Rush Hour?

Yesterday,  I was stopped behind this dude...


Does  the license plate read "i want on you?"

Really? Toyota Camry.
Maybe like a hot guy in a HUMMER...
and even that would be questionable.

when the light turned green I pulled up next to him & it was an asian man.
Reminded me of the guy from the hangover- & then the plate kind of made sense.

But let's be honest...
it wasn't the guy from the hangover
&
we are in the middle of kansas!
kind of weird?

I'm still confused by this public display of arrogance.


In other news,
 the House got painted last week!!!

I have succumb to the fact that it's yellow.
we picked out a light tan (sherwin williams, "pinenut")
except when i first saw the paint job i said-
OMG it's  yellow!

 Of all the things to go wrong-
 the exterior paint color is kind of a big deal!

**Commence internal paint struggle...**
should we repaint?
Does it look too country cottage-ish?
Are you kidding me "pine nut"? You really let me down!!!
You looked so tan on the 5 inch color swatch! Why the hell are you yellow on the house!?

All along I kept saying I wanted a "clean" look on the outside,
Tan house, white trim, dark red brick.
It was going to be great!

Then....
sunday afternoon,
we stopped by the house & ran into the neighborhood developer.
We were standing outside talking to her and that's when she said those 4 magical words...
"it looks so clean!"
 **cease internal struggle!!!**

that's all it took!
a little validation.
So here it is...
our clean yellow house*


*did i really just write a blog on paint color? where my kids at? where's my swagger waggon?
when did i go from 25 to 35?

MORE to come on the swagger wagon in the next post--
just like lady gaga promised her fans
at the mtv music awards
that she would announce the name of her next album

 i will announce the name of my next blog post...

"adventures in chi town"

house news!

The house is almost finished!!! We move in September 24th!
Here are some recent snapshots!



tin backsplash!!!
(I fought for this... i was actually advised against it!
Eat your words designer lady... eat your stupid words.)
once she saw this,
she conceded... as she should

THE outside lights!
We decided not to go with the fixtures on either side of the garage and just do can lighting-
We LOVE the way this turned out!

Indoor lights!!!
These are the first items that have really made the house FEEL like a home.
You can walk in at night and turn on the lights.
It's not a dark empty construstion site anymore!
We're So official!

On a side note-
I saw Kristin Cavelleri and Jillian from the bachlorette in Chicago this weekend!!!!
They were together-
at the VIP booth-
when they left we got the booth and took the obligatory picture with the "reserved" sign.

 HAHA, WE FELT Soooo cool...

A few Quick Questions...

Around work I like to call them QQ's... used in the following context:
"Hey, QQ."
see how much time that saves!
you should all try it. I'm really hoping it goes "viral"
the modern day LoL

1.
Is it really September Already?
This means that our wedding is in two months!
It hit me monday when we got a bed bath and beyond email saying...
 "only 2 months to go! make sure you've reigstered for all you need"
Seriously, i need to quit work and devote all my time to wedding stuff-
and start working out a lot more.
AHHHH!!!!
oh yeah and casey if you're reading this- get an outfit already! and a bow tie, stat.


2. 
Aren't kids supposed to ride in the backseat until they are like 12?
I saw a lady driving with her toddler in the front seat today. 
A big empty mini van and three year old tommy in the front seat.
WTF lady?
That kid  is not over the legal age to ride shotgun,
nor is he over the 60lb weight limit or whatever it is.
We were at a stoplight & she was behind me
so i decided to dramatically shake my head in disapproval.
I think we made eye contact through the rearview mirror,
please lady,
 It cannot be that hard to make him sit in the back seat.
don't you watch the today show?
even kia rides in the backseat.


3.
Why do i love intervention so much?
I'll tell you why, because every time I watch an episode, I feel better about myself.
Is that wrong?