{16/52}: Caution: Fresh Paint

Do you ever have those days where you just can't seem to function? Not like an I'm so tired I don't want to do anything function, but more like a tripping over your own feet dropping everything you touch kind of non-function. I had one of the latter the other day, and it was actually a quite comical day despite what happened. 

Cody installed the speakers in my car, for the garage reorganized (that will last till our next project lol), and I spent about 6 hours painting the house. Out with the browns, in with some bright yet cool grays! We also got the new front door put in--go us!! It was a very productive day.

It was also a destructive day for me. My allergies were KILLING me--seriously, being allergic to grasses and cats sucks--and allergy meds were just not cooperating so I spent the whole day sneezing my face off! : P  I decided to start with painting the trim so I could be a little "messy" with where the paint went. Despite what I felt was free spirited painting, why does painting take so long??? I got only the trim done on the front of the house in 6 hours! 6!! ...OCD tendencies win again. Ooooohh well :) 

 

Pretty new door!

The destruction:

- being on a ladder in flip flops (really, Ashley?)

- moving said ladder with a tool on top resulting in it falling off and, naturally, the sharp side of it finding a place on my thigh. I've got a pretty bruise, luckily not so big of a wound after neosporin

- forgetting how high I was on the ladder and hitting my head on the roof trusses...multiple times.

- at the end of the day, bringing in a bucket with the brushes and our water glasses from the garage: I went to set down the brushes in our paint bin, started to fall backwards, and ended up going Hulk on the glasses in my hand and smashed them up against my thigh as I was falling!!!!...right over the spot I had stabbed just a few hours earlier. Broken glass, water went everywhere...

Cody's thoughts as he's cleaning up glass and I'm putting on band aids--this just isn't your day, is it? ;) Really, it could have been a lot worse--I'm so lucky my hand and leg didn't get cut to shreds when I did that. I still don't know what the heck that was or why, it was like slow motion when I did it and took me a minute to register what had just happened! 

Despite the blunders, so far it's looking good--I got a little bit more done the other night before heading to work, but haven't had a chance to get back to it. I'm sure the neighbors are digging the pinstripe look ;)

Painting is not complete without getting it all over myself ;) 

My last night shift is tonight--and it's REALLY my last one this time!!!!! I don't know how my coworkers have been doing this for 4 years or more--one also went to school while on nights, one went to school AND had two little ones to run after, and the other has been on night shift for years--I admire them for being able to do it, I feel like I've been a monster on nights! I hate feeling like I have to sacrifice sleep so that I can get up early enough to get something accomplished. Sleeping through the day, waking up and doing the dishes, making dinner, then going back to work and doing it all over again for 7 days just does not fly for me! 

But, it's OVER. : D  Cue happy dance as of 1:30pm on Saturday...that's about when I'll wake up lol

Oh Saturday....my bachelorette party is slated for that night, being planned by the future sister-in-law bridesmaid, and I've been left in the dark about what's going down. All I know is I need my cowboy boots, a hat and show up at 7!  Pretty excited to have some fun with some of my favorite ladies...little bit scared at the same time ;)

{15/52}: Wedding Festivities

This past weekend I was honored to have two bridal showers thrown for me, one by my mom and the other by my maid of honor. They were both amazing and it meant oh so much to me. I felt a little spoiled and realized I don't really like being the center of attention, so to speak, for that long but I definitely felt loved and am so glad to have the friends that I do. Even though we each have our own lives and we don't see each other very often, it's always nice to go right to where we left off last :)

Cody and I are getting very excited to see all of our family and friends that are making the trip from near or far to celebrate our marriage--it's going to be a wonderful day! Bride to be here is getting a little neurotic about packing, moving, finishing up wedding projects, and whatever else she feels like freaking out about, but not to worry--her future husband is doing his best to keep her in line and calm her down...As he likes to keep saying, it'll all work out and be great :)

Momma made me a recipe book of my favorites :)

<3 her to pieces!

My science themed shower by the maid of honor and bridesmaids! :)

How perfect is this?! Our newest kitchen addition now : )

Grape molecules : P

Even Miss Lucy dressed up for the occasion! :)

Love these girls!!! ...missing Jamie and Ferowi, forgot to take a picture before they left!

{14/52}: Cody's Graduation...finally!

What has seemed like an eternity to me has finally come to a close...I bet it felt like an eternity plus infinity to Cody, but none the less he did it--through hell and back he has completed the dental hygiene program and is only a few tests away from getting his license!!!!

I am so so proud of him for pushing through all the crap that came with the program, I can honestly say that if it was me I probably would have had a breakdown and quit after 2 quarters!! But, he didn't. He's a bigger person than I am in many ways and I'm happy to call him mine : )

I got to know a few of his classmates (all females in hygiene school? go figure : P) and I know that these girls will be life long friends of ours. They were a big part of why Cody has finished, not to say he wasn't capable of it without them, but their adoption of him as their "little brother" was probably the best thing to come from the last two years...aside from his future job : P

Only 3 more years and we will both be done with school for good!...I think. There's talk of him wanting to be a chemistry teacher part time at some point...we'll see.

We can only go up from here--very much looking forward to what our future together has in store!

Ended the day celebrating with some good friends on the Olympia waterfront : )