One of the earliest posts on this blog (The Ring) was a picture of Sarah's engagement ring. Now that we both got wedding bands, we thought it was about time to post an update.
Two rings are better than one.
-Gary
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Brunch photos from Gabe & Tabitha
Gary's niece and nephew, Tabitha and Gabriel (ages 7 and 5), borrowed the digital camera and wandered around taking photos of the post-wedding brunch.
I thought it was a very interesting collection of photos, and from a fun, and shorter perspective than what you typically see.
Photos on Flickr
I thought it was a very interesting collection of photos, and from a fun, and shorter perspective than what you typically see.
Photos on Flickr
The wedding guestbook
Instead of having a guestbook at our wedding, we had a polaroid camera. Everyone was invited to take a picture and then sign it. I got the photos all scanned in recently and posted them on flickr.
Our guestbook of polaroids.
Our guestbook of polaroids.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
the garage kitty
We have a community kitty, or the "garage kitty". The kitty lives in the garage, sometimes. She sleeps on the cars, the neighbors feed her. She is a stray and at times is very affectionate, other times, she cannot be bothered, just like a cat.
She also, as you can see, does not enjoy standing still when taking photos.
She also, as you can see, does not enjoy standing still when taking photos.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Finally... a new bedroom rug
For months we have been looking for an area rug for the bedroom. The combination of simple... but not too simple, and good quality... but not too pricy, plus the right color proved to be an elusive combination.
So: before we got the new rug:
and after we go the new rug:
We found this rug at The Rug Warehouse. The rug store is in this whole furniture store shopping center, which used to be a bakery, the Helms Bakery Building, in Culver City. They remodelled the place with furniture shopping, including this huge place called the H.D. Buttercup furniture mart. Now we know where to go in the future for our furniture needs.
-gary
So: before we got the new rug:
and after we go the new rug:
We found this rug at The Rug Warehouse. The rug store is in this whole furniture store shopping center, which used to be a bakery, the Helms Bakery Building, in Culver City. They remodelled the place with furniture shopping, including this huge place called the H.D. Buttercup furniture mart. Now we know where to go in the future for our furniture needs.
-gary
Monday, June 05, 2006
The living room is painted
Here is how the living room came out. All the art is on the walls and the 'cayenne' paint came out very well.
I thought it was going to be too bold and dark, but it came out looking very rich, and there amount of light in the room really didn't change all that much.
now, what else is there for us to do?
I thought it was going to be too bold and dark, but it came out looking very rich, and there amount of light in the room really didn't change all that much.
now, what else is there for us to do?
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The kitchen is now updated.
Here is the kitchen when we first moved in.
There was this little ugly bench near the fridge. Really kinda wasted space. You could maybe have a bistro table there, but you would be hitting the table with the fridge door all day.
Gary tore out the bench. Of course the kitchen tile did not extend under the bench. And the dryer vent, washer drain pipe and gas pipeline run along the wall also. We needed to put in tile which matched the current stuff, and route the dryer vent & washer drain pipe so they were close to the wall.
Sarah painted the kitchen a much nicer, lighter color
After that was all done, we put in some matching cabinets and a countertop, making the place a little breakfast bar sorta thing. The new colors make the place look great. One room done... maybe.
There was this little ugly bench near the fridge. Really kinda wasted space. You could maybe have a bistro table there, but you would be hitting the table with the fridge door all day.
Gary tore out the bench. Of course the kitchen tile did not extend under the bench. And the dryer vent, washer drain pipe and gas pipeline run along the wall also. We needed to put in tile which matched the current stuff, and route the dryer vent & washer drain pipe so they were close to the wall.
Sarah painted the kitchen a much nicer, lighter color
After that was all done, we put in some matching cabinets and a countertop, making the place a little breakfast bar sorta thing. The new colors make the place look great. One room done... maybe.
Monday, May 29, 2006
but how are the plants? - part 2
Our other cacti are starting to flower now.
This little cactus has blooms about as big as itself.
This little cactus has blooms about as big as itself.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Main room color
So here is the color we got for the main room. The color on the paint chip was "paprika" but to me this looks more like raspberry ice cream. The paint store assured us that it will dry much darker.
- Gary + Sarah
- Gary + Sarah
Friday, February 24, 2006
which color for the family room walls?
We got some color samples the other day.
3 different Paprika, Balmoral Red & Khaki. color names like lipstick names.
Not when we would actually getting to paint the entire walls, but there is some paint there now.
-Gary
3 different Paprika, Balmoral Red & Khaki. color names like lipstick names.
Not when we would actually getting to paint the entire walls, but there is some paint there now.
-Gary
artwork on the walls of the office
Sarah put up a bunch of our concert posters on the walls of the second bedroom or office. We decided this room should be the colorful one in our home. The walls and posters are pretty bright.
