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8.23.2012

the doma diaries: kitchen progress

I've been absent for a while now. Like, over a month. Whoops! I've been busy and uninspired to write. I also need to change my blog around and I haven't felt like tackling that {major} project because HTML codes and stuff like that are way over my head. I was also gone to Toronto for 10 days. And then I had a two-week time period where my group of friends all came together for pool days, fun evenings, cookouts, and good times because Bert {remember Bert? He lives in Japan. More here.} flew halfway around the world to visit OK for the first time in two years. So, while he was here, the twins {background here} came to town too. And Rose's boy Mattchik {my Ukrainian name for him} came too. Excuses, excuses.

I also have another convenient excuse right now. My brother is here!!!!! I hadn't seen him in one year and eight months...LONG TIME. Why's he here? Because on Tuesday, he and I are getting in a rented mini-van and driving 1800 miles to New Hampshire...with all of his childhood things in tow. Then I'll get to see Tina {sis-in-law} for the first time almost two years and Jill too! Excited doesn't begin to cover it. We're still working like mad people over at the new house...and I've been documenting things like crazy! Just not putting them on the blog.

Here's how the room was the last time you saw it.

Before, the awkward peninsula/chimney only had electricity coming from the ceiling. We needed it to come from the ground though...which meant that our contractor Rick had to get very handy!

First, he drilled a hole {probably 6"x 8"} in the FOUNDATION. This is over on the left side of kitchen where the new hutch will go.

Then, he drilled another hole in the center of the kitchen.

See the PVC pipe? Eventually, it made its way under the foundation {through good ol', red, Oklahoma dirt}.

He then hooked the garden hose up to PVC pipe to flush out the remaining dirt and make way for electricity.

These pics are making it look super easy...I'm going to go ahead and bank on the fact that this was not an easy-breezy part of the project :)

ta-da! Electricity threaded through!

The last pic for tonight's post shows a preview of what the island will look like! Some of you may have seen it on facebook, but this will keep others curious! Toodles :)

5.01.2012

Happy birthday, twinsies!

When I moved to Norman in 2001, I attended Norman North High School. On the first day of freshman year, I had history with Anna Sebestyen (Mr. Sondag taught the class, for those of you still at North!). We had a quiz the first day of school to identify all of the flags around the room. Pretty sure I could identify 5, maybe 6. Embarrassing, but not the point. I can remember seeing Anna in that class and maybe speaking to her that first day. That afternoon, I had my first math class at North with Rosemary Sebestyen.

It was at least a few days to a week later that I learned they were twins.

So, today is their birthday. May Day! They're a quarter of a century old, and I'm mighty glad and thankful I met them on that incredibly scary and first day of school in 2001. They've been by my side through everything, even if we were on different continents. They're quite the pair, as you'll see in the pics below. I ran out of room on my blog for posting pics, so I had to upgrade to a bigger account! And this post is no exception! Twins birthday? Double the pictures. From choir tours to senior trip to Ukraine to Norman, we've been a lot of places together. Enjoy :)

Anna and Rosebud

Anna {and puppy Missy!}, Amy, Rachel, Lydia, and Rose

Karen, Kristin, Swenson, Lydia, Anna, Rosemary

Corn maze time {only in Oklahoma...}!

Choir Tour to Florida--2002

and yes, I am wearing my "GOONIES" t-shirt.

At the happiest place on earth...Disney!

Rose, Lydia, Anna

Meghan, Rose, Lydia, Anna, Karen

Swenson, Amy

This is Amy's favorite pic of all time.

Lacey, Anna, Katie, Megan, Lydia

Emily, Rachel, Rose

Surprise Party--maybe sweet 16?

Semi-Formal sophomore year

Anna, Lydia, Rose

Ukrainian brick face, before I even knew what it was!

I found this on my parents hard drive and have no recollection of it!

Darren, Jacey, Anna, Lydia, Amy, Nora, Kyle

Week at the Church. Cake Fight. No Comment.

Rose, Amy, Karen, Lydia

Nora, Anna

Wittle Rosemary on the way to Mexico!

At the market in Seattle! Anna and Lydia

Space Needle, Seattle--Anna, Nora, Lydia

Dare Bare, Nora, Anna, Rose, Lydia

Halloween--Rosemary came as a horse, hence the tail.

Halloween--no clue what Anna was...a baby?

Semi-Formal, Junior year

Amy, Laura, Anna, Lydia, Blaine, Nora

Singing Footloose at Dinner Theater--this was the year that Rose so gracefully fell while onstage...

Prom junior year--Lydia and Rose

Just hanging out in Prague, NBD.

Eastern Europe 2004

North vs. High week--2004

Senior Prom--2005

Rose, Amy, Anna, Lydia, Karen

Anna, Nancy, BABY Val, Rose

Happy to be graduating!

Karen, Rose, Lydia, Nan, Swenny, and Amy

I have no clue what the hats were for...

Nan, Nancy, Joe, Rose

Road trip to Alexa's!

Lydia, Rose, Alexa, Nan

The Opie's Bear

Nanners and Lyd

Rosenharry

Nan

Happy New Year!

Rosebud in the romper...an Opie's must.

Banana and Lyd

Party at Opie's :) Why the long face Amy?

Nanners :)

Tacky Christmas Party 2007--Bert and Rose missed the memo.

Tacky Christmas Party 2008--Amy definitely got the memo

Happy happy birthday, Rosemary and Anna :) Hope it's a wonderful day filled with lots of surprises. Love you both :)

4.12.2012

Way-Back-Wednesday #23: Happy Birthday, Jilly!

So, I had this post all written and prepared for yesterday. BUT, no internet at my apartment. Wah, wah. That means I have to do it today, even though it's Thursday. It does make a bit more sense because today is someone's birthday...which is what the post is for!

Meet Jill.

You might remember her from a few different posts {here, here, or here to name a few}. As much as I love/hate the story of how we met, I'll go ahead and tell it. Jill's probably laughing now as she reads this and remembers that day. I met Jill my freshman year of college. To be exact, the first day that we moved in to the dorms of OU's beautiful campus. Jill and I went to high school together. This is where the story gets awkward and embarrassing for me.

Jill knew me in high school.

I did not her.

I knew her name and her face, but didn't know they went together. This has been a legendary story brought up ANYTIME Jill finds the time to make me feel bad :) But, I love her all the same.

So, we were new freshmen in the dorm. My roomie, Karen, and I were ordering pizza that night for supper. I always {ALWAYS} eat ranch dressing with my pizza. Jill stuck her head in our room and asked if we needed anything from the store; I asked if she would mind getting me a ranch dressing :) we exchanged phone numbers then and I put her name in my phone as "Jill Ranch." To this day, she is in my phone as Jill Ranch. Sometimes, I try to type that into facebook to search for her, but that's not her real name. Enough with the chit chat though; let's take a walk down memory lane!

Jill has one of the most fun-loving personalities of anyone I've ever known . She never says no to any idea.

Road trip? Sure!

Sledding? Why not!

Move to Boston after college? Done!

Rafting trip? Duh!

I admire so much about Jill--her free spirit, contagious laughter and smile, and her willingness to leap when someone says "jump!" I have a bajillion pictures of us together from 2005 on, so, without further ado..