Miscellaneous Thoughts...

So, I decided to do a little miscellaneous post since I don't really have anything to blog about. I don't really like to post things that aren't good, just happy thoughts!

These past couple of weeks have been extremely stressful for us, between having a few road bumps with our kitchen project (which I will get to later), I had to have surgery last Friday (which I would rather not upset the people who don't know by going into details)but we are both okay about it, and starting a new job (which it's not the job that's stressful, just going back to work in general)

So, thankfully, the kitchen is about halfway there. The last three things that need to be finished are: our new patio door, the hardwood floor and the counter top.

These pics aren't current, but I thought I'd post the progress anyways. The next ones you'll see will be with the cabinets and floor (hopefully)

So, we had to pick out a different patio door for various reasons, research "downdraft retractable vents" for our drop-in oven range that will be in our "island" which we forgot about the fact that we need to ventilate our kitchen (especially for when you burn your food!), re-figure out cabinet spacing because our cabinets are not "custom", pick out another floor sample for the umpteenth time (don't even ask me why, it is between John ans Mike {he is our friend/contractor}), and last but not least pick out our granite counter top. I'm trying to convince my dear husband that it is perfectly normal for this to happen and no one ever stays with everything they originally decided on.



















View from the corner of the kitchen where all of our new cabinets will be



















View from the living room (this is where our "L" shaped kitchen cabinet layout will be)



















This is where our new patio door will be, basically twice as wide as the door you see there now, we are knocking out the back wall on the left hand side of the existing door (and our new window there on the left)



















This is the new entrance to the basement

I wish I could take a bird's eye view snapshot, it is so hard to capture a room this large and point out where everything is

So, I think that's about it for the update, we are definitely going to have a picnic/party as soon as our house is finished. On another note, we are getting the opportunity to go to France, Germany & Sweden in May. John has a work meeting, so I am going to tag along - not too often that you get the chance to travel abroad (especially when it is paid for)! I am hoping to be able to visit the Mars site that is right outside of Paris which will be nice to put faces to the names of people I am working with. I am also going to be traveling to the UK sometime this fall, so it will be another nice visit for John and I. Well, it's late and I'm babbling so I'm signin' off!

Erin Go Bragh! and other phrases...

Erin Go Bragh! (Ireland forever!)

Céad Míle Fáilte (One hundred thousand welcomes!)

Tá mé air meisce (I am drunk)

Fad saol agat (long life to you)

These are just a few of my favorites (some of which appear on things in my house...)

Anyways, just thought I would give you all a little taste of the Irish language on this beautiful St. Patty's Day!

Five Guys and Five Hours Later...

I know I wasn't going to post any more pics of the kitchen til next week, but since I was surprised to see how much they tore down today I have to post a few! Here is our "gutted" kitchen/dining room...

Dream Job!

Since some of you have been asking me how my job search is going, I am pleased to let everyone know that I received a job offer this past week with Flavia (they are a division of M&M Mars) in West Chester. I couldn't of asked to work for a better company, from an onsite gym, free medical coverage, nice PTO policy, not to mention they sent me a Flavia drink station upon my acceptance of their offer!

I am finally where I want to be in my career, this job search (and waiting, patiently) has certainly paid off! I definitely would not make a very good stay-at-home mother/wife (John would agree)! It is also my passion for chocolate & coffee that has me excited to work for a place that manufactures both!

On another note, demolition of our kitchen/dining room is going on beneath me as I type this blog entry. I snapped a few pics for the "before" it probably won't be until next weekend for the "after" pics. Our contractor is coming to install the cabinets on Tuesday.

Cabin Fever

Since I haven't blogged for awhile and my last (probably the most boring post) just won the award on my blog for most comments, I've decided to post another boring entry!

I don't know if anyone else is suffering from this phenomenon this year, but I certainly am. I cannot take another flurry, wind chill and day that the temp is below 50 degrees. Maybe it's because I'm not working right now and I have no stimulation whatsoever but it is really taking a toll on me and is triggering the laziness to come out.

What makes me even more frustrated is the tease that we've been getting with the few days we have here and there of really nice almost 60 degree weather. I actually went down to Wildwood last week with my mother-in-law, to check on the Quinn's beach house. It was so beautiful, the ocean, the sun - I can't WAIT til the weather breaks that we can just spend every weekend down there!



So, ultimately I think I am suffering from "cabin fever". I have to admit, I do like living in this area because of the season changes, but I think the best time of year is when Spring hits! There is just a freshness about it, you want to be outside, you want to deep clean your house, sit out on your back porch with an ice cold beer (you get the picture)!




So, I will suffer through March with it's unpredictable, unforgiving weather patterns with all of the promises in my head about a beautiful Spring/Summer (and mom's pool)!