- Gary
- Gary
a quickr pickr post
Sunday, February 05, 2006
New bedroom light
Yeah, I know we said we weren't going to work this weekend, but Gary decided to put in the bedroom light we bought last weekend. Notice the before & after pictures.
When Gary was taking down the old fixture, it had this weird sort of tension mount which seemed to require the glass bowl part to flex to be removed. Glass doesn't seem to like to flex too much, this was discovered when the glass bowl shattered while being removed. A lesson learned: an easy way to remove glass shards from a bedspead? A lint roller. Worked like a dream.
The new light seems to go a little better with the other fixtures in the place. And it isn't shattered into glass pebbles either.
-Gary
When Gary was taking down the old fixture, it had this weird sort of tension mount which seemed to require the glass bowl part to flex to be removed. Glass doesn't seem to like to flex too much, this was discovered when the glass bowl shattered while being removed. A lesson learned: an easy way to remove glass shards from a bedspead? A lint roller. Worked like a dream.
The new light seems to go a little better with the other fixtures in the place. And it isn't shattered into glass pebbles either.
-Gary
Saturday, February 04, 2006
but how are the plants?
I know many have seen the move in photos, and the painting and all of the activity... but really the big question on the tip of everyone's tongue is "but how are the plants? Have THEY adjusted?" I know we have been pretty human centric in our postings, and should think more of the flora. So here, look, one of our cacti is in bloom!!
- Gary
- Gary
Thursday, February 02, 2006
No working this weekend!
After a couple weekends of working, we decided we wanted to actually get out and see some new things in L.A.
We got some tickets for a the play 'Boston Marriage' at the Geffen Playhouse.
http://www.geffenplayhouse.com/boston_marriage.html
The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with UCLA in some way or another. And it is in the Westwood area. Hopefully the play is good, it opened last weekend, and it stars Rebecca Pidgeon, Alicia Silverstone, and Mary Steenburgen. Woohoo, real life movie stars!
- Gary
We got some tickets for a the play 'Boston Marriage' at the Geffen Playhouse.
http://www.geffenplayhouse.com/boston_marriage.html
The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with UCLA in some way or another. And it is in the Westwood area. Hopefully the play is good, it opened last weekend, and it stars Rebecca Pidgeon, Alicia Silverstone, and Mary Steenburgen. Woohoo, real life movie stars!
- Gary
Sunday, January 29, 2006
New light in the kitchen
While Sarah has been painting every room, Gary found a way to fit the bikes into the storage area, cleared out all the remaining boxes and packing materials and put in dimmer switches, etc. On Sunday, we picked out some new overhead lights; one for the kitchen and one for the master bedroom. The master bedroom will come later, once the painting is complete, but here is the before and after of the kitchen.
On our first visit to the condo, we wondered if the previous owners had looted a pizza parlor...since this fixture seems to be liberated from the Shakey's Pizza of Gary's younger years. The photo of the new one doesn't show the fixture too great... there is texture to the glass. Everyone is invited over to see the new paint & lights. We'll post photos of the bedroom light once we put it in.
On our first visit to the condo, we wondered if the previous owners had looted a pizza parlor...since this fixture seems to be liberated from the Shakey's Pizza of Gary's younger years. The photo of the new one doesn't show the fixture too great... there is texture to the glass. Everyone is invited over to see the new paint & lights. We'll post photos of the bedroom light once we put it in.
a quickr pickr post
Thursday, January 26, 2006
A work day at home
Last weekend we tried to get started on all the things we want to do with the new place. The first step for Sarah was painting the second bedroom or office. Gary decided to tear up the master closet and put in a more efficient closet system. We decided we wanted a brighter color in the second bedroom... it kinda ended up a little more yellow than we thought (even though it was one of the more mellow paint chips we had), but it has grown on us. Our clothes didn't fit into the standard closet... so we were at a decision point. We decided to not throw out clothes... and the new closet setup works well. Tearing out the old carpet in the closet was an added bonus.
- Gary
a quickr pickr post
- Gary
No lack of packing materials
The movers were very thorough and packed everything very well. Just one problem, once you start unpacking, you have paper everywhere. This stack fell over shortly after this photo.
- Gary
- Gary
The work at home office is ready
We are now finally getting unpacked, but here is what the work at home office looked like about 2 weeks ago.
Lots of room for the computer and desk :)
- Gary
Lots of room for the computer and desk :)
- Gary
Sunday, January 08, 2006
the appliances have arrived!!!
The washer, dryer and fridge all arrived today.
Just in time to do laundry, Gary only packed one small bag, it was about time for a second lap through the clothes.
Just in time to do laundry, Gary only packed one small bag, it was about time for a second lap through the clothes.
the chairs
When we moved into the condo in san jose, we had 2 chairs. Now we have a whole bunch, which take some time to wrap in blankets for a move. The dishes and kitchen stuff is stacked almost to the ceiling.
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