What Color Are You??

I saw this on Rachel and Del's website and had to try it. I don't know, is this really me?? Here are my results:

Amy, your true color is Black!

Your color is black. The color of night. Serene and mysterious, black conjures up images of elegant evening gowns, dashing tuxedos, and gleaming limousines. Traditionally a symbol of success, black also represents power and an uncompromising demand for perfection. Not surprisingly, you tend to set challenging goals for yourself and do whatever it takes to achieve them — your strength of character is second to none. This unfaltering determination, along with your natural elegance, impresses people. But keep in mind that your personality might be intimidating to some. Try to temper your demanding side with a little softness — trust us, it won't kill you. Overall, though, black is the color of professionalism and achievement, which means it's clearly the color for you.

What color are you?
http://web.tickle.com/color/

Finally!

Much to the dismay of our families, it took me a couple weeks longer than I had planned to finally get these pictures up! At long last, here they are. As you can see, we've spent many weekends over the past two years working on our home. We're happy that all of our big projects are done and have just a few *small* projects remaining (i.e., painting, trim work, etc.). It's really become one of our hobbies and it's been fun to see what we can do when we work together! I'm just excited to shift my attention to decorating. As you'll see, our walls need some pictures!

The past couple of weeks have been pretty busy for us. We've been trying to get settled into the new semester and back into work. On my end, work and school have been requiring much more effort and attention lately. My boss found a funding announcement over the holidays that he wanted to go for, due the beginning of February, that has kept us very busy the last two weeks (my stress-related eye twitch has finally subsided). I've also started hammering out my dissertation. My committee warned me that my goals for completing it in the fall are pretty ambitious (they're right) but, I'm determined to get 'er done. There's a promotion and more money waiting at the end of it so, I definitely have the motivation!

Jeff has settled back into his school and work and seems to be enjoying things much more this semester. He's not really back to studying just yet but, he'll have his nose in the books soon enough (the dental school application cycle begins mid-May!). His best friend, Brent, is going to become a new dad tomorrow so, he's been trying to get as much man-time in as he can!

Anyway, I hope this finds you all well! Enjoy the pictures!


The outside of our little home.


Entry way, before...


Entry way after.


Office space before...


Office space after.


Living room before...




Living room after.


Kitchen before...




Kitchen after.


Kitchen/Living room before...


Kitchen/Living room after.


Master bath before (yes, Jeff is pretending)...




Master bath after.


Guest bath before...






Guest bath after.


Master bedroom


TV room (or bedroom #2)


TV room

P.S. For those of you considering wall paper in your home decor....
*don't*! It is the devil!! We had to tend to the walls in our kitchen and
both bathrooms 2-3 times each!!

Just to clarify...

That last picture was posted with Jeff's consent and is definitely *not* what he looks like! It was staged...we had just eaten a large meal and he was pushing his stomach out about as far as it could go! It gave us quite the giggle, as I'm sure it did for you as well!

Happy New Year!

Well, we finally made it back to Florida late Monday night (New Year's Eve). We were completely beat, as our travel day began at 4:30 am and included two lay-overs. We just don't go up-and-down as well as we used to! I felt so gross! Needless to say, I was sleeping soundly as the new year came. I do have a faint recollection of Jeff providing the 10 second countdown and then giving me a kiss...

We had a wonderful Christmas holiday at my Dad's and were sad to go. Although, we almost didn't make it home on time...we were snowed in the Bear Lake valley on the day we were headed down to the airport! The weather was nasty, and included a "white out" that closed down the three canyons leading out of the valley. It finally cleared up enough to make a run for it in the evening but, it was slow getting out of there!

I went back to work yesterday and Jeff is using a couple of his remaining vacation days to install the rest of our Pergo floor. He sure made a mess yesterday but, assures me that it'll all be put back together in time for the weekend. We are both incredibly excited about this project, because it's our last big one. We'll have some minor, "touch-up" projects that will follow but, those will pale in comparison to some of these last ones! I'll try and get the complete before and after pics up next week sometime.

We also must send out our "Congratulations" to Jeff's brother Clark and his new fiancé, Rachel. We are looking forward to celebrating your wedding in March!

Until next time, enjoy some of our final pics from our wonderful vacation!



Braden, braving the "white-out" before we head out of town. Crazy, guy...



The cop that broke the bad news...now way out of the Bear Lake Valley!



Waiting for some good news from the cop.



Jeff, pretending he's in a Pepsi commercial.



Amy, trying to stay warm.



Jeff, showing off the same look he's had in all of our vacation pictures and his new holiday physique...diet started yesterday!