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OMG,

it's been so long since i posted and there has been so much to post about.

Let's start with the biggest news of the week...

well, crap!

There have been a few big headlines in my life this week & I can't chose the best,

PLUS- it's only thurday morning!

Ok, enough blabbing, seriously, enough.

First of all the deed is done- this week the

wonderful,

amazing,

 best friend ever,

 Ashley A. Kelly

booked the psychic for my bachelorette party!!!

You probably thought i was kidding when i posted a while back that i wanted a psychic

and if you were planning the party i probably wouldn't be getting one.

well... lucky for me,
Ashley saw my vision,

encouraged my dreams,

& she's making it happen.

It seriously gets me so excited for her future childern..

"mommy i want a pony"

The next weekend- BAM- Pony.

She's what i like to call an enabler, a dreamer,...

such a great quality most of us (myself included) are lacking in our adult lives.

So the night will be complete with palm readings, Tarot cards, & something about a magic wand or crystal ball... anyway I could not be more excited! Everyone will get a chance to chat with her, and then you can take home your own little eat pray love palm reader experience.

You'd think that would be the highlight of my week, right?

Well-

casey and i went by the house last night

&

we were totally unaware that they installed the granite countertops that day,

walked in,

turned the corner,

OMG, there they were.

It gave me butterflies.

To date,
 it's the most excited I've been about the house,
and I really think it was the element of surprise.
Not knowing what was waiting for us around the corner...
and i guess it's also the fact that the kitchen is really starting to look like a kitchen!

cabinet LOVE

Ok... long time no post on this cabinet progress!

They delivered all the material a few weeks back, that's when i posted about my excitement!

Then they broke a few on installation

and it took 2 weeks to order the replacements!

 if i've learned anything about myself through this whole process...

It's that i'm NOT a patient person.

no matter how hard i try to put things out of my mind and wait...

I CAN'T.

I just can't.

If i want it, i want it now.

it's my innerVeruca...

Anyway, after all the waiting...

They're here!!!!

(they still need hardware, but i can't decide on anything!)

kitchen

Guest Bathroom

Master Bathroom

3 panel door!

The Five K

Last week I signed up to run the corporate challenge 5K & um... it's this weekend,

(let it be known i did not volunteer for this task-

i was asked

& with being the "new girl" i didn't find it would benefit me to say no...)

then i find out the BIG BOSS LADY is also running in the event 

and....

she won it all last year!

Are you kidding me?

Sure, not only can she run this office, she's going to obliterate me in the 5k..

we are going to be wearing the same shirt,

 representing the same firm

and she's going to be out leading the pack while i'm somewhere in the back just hoping and praying to make it to the end before she has time to catch her breath,

 get a drink of water,

 accept her trophy,

 and then watch me finish the race...

What if she loops around like in the biggest loser when there is a weak link & the whole team runs back to the slacker so they can bring it in together.

What if she sees me there on sunday morning and is all like "let's run together?" then we don't place and everyone at the office is mad at me for holding her back from getting us more corporate challenge points.

Great... just great... i'm very worried about this!

In other news we got doors installed at the house!! I was VERY excited about it.

We went with the three panel doors like Tori and Dean McDermontt have in their house!

As we drove away from the house Casey says to me

"All i COULD think of  when i saw those doors ... oh no, I can see lora slamming these... "

Way to ruin the excitement!

&

I won't slam them!

In final news,

I want a psychic at my bachelorette party,

and maybe a tarot card reader...

SERIOUSLY!

At what age?

I was in the office last weekend and my boss was there with her 10 year old daughter.

They were moving her office into a new {bigger} one!

&

Her daughter would walk by with her hands full of stuff,

and then she would sprint back by on her way to grab another load.

Every time.

She ran back EVERY TIME.

I couldn't help but laugh to myself about my boss running back too... she didn't... but what if....

Makes sense

why walk?

when you can run!

It also makes me wonder at what point do we decide, i'll just walk.

No need to run.

I can remember running everywhere when i was younger, but i can't remember why i stopped?

So today, Friday, I'm going to pick up my pace....

i'm going to run from one place to another.

just hope i dont trip and fall on my face...

maybe that's why i stopped?

The fireplace

No cabinet pictures yet!

we went by the house yesterday and the they're being installed,

but nothing of great progress .

I'll post the pictures as soon as there is something worth seeing...

In the interim-

 they were working on our fireplace mantel which was a big surprise!

We really weren't expecting it at all!

So here is a picture,

it's not really even close to being finished but it gives you an idea...

It will eventually be painted white.

{which is a sin in this part of the country, people around here like their stained wood WAY too much, I have had several awkward encounters with people physically shaking their head when i tell them, "oh, all the trim will be painted white" such a waste of a good grain line... i know i know, but get over it people. }

&

this is the tile that will go around it.

(Marazzi: Le Pietre, Basalto)

In bigger news!!!

If you're booking a flight to Denver from kc for our wedding

southwest is having a sale- $59 each way!

What are you waiting for??? Go get 'em:)

 

Kitchen Cabinets!!!!

OMG,

they are installing our kitchen cabinets today.

Last night we drove by and there was a big semi in front of our house unloading a bunch of boxes-

 it was like christmas.... ony a REALLY GOOD christmas.

I can't remember the last time there was a semi-load of stuff all for me!!!

oh wait!

that probably never happened.

Check that off the "bucket list"

Wasn't there in the first place- but so cool!

Anyway....

Of course we went back a few hours later to check out all the presents.

& It was our cabinets!!!!

they were all boxer up... but we opened a few anyway!

&

They're amazing!

I couldn't be happier with they way they turned out and i can't wait to see them in the house!

Picking out Cabinets is actually really diffucult...

 all you have to go off of is one square cabinet door

you really have to use your imagination for how it would look in a rectangular style with a drawer above it.

Plus,  the doors come in so many different styles,

we picked out the style we liked, then picked out the finishes seperately.

basically, until last night I hadn't seen the "portico" style with the "antique white" finish all put together. 

Picture to come!!!