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2010-08-15T18:19:00.003-07:00

This blog has moved. Please visit us at our new address: www.beautyandthebassman.blogspot.com

Thanks to all the family and friends for the blog name suggestions! The winner is Amy! And Amy your prize will be in the mail soon! Or maybe we will see you soon ;-)

Love Jill & Eric

New Blog...

2010-07-19T18:21:00.002-07:00

Hello!! So Eric and I have been thinking about a new Lalliss Family Blog...but we cannot come up with a name. Please help us pick a new name. I don't even have names for you to pick from. What are some of your ideas??

Thanks, Jill & Eric

Lagoon!!

2010-06-27T10:47:00.002-07:00

We had a great time at my work party at Lagoon!! Thanks everyone for making it such a fun time!!

Another Month!!

2010-06-25T19:17:00.002-07:00

Well another month has gone by!! Eric and I have been married for a month!! It is wonderful!! We have been busy cleaning the house and unpacking...I am sewing tonight...lots of fun right!! I will post pictures of my sewing projects!!

A Month...

2010-05-04T20:21:00.002-07:00

A Month has flown by since I posted last...time is flying by!! The backyard is looking great (pictures soon, I promise) Eric found a great deal on some sod and he is almost done with the sprinklers. I am so lucky to have found him, or did he find me. Thanks Tawny for being the friend in the middle!! We are working on all the plans for the wedding. Thanks to Amy, Jed and my parents for all the hard work and planning to get things ready!! I am very excited!! I love Eric!!

jill

Back Yard Work

2010-04-06T17:25:00.005-07:00

Here is a little picture timeline of my back yard. It started out pretty bleak and now Eric and I are tearing it up to add space for a garden and grass. I will post more pictures as soon as this Utah winter is over and we can do more work out there...for now it is still snowing and too cold.

View of my back yard from my bedroom window. 2006

Some of my bulbs. 2007

Snow. 2008

New garden area. We added a 4th row of bricks to the wall. We are planning on planting a tomato, cucumber, melons, zucchini, and maybe more. 2010

My potting bench from California. 2010

My Valentines Roses from Eric. 2010

Garden area before. 2010

Potting bench before. 2010

Jill & Eric after a long day of working in the yard. 2010

The Oregon Coast

2010-03-22T20:50:00.002-07:00

We had a great time at the coast!! The weather was nice and my pants, shoes, socks only got a little soaked!!

Multnomah Falls Oregon

2010-03-22T20:17:00.002-07:00

At the end of our very long drive to Oregon we stopped at the Multnomah Falls!! It was a great place to stretch our legs!! After the falls we still had a little drive to Corvallis...

Mardi Gras!!

2010-02-22T20:13:00.002-07:00

Eric & I went to our friend Amanda's family Mardi Gras Party!! Thanks again for a great party Denkers!! We had a great time!!

We had Turduckin!! It was very yummy!! We also had some Alligator Sausage!!

Cold Weather!!

2010-01-28T21:24:00.002-07:00

Here are some more pictures from our trip to Idaho!!

Island Park Idaho

2010-01-22T20:28:00.002-07:00

Here are just a few pictures from our trip to Yellowstone (or just right outside of Yellowstone). There were cute bird houses all over!!

Ice Fishing!!

2010-01-19T20:19:00.003-07:00

This is my first and not last ice fishing trip! We had a great time! Eric took me up to Strawberry Reservoir!

Random Pics From Christmas

2010-01-05T20:16:00.002-07:00

Yummy Cookies!!

2009-12-17T21:34:00.005-07:00

Thanks PrudencePennywise for the yummy cookie recipe!! Thanks Jennifer for sharing the great recipe!! Have a very Happy Christmas!! Love Jill!!

Birthday Fishing!!

2009-11-13T20:13:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday Eric!! Eric and I went fishing on his birthday! We each caught a fish...they were little but it was so much fun! The weather was perfect for fishing! (A little rainy, and cold) Thanks Eric for a great day of birthday fishing!

My Ring!!

2009-10-21T18:55:00.002-07:00

I am not sure what to say. This is the most beautiful, perfect ring! Just wait until you see it in person!

The Best Day Ever!

2009-10-21T18:48:00.002-07:00

Mueller Park, Bountiful Ut

After a great walk with the dogs...

Eric asked me to marry him and I said yes!!!

Real Salt Lake Soccer Game

2009-10-15T19:08:00.001-07:00

Melissa & Tawny

Eric & Jill

All of us!!

Strawberry Reservoir!!

2009-10-09T19:32:00.001-07:00

We had a great day fishing!! Thanks Eric and Josh!!

In-n-Out!!

