Thursday, June 7, 2012

Dreaming of a Dream Home

So in a few months we should be able to start house-hunting. 

I. Can't. Wait!

In the meantime, I conjure up my dream home while on Pinterest.

Would you like a tour? Okay then.


The front of the dream home...
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The front door to welcome you...



The entryway...



The dining room off of the entryway...



The living room opposite the dining room, off the entryway...


The kitchen, adjacent to the dining room...




Sweet, little breakfast nook...
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The large family room that you can look out on from the kitchen...



If it were up to my husband, this would be his ideal family room. Sorry honey...



The mud room area underneath the stairs...



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Laundry room...




The upstairs hallway...




The boy nursery...


Or girl nursery...



The boys room...



Or girls room...



Kids bathroom...



A guest room...
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Upstairs guest bathroom...



Office...
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Master bedroom...
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Master bathroom...



Backyard

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What would your dream home look like?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm loving that I'm finally back in the blogging routine! I've missed this bloggy hobby of mine.

I'm loving this Alba face lotion that I've just started using this week. I'm starting a diet where I can't use any products that contain oils or fats, and this is one that was recommended. So far I love it! Since I'll be 30 in about six months, I'm starting to become more aware of how I'm taking care of my skin (also because I've noticed some wrinkles - but we won't go there m'kay?). This helps with keeping the oily-ness of my face at bay, and my makeup stays on longer, and my face looks and feels a lot firmer. I'm a fan!
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I'm loving that I get to go to my youngest cousin's high school graduation party on Saturday. Not loving how old that makes me feel. Ha!

I'm loving my "kids." As usual.



I'm loving that I get to see Maygan and her baby bump in about three weeks!


I'm loving all the money we've been able to save, and all the debt we've been able to pay off while living with my MIL. 

I'm loving Pixlr to edit photos.

As always, I'm loving this man.


What are you loving on this fine Wednesday?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Jay Oh Beeeees

The last couple months have been very interesting, unexpected ones for Kevin and me with regards to our jobs. 

As you know, I've now been at my new job for a little over a month.

Meanwhile!

Kevin got an unexpected job offer with a very large, good company! It was an offer he couldn't pass up so he accepted, and his last day with his old job is tomorrow.
It's in the location he's wanted to work and the fact that he'll be making a lot more money is icing on the cake (I love cake)!

So everything has worked out beautifully with our new jobs. God works in amazing ways, doesn't He? ;)

However!

I need to vent a bit about my day today. 

I arrived just barely on time so I felt a little flustered as I walked in the door. 
I open my email and see four different emails for meeting requests; all between the time of 8:15-9:00 am.

Then, it was my turn to cover the receptionist desk while our receptionist took her breaks and lunch today. The phone system is incredibly antiquated, and all the extensions and buttons and whatnot were overwhelming! Luckily, I didn't disconnect any customers and I survived (barely). (Dramatic much? ;) )

In the meantime, there was a very important meeting I should've attended in the afternoon, but it seems I was somehow left off the invite, and since I had to cover the phones I couldn't attend said important meeting. I wasn't too pleased. And that means someone didn't do their job to include me. But I digress.

And here's the kicker that tops my day off:

I have a co-worker who is an assistant to my boss. Let's call this co-worker High Horse...HH for short, shall we? HH is about five years younger than me. In fact, I think HH is the youngest person in the entire department. Because of this, HH makes sure to always come off really competent and over confident. All in all, HH and I get along. We've gone to lunch together a few times and HH cracks me up. She's super funny and stuff - outside of work. Within work, it's been a little hard to take HH. So today I had two of my managers ask me to complete a task. So I did. After I completed the task HH comes to me all in a huff, and informs me "Kaysie, when you go to do [this], I need you to ask me before you do so. So-and-so is really upset and all in a tizzy that you did [this] and I really don't need grief about this. Because if there's grief about something like this, I'm going to send it right back to you."

Ummm....okay....

I gave her the stink eye while she lectured me, by the way. Because that's obviously the mature thing to do.

So I'm currently not a fan of HH at the moment. Maybe I'll sleep on my feelings towards HH and feel less mean towards her come morning time.

But since I like to end on a good note, I'm taking a day off this week and Kev and I are going to have a Day Date and go out to breakfast, then go shopping for him so he can get new work clothes, and then do a little wine tasting. We're excited.

Peace out!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Movin' on Up

Kev and I are watching "In Time" right now. Justin Timberlake is in it. I'd just like to state for the record that 'ol J.T. is hawt! It's a pretty good movie. It's got a sci-fi-ish theme to it and such. Not too shabby.

This past weekend we helped my SIL move into her new "grown up" apartment. She previously lived in a tiny one-bedroom studio. It was not a very appealing place, to put it nicely. Ha! It's okay, Courtney (aka Frug) wasn't a fan of it either. So anyways, she moved into a much nicer apartment that is right next to the Truckee river. It's perfect for her.

So Kev, my MIL and I went to Reno to help Frug move. To be honest, I was not looking forward to it all that much (we've done a lot of moving within the past six months), but in the end I'm really glad I could be there to help Frug get settled into her new place. And can I just say that her getting her new place took me back to about six years ago when I moved into my first, nice place?! Gosh...do I feel old!

Frug with the keys to her new place, a glass of wine to toast and her huge new plant in the background.

We got home yesterday, had an early dinner then headed to the theater to see "The Avengers" in 3D. That was actually really good and I'd go see it again. Maybe that makes me a bit of a nerd. Hmm. Oh well.
And here was the gigantic moon on our way home from the movie last night.





 Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Mondays always come too fast, don't they?

Thursday, May 31, 2012

It's a New Month!

It's currently 9:45 in the PM and I have 15 minutes to squeeze in a post before night-night time.

My new job has been going great. I never do the same thing each day so it's always something new and keeps me on my toes. I support a high-level investment manager and I know NOTHING about stocks and bonds and investments and whatnot. So my goal within the next couple months is to become a lot more familiar with that stuff so I know what the heck my manager is talking about!

June is shaping up to be a busy month for us. Which is fine by me because that means it will go by quick and that's one quick month closer to finally start house hunting!

We're taking a little break on the whole all-mind-consuming baby thing. It becomes exhausting and right now just might not be in His plan for us to become parents just yet.

Other than that, we've just kind of been cruising along with every day life. Spending time with family and friends. Last weekend we headed up to Lake Tahoe for our friends' wedding and it was beautiful. I fully plan on recapping that.

I've taken a little break from blogging just because life hasn't really permitted me to focus on that for a bit. But, I'm feeling the itch and I keep telling myself that I'm going to miss not being able to look back on our mundane (and maybe sometimes exciting and funny) happenings. And it's a plus if anyone even still reads this thing! ;)

It's a new month and I'm looking forward to really getting back into the groove of things! Blog-wise, health-wise and everything else in between.

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day and you enjoy the weekend ahead.

Kisses,

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

My ABC's

I thought I'd give a little update via the ABC's.

Almost ten months since we got married! It seems like it's been longer; but at the same time it feels like our wedding was just yesterday.

Being late for work is a pretty big hurdle I'm having to overcome. Yes, I am one of those people that is late to most everything. Judge away. ;)

Cats? I am not a fan of them. But given that my MIL has two of them, they've kind of grown on me. Don't tell anyone though. ;)

Dogs on the other hand? I am a fan.

Every day I wake up in the morning for work, I wish I had gone to bed earlier the night before. And every night I still go to bed late. It's a vicious cycle.

Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is still an obsession of mine.

Good news was received today. Hopefully, I can share in a couple weeks. It's a big relief for us and has us on the right track for our financial future. Vague much!?

Haven't been watching TV at all lately. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of good shows at the moment. :-/

I'm finally getting our Canon lens fixed. It's only taken me over six months. Yikes!

Just now getting over a cough that I've had for the past couple weeks. I think it's brought on a case of laryngitis. My voice? It sounds like a man.

Kevin has been playing lots of golf lately. I'll admit, he does look pretty darn handsome in his golf gear. Kind of turns me on. Ha!

Love having a pool at "home." Tonight when I got home from work it was muggy out, so I decided to take a quick dip in the pool. It was so refreshing!

My friend Maygan is 20 weeks! I can't believe her pregnancy is halfway over. She's coming to visit me next month and I can't wait to see her!

Next six weekends are going to be busy ones. All good things though. Wedding, graduation, Father's Day, friends visiting. Good stuff.

OBSESSED with Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" song. Like, a lot.


Poor Kahlua is starting to show her age. She'll be seven this year and her little body is just getting more frail by the month. She likes to sleep all. the. time now too.

Quality time with my parents over the weekend for their Mother's Day visit was much needed.

Really not feeling like starting laundry. It is my nemesis!

Still no Baby Pino.

This post has taken way too much thought than I originally anticipated when I started it.

Unfortunately, I have yet to begin working out even though I signed up for a gym membership a week and a half ago. In my defense, I've been sick so tomorrow is a new day, and hopefully one in which I take advantage of said membership.

Very much looking forward to getting my hair done next week. I have some red highlights (or are they lowlights?) now, but I'm going to go more red. Rebel, I know.

We're going to our first wedding of the season next weekend! I'm so excited to get away for a bit and the fact that it will be in Lake Tahoe makes it that much better!

X does not mark the spot.

Yesterday while at work, all I could think about was being at home in bed. I love my bed. I wish I could get paid to just lay in bed all day. Wait...that came out wrong. Never mind...

Zank you for taking the time to read this if you've gotten this far.

The End.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Time Suck

1. I started my new job on Tuesday and I absolutely LOVE it! The people here are so nice and fun. Everything just feels really comfortable. I'm so glad it worked out.

2. I started and finished the 50 Shades series in three days. I. Am. Obsessed. I'm not going to tell you to go out and read it if I don't know you well, because...it's graphic (sexually), but I thought the characters were great and it had a good storyline. AP from I Love You More Than Carrots wrote a great review about the trilogy that you should check out if you're interested.
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3. I'm designing menus/table numbers and a seating chart for a friend's wedding next month. It's taken me some time, but I love the way everything is turning out and I think my friend is happy with the outcome too. :)

So those have been my time sucks lately. I wish there was more time for blogging, but I try and do what I can, when I can.

XOXO,