotten some long standing projects done and started with some fall decorating. I've discovered fun creating "centerpieces" and have included pictures of my acorn centerpiece and an indian corn centerpiece I created for the dining room table. Also, we finally fixed an ugly corner of the yard with new edging stones, some fun fall planings and a bird bath. I love this time of year!!!!

Another OHIO STATE Game

Ah the smell of fall in the air and the jubilent cries of "OH--IO" "OH--IO". Must be football season :-). Tim and I recently went back to Ohio for another football game with his brother and a buddy (Thank you Momma Shedd!!) This time it was a home game in Columbus, OH and trut to form the Buckeyes won....and much fun was had by all!!

OHIO STATE

Tim and I drove this past weekend to Purdue University to watch The Ohio State Buckeyes play the Boilermakers. Ohio State won (of course) but most importnatly we got to see Todd (Tim's brother) and fun was had by all.....

Catch Up

It's been a long time since we've updated....Summer just continued to chug along and holy cow....it's fall (and football season)!! This summer Tim and I went on several TDYs. Tim went to DC to do a flyby over Arlington Cemetary.



Then we had the opportunity to go to San Antonio together for the AETC Symposium. It was nice to be back in San Antonio together.



This is Tim's mentor who he affectionately calls "The Wolf" because he was the commander of the "Wolf Pack"--the wing stationed at Kunsan, Korea when Tim was there...look at all of those stars on his shoulders!!

And finally, this past weekend Tima nd I drove up to Chicago....Friends of ours were getting married and we used that as an excuse to go play in the city. Tim had never been to Chicago and I remember loving it from my 6 months of living there so we went to explore it together. It surpassed all expectations...We got to go to the Shedd Aquarium (of course :-), shopped the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue, and even took in a Cubs Game at Good 'Ol Wrigley Field after a pep rally at the Cubby Bear!! It was a perfect get away!!!

Home Improvement

Tim and I have been working hard around the house and have even hired a painter to help us out. We also (finally) got some new furniture for the dining room--something we have been looking for for over a year. Please remember the computer does distort the colors a bit......the paint job really was beautiful!!!

Upstairs before:



After:




Dining Room Before:


New Paint Job:



Finally:

Hard Work Pays Off

Tim and I have been working very hard on the front of our house the past 3 weeks or so. We pulled out about 400 square feet of very very imbedded jasmine ground cover. (I've hated the stuff since we moved in) and we've (finally) taken care of the grass a little and we put in nice 2 inch blinds which seem to make a big difference to the appearance of the house. I've posted a few before and after pictures....enjoy. I wish all of this could have been completed for those of you who visited but it just simply took us too long I guess :-)