Home Sweet Home...

I finished the mini-remodel late yesterday/early this morning just in time to have friends over this afternoon. One friend remarked that it was quite possibly the smallest apartment he had ever been in which is one of the reasons I often call it the smallest possible living space (for me). I've added some pictures below:


Even the bathroom got a bit of a change with updated colors and the pictures from the old apartment finally making it to the wall.


This side angle of the kitchen wall gives you an idea of how big the space is. My mini-fridge and mini-oven while cute are sometimes a bit on the small side but very functional.


The couch assembly went fairly quickly. The most shocking part of the whole endeavor was that I had moved the mattress out in to the hallway and posted on Craig's List that I was getting rid of it. I called one of the girls who emailed to tell her she could come get it but before she could someone stole it from the hallway. Note to self: never leave anything you care about in the hallway.


Included in the additions are a collapsible "sphere chair" which is like a camping chair ran into a papasan chair. Very cozy and very collapsible.

Feeling a bit like I had run the gauntlet of furniture adventures, it was nice to curl up on my new couch last night and go to sleep. While it is a sleeper sofa, having the option to leave the room assembled and ready for company was delightful and well worth the adventure.

The Mini-Apartment Furniture Remodel

From time to time, it seems important to clean and rearrange - oh and make room for people. Until recently, it was a little strange to have people over to my apartment. In an effort to remodel and make it guest friendly, I decided it was time to get rid of my current furniture and to organize my stuff.


This shot is of my kitchen wall and the edge of the new rug (and the boxes that formerly resided under my bed).


This is where the bed used to be. Its waiting for the couch to arrive. Notice the beautiful new teal shower curtain to cover the ugly closet shelves. This picture was taken standing next to the fridge as you can see by the handle of the fridge on the right edge of the picture. It gives you an idea how small my apartment is.


This is my window wall. I have three windows total - One skinny one on one side of the fridge and two fatter ones on the other. This also gives you an idea of where the kitchen and the living room come together.


This picture was taken from the corner by the teal shower curtain wall facing the door. Those boards are the pieces of my bed that are going to storage and the boxes on the left are the boxes from under my bed.

Being Home for Thanksgiving...

It was fun to be home for Thanksgiving! Its hard to believe that the year has gone so quickly. I did get some fun pictures of grandpa and the group.

Apparently though, I am not the only one who wasn't ready for Thanksgiving... The flowers and strawberries had survived their first freeze being home and were still very much growing when I got there. Note: the strawberry container below (the berries are mostly on the lower left side).


Grandpa cleaned up the yard and house before I got home. So, there were only a few flowers left for taking pictures but it was beautiful!


Most people don't believe me when I say the church is in our backyard but here's a picture of our trees and flag with the church.


This is the birdhouse I built when I was at camp in the second grade. Shockingly, it still hangs in the apple tree... I don't think it has its original nails though :o)

The Parting of Fall Leaves

It is that time of year when the leaves say goodbye and become beautiful displays of God's creativity...

... I am a little late with this post but wanted to make sure that I got some pictures of the beautiful fall leaves posted before we missed them completely...

Some of these are from around Greenlake...

...Some are from the Taco Time Drive Through...

This one is from the sculpture park.

These are also from Greenlake.

Even the ivy is showing the beautiful fall colours.

Mid-term recovery!

I spent this weekend in mid-term recovery... okay, so first I had to finish my midterm. But its done! Hooray!

It does appear that the next couple weeks will be jam packed however. So, posting may be a little sketchy. I am hoping to get in a fall walk with all the beautiful leaves and to take the camera along. So, hopefully there will be more fun things to post.

In the meantime, hope all is well!

It was a sad, sad day in Husky Stadium when....

Yes... its true. The Huskies lost to U of O, but it was fun to go to the game!

No one froze or was soaked in the taking of this photo. It was a close call though. Several clouds threatened late in the game making it far too close to call!

It was such a beautiful day that the Huskies decided to take the 4th quarter off and go home. Unfortunately, the Ducks and the officials stayed... making it a sad, sad day in Husky land.

Mid-terms, etc...

Much to my dismay I realized I have just over a week until mid-terms at school. I am seriously too old for tests and test anxiety. They really should think about these things when designing classes for "older students."

It seems like there are a number of things that are hanging in the air - from school to changes at work. I'm not a big wait and see person which makes that difficult. But as one of my co-workers is fond of saying 'it is what it is."

In honor of this new posting adventure...

I finally have done it - I bought a camera! Now if I can just figure out how to use it...

Self Portrait of a Camera

Now if I can just put it right...... here?

Turning over a new what?

I'm not sure leaves and blogs should ever be compared but suffice it to say, I am hoping to post and communicate using this ever friendly medium.

Current life adventures: going back to school in the evening at UW, teaching home school high school Christian debate (yes, there are a number of oxymora in this phrase but it is not a mythical pursuit - see Romans 12), working at Smith Barney, um... and enjoying the beauty of the pacific northwest - both friends and outdoors!

Thank you to Caleb and Abby for the pictures from our hiking adventures!

Um.. Railroad Tunnel? Just ignore the debris blocking the trail and path...

Trail? What Trail?