Like a Puzzle...for Adults

We finally got the entertainment center, which I may add looks great in the room! Now comes the fun part, hooking up the flat screen and putting together the home theatre system! Here's Gary trying to figure out what goes where.

It never ends...

I spent the day at home yesterday so that we could get the new fridge, a replacement for the dinged up dish washer, and the other set of furniture we picked out. Of course, nothing went smoothly.

To get the fridge up the stairs, the delivery guys had to take off the railing which for some reason was kalked onto the wall. Although we didn't want to yet, we now have to paint the stairway. They also put a really nice scratch in the floor boards on their way up.

The new dishwasher looks great, except that this too doesn't fit. It's about 1 CM too wide. Aren't dishwashers pretty standard in size? We're having someone look into trimming the cupboard to make it fit.

There was also a mix up with the furniture delivery, they had changed the delivery time to between 3 and 6 so I ran out to grab something for lunch. Of course I came back to a tag on the door saying "Sorry we missed you!" from Art Van. We did eventually get the couches delivered but will have to wait for the entertainment center because one of the corners was broken off.

I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, but we're both ready for everything to be over and done with so we can enjoy the new place!!

Workin' for the Weekend

This weekend was move-in weekend. Boy did we work hard! We started at 7:30 AM on Saturday and didn't quit until about midnight. I will say though, we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for moving! I spent most of the day re-cleaning as the person we hired did a less than satisfactory job. Plus, you never know how clean it really is unless you do it yourself.

Here's a shot of the front of the new place.


We had hoped that everything would go smoothly but no such luck. The appliances came at 8 AM, and they were beautiful! EXCEPT - that the fridge ended up being about an inch too tall and the dishwasher had two good sized dents in it. Needless to say, both will be going back. We'll get the new ones on Tuesday. Here is a picture of the fridge...in the living room.

We spent the afternoon organizing the piles of stuff we both have! Most of this in the picture below is mine :)

In the evening, we spent an hour or so back at Art Van trying to figure out what to do about furniture. We came up with an idea that we hope will work. We'll find out tomorrow when it gets delivered!

The nightmare continues...

And we thought our troubles were over! HA! Gary is having the condo cleaned from top to bottom today. It seemed to be going well, except that whoever last left the house poured anti-freeze in the shower and tub which has now left a lovely ruby-red stain. We're hoping a little bleach will take care of it.

On top of that, he also had his brand new living room furniture delivered today, except that the delivery guys COULDN'T FIT THE COUCH INTO THE CONDO!!! I loved that couch, it was big and so comfy. I guess big and comfy don't work so well with stairs and corners. Looks like we'll be going back to Art Van tonight and picking out another new set of furniture.

Poor guy, just can't seem to catch a break.

This is what WOULD have been in our living room...

Welcome Home!

Congratulations are in order! Gary officially closed on his new condo today! The whole process has been an absolute nightmare. Between the missing appliances, the power-trip association president and the mysterious man on his title, it's quite a relief to finally be able to call it his own! Congrats baby! I'll try to post pictures so everyone can see how it's coming along.

The Newest Legends of Rock

He's been thinking about it for a while but Gary finally broke down and bought Guitar Hero (OK so I've been secretly wanting it too...) What a RIOT! I think we're addicted after playing it for only 2 hours. Although Gary got booed off stage on his first attempt of Poison's Talk Dirty to Me, he's doing much better with a little practice!

Here's to 2008!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Gary and I spent New Year's Eve at NOMI in downtown Northville. It was fun, the blueberry martinis were AMAZING and I got a kiss at midnight. My only complaint is that the "party favors" were less than exciting. I got one strand of beads which you'll see in the picture above. No "Happy New Year" crowns or anything! I'm glad we stayed close to home because the weather got pretty nasty! The first big snow storm of 2008!

My New Years Resolutions:

1. Eat healthier
2. Exercise more
3. Volunteer once a month
4. Get back in touch with old friends
5. Pick back up the guitar
6. Take a dance class

We'll see how long into 2008 they last!