2009-09-28T12:24:00.003-07:00

This In-n-Out is approximately 1.4 miles from my house! I just can't wait!

West Jordan In-n-Out! 7785 Jordan Landing Blvd, West Jordan, UT 84084

A Little LEGO Fun!

2009-09-23T19:24:00.002-07:00

My nephew got some new Lego's for his birthday and we had fun putting them together and then messing them all up!

Coke~a~Cola

2009-09-23T18:57:00.003-07:00

Just a little fun at work on a Friday! One of my employees dad's collects slot machines, pin-ball machines and other fun games! He brought this one in because one of my co-workers loves Coke~a~Cola!! I sadly did not win anything...but it was fun while it lasted.

Updates

2009-09-23T18:47:00.003-07:00

Not the best picture... but here is a new picture of my leg. It looks a little better every day!

Sewing

2009-09-16T19:26:00.002-07:00

I made this blanket for my Mom for her birthday! Now she can be all snugly on the couch!

Mandalay Bay Shark Reef

2009-09-06T11:35:00.000-07:00

The Belagio Conservatory

2009-09-06T11:29:00.002-07:00

I Love It

2009-08-27T18:16:00.002-07:00

Some Wonderful Roses! Thanks Eric I love them!

Golf...Love It!

2009-08-10T19:17:00.003-07:00

Here are some pictures of Eric golfing in Bear Lake. It was a ton of fun! The weather was perfect and the course was beautiful!

My Poor Tire!

2009-07-28T13:40:00.002-07:00

I woke up one morning to find my car all broken! I called someone to help change the tire and there was a problem with my spare. So they called in the flatbed! I had to take some pictures!

Sad!

Bryce Canyon 5K

2009-07-19T10:40:00.006-07:00

This weekend Eric and I drove to Bryce Canyon for the 5k. The race started at 6:30 in the am. We both shaved off some time since our last 5k and Eric took 3rd place in his division! This is a picture of us before the race...if you couldn't tell...

After the race we packed up and drove around Bryce Canyon for about an hour. They had most of the canyon closed...due to a controlled burn/smoke so there was not much to do or see. We had planned on going to St. George after the race and drove through Cedar Canyon.

Update

2009-07-19T10:37:00.002-07:00

Here is an udated picture of my leg. It is looking and feeling much better! Even though I don't look that happy. I will take another picture soon.

More Fun Up Mueller Canyon!

2009-07-14T19:42:00.003-07:00

So a week ago today Eric and I hiked up to Elephant Rock...so much fun! The sunset was so beautiful...but it was also sunset and dark. We did not have a flashlight and wanted to get back down the trail before it was too dark so we started jogging. I totally ate it and slid down the trail on my shin and hands. My hands are better...fine really but it is my shin that will take some time to heal. This picture was pre-cleaning, but I am sad to say it does not look much better right now...it is still pretty yucky!

Cute Duckies!

2009-07-14T19:35:00.003-07:00

I have had so much fun hiking up Mueller Canyon this summer. About 2 weeks ago Eric and I found 4 baby duckies. They were all snuggled up behind the tire of a truck parked on the side of the road. There was no mom around and we did not want to leave them there that night. Eric had a Tupperware container in his truck that we used to take them home. Thanks to friends and family we were able to get some duck food and a crate to keep them in for the night. The next day Eric took them to a wildlife refuge and dropped them off. They were very cute!

About A Week Ago!

2009-06-17T18:29:00.002-07:00

These came to my work! It was such a great surprise! I love them! Thanks Eric!

2009-05-25T19:00:00.002-07:00

I had a great weekend! Julie, Kristen, Eric and I went to St George for the weekend! One of the amazing things about the weekend was that my parents let me bring Hampton! It was very cute!

We went miniature golfing, and I shot a hole-in-one! It was pretty amazing if I do say so myself...but Julie, Kristen and Eric would also agree! We took Hampton for walks, ate waffles, sat in the hot tub...we went hiking in Snow Canyon...we went to Pine Valley for church on Sunday. The Pine Valley Chapel is so cute. There were 618 people in attendance for Sacrament meeting. The chapel was full, the extra/Sunday school room was full so we sat in the Relief Society room/kitchen. They had chairs set up for people to sit on outside on the grass. They had Sacrament meeting on video/tv's throughout the building. It was great! After church we walked around the reservoir and took some pictures. I hope you enjoy the pictures below...

Julie & Kristen

My Hole-in-One!!! I know that you only get to see the ball in the hole, but the shot was pretty "Happy Gilmore" and took it's own course to find it's way home!

Pine Valley Reservoir

Jill & Eric - Pine Valley

Jill & Eric - Snow Canyon

Give me a break...we were hiking...I know I look unkempt.

