Home Improvements 2

Today I decided to go to the movie True Grit (amazing movie, I highly recommend it) with my sister. As I was leaving the house Devin mentioned that he might head to Lowes and check out prices on wood for the shelves in the garage. I came home to this....

...Our beautiful new garage shelves! Hooray for organizing! Hooray for handy husbands!

Sidenote: Sorry for the backside shot of Devin(or should I say you're welcome), he's not a fan of pictures so I will settle for whatever side of him I get ;)

Sidenote 2: The dirtbike in the second pic is for sale, tell all of your friends!

Meet Larry Bear

Larry Bear is Andrew Dalton's firstborn and is officially the newest addition to the Dalton side of the family. I met Larry for the first time this Christmas and he was a delight to say the least. After spending lots of time with Larry Bear shacked up in a cabin here is what I learned about him...

He enjoys his naps as much as the next dog, or human.

He is well-rounded in the "trick" department. Double high-fives are his specialty.

He loves to snuggle, almost as much as his Grandpa does.

He loves to play in the great outdoors, rain or shine or 10 feet of snow.

He has many friends of the canine kind, one of which is his cousin Otto.

He is not hard to keep track of. If ever you can't find Larry, a sure bet would be to look within a 3 foot radius of his Dad.

Welcome to the family Larry Bear! You are in for a fun ride!

Holding on the the 50's

December 16th was my Mom's 59th birthday. As part of our gift we invited my family over to our new house for her birthday dinner. I guess you could say that this was my first official dinner party and I can say without a doubt that I need some practice throwing dinner parties, so anyone in need of one please let me know.

The night started off horribly wrong when our little guy, Otto, got so excited to see our dinner guests that he piddled on the tile, then on the carpet, then on the BRAND NEW COUCHES! Poor Otto can't be judged to harshly since he recently got "fixed" and ever since has had some "issues." After those messes were cleaned up I proceeded to cook dinner, salmon, steak for Dev, and asparagus, and potatoes. Easy, right? Wrong. Chaos ensued as some mysterious substance decided to burn in the oven, causing the entire house to be smoky and freezing after we had to open all the doors and windows. I wish that I could say that in the midst of all the chaos I kept my cool and gracefully conquered these obstacles but afterwards I was a grumpy mess and was unable to even enjoy my dinner. Better luck next time.

In spite of my grumpiness I think everyone else had a good time, that's what I'm telling myself anyways...

My sister and the birthday girl! Yes we let our dog sit at the table with us while we eat, i promise this is normal. My mom and the birthday cheesecake


My sister bought my mom this purse for her birthday. Apparently we have the same taste in purses.

Best.Night.Ever.

(FYI:The title of this post is the Facebook post that Matt (the birthday boy) posted late that night)

Matt and Karly and our very good friends that live in Las Vegas. Karly planned a surprise birthday bash for Matt at none other than...Hooters, seriously. She chose this fine eating establishment becasue Matt claims to be a huge fan of the wings...some of the highlights of the night included a live band, lots of dancing, a Delorian cake (from Back to the Future Matt's favorite movie of all time), an impromptu trip to Stoney's that included line dancing attempts, and a mechanical bullride! Great times were had by all...Clearly the PPC (any fans of The Office) did it's job!

Home Improvements

Since we(I promise I didn't just shun Devin to the garage, this was a collaborative decision, i think) made the decision that the garage is officially Devin's designated area to do with whatever he pleases, you better believe that he is gonna make that thing look SHARP!

Step #1 to making a garage look sharp : Epoxy the Floor

After almost of week of drying, rinsing, drying again, epoxy-ing, drying again...Ta da!

It's the stuff that dreams are made out of! I should also add that we sacrificed a bunch of brain cells after being locked in that garage with only the epoxy fumes to breath in!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love, Devin, Whitney, and Otto

Welcome to our home (a work in progress)

Here are a few snapshots of our home! I've started to decorate but have not even come close to having everything the way I (we(k so i'm kind of controlling about everything in the house, but Deven has free reign of the garage. That's a fair trade, right?))want it but that will all come with time (and $$$). So here is what it looks like so far, decorating tips are encouraged!

Welcome to our humble abode!

HUGE entryway. I'm somewhat baffled as to what to do with these walls...any suggestions???

Hello livingroom. The couches are brown,even though they look black in this picture, and I'm thinking of doing a burnt orange/cream/forest green in this room. Notice that the tags are still on the couch, I'm having anxiety about cutting them off, it's my retail commitment phobia.

Hello Kitchen/dining room. For these two i'm thinking burnt red/creams/forest green...

Our new dining room table that we've been wanting for almost two years. We have yet to actually eat on it, we seem to gravitate to the stools at the counter to eat our meals.

And this is where Otto eats...

The kitchen, and the lonely rooster on the shelf

Devin's office with a painting by none other than my dad! This room needs one of those big chunky desks I think.

Our cute little laundry room with....

the CUTEST little laundry room sign!
This is all the decorating I've done so far, hopefully the next post will have some major updates!