Paeoniaceae - Peony

2009-05-19T19:40:00.004-07:00

Awesome Flowers from an Awesome Guy!

Happy!

2009-05-14T19:34:00.001-07:00

Today has been a great day and it is just going to get better! I worked in the yard and helped my neighbors plant around the neighborhood! Then I went to the gym...tonight I am going to see a movie with some friends! I hope that you have a great weekend just like me!

Spring Flowers

2009-05-10T18:30:00.003-07:00

Aren't these beautiful flowers? I think so!

A Few Of My Favorite Things!

2009-05-03T17:49:00.006-07:00

I love Shopping, I love my new Laptop!

I bought a new laptop this weekend! It is pretty exciting! My laptop died last week after working great for 5 years! I went to Best Buy and looked around and I looked online. I ended up going to Costco and purchased a great HP PC. The service at Costco was great! I went on their website to let them know how great their employees were. I brought it home, plugged it in, registered and then started playing. In the upper-right hand corner these black lines started

to run down the screen, kinda like a black ink pen broke inside and it was leaking into my screen! So...I restarted and the lines were worse! Sad! But luckily Costco is right down the street and I can return things up to 90 days with my receipt! I brought back the laptop within 2 hours. The same great employees were there to help me. I explained what was going on and they did an exchange with very few questions! Other than the fact that I had to bring it back in the first place they were very helpful! I started over with new laptop #2, and things have been wonderful!

The pictures on top are of my old laptop and the ones on the bottom are of my new laptop! Now I just have to get with my (yes, they are mine) IS/IT guys and have them help me get the music, pictures, and other files off my old laptop. I hope that will happen this week.

2009-04-26T16:30:00.002-07:00

Julie and I were so lucky to have the chance to go to the AMA Supercross in SLC this weekend. We went with Melissa and some of her family. It was sooo cool and totally fun! Also it was freezing and drizzly (or in London they would say it was Spitting on us) but we had a great time! The finals are in Las Vegas next weekend...too bad we can't go :)

2009-04-19T19:47:00.000-07:00

New Shoes!

2009-04-19T12:05:00.004-07:00

New running shoes may be required if your's are over 6 months old or you have ran between 300-500 miles in them. Not sure where my old shoes were according to those general rules...but it was time for new ones. Here is a picture of my New Great shoes! They are close to exactly what my old shoes were like, but just a different color. I could feel the differrence as soon as I stepped into them! They are great! With my new shoes on I swear I can run faster!

Got Susu?

2009-04-18T16:16:00.006-07:00

May 9th is the Koman Salt Lake City Race For The Cure! I will be out of town and will not be able to participate...so I am supporting my friends group! Got Susu? It stands for 'Got Breasts' in Samoan. Here is the link to donate to my friends group if you want to. They are walking for two friends who have or have beat breast cancer! Got Susu? They made team shirts! Here is a picture of what the shirts look like!

Fun Time!

2009-04-04T08:21:00.003-07:00

Here are some pictures of my recent fun times. There are pictures from the Jazz game and from the Real Salt Lake soccer game! Our seats at the Jazz game were through portal JJ! That has become my unofficial nickname at work. The cute girl with me is my friend Tawny!

Before the soccer game they had fun stuff to do outside the stadium...I took a picture with the Budweiser Clydesdale's! The new Rio Tinto soccer stadium is great! It rained during the whole second half...but we were lucky enough to have seats right under the cover.

Seattle!!!

2009-04-04T08:07:00.005-07:00

I love the Great Northwest! Here are some pictures from my trip to Seattle. I had a great time!

New With Me

2009-03-18T16:55:00.003-07:00

What's new with me? Life has been good so far in 2009! I am pretty excited about all of my trips and can't wait for the next one! I am on my way to Seattle for a friends birthday! Then coming soon is my own birthday party at The Happiest Place On Earth!

Here is a picture of where I will be soon! Flying to Seattle!

Courtside...

2009-02-18T20:59:00.004-07:00

I got some rockstar tickets to the Jazz game last night. It was a fun night. The game was close, against the Memphis Grizzlies, I know I hadn't heard of them either. After the game we walked down the stairs like we owned the place right out on to the floor. We hung out for a bit then a lady with a hot skirt took our picture out in the middle of the floor. It was very cool.

Thanksgiving In Washington DC

2008-11-27T14:32:00.004-07:00

For Thanksgiving I went to visit my siblings in Washington DC. The flight out there was an adventure...lucky I had a flight at all. Julie and I were supposed to fly the red eye on Tuesday night but somehow ended up with tickets on Monday nights red eye. Luckily I have mad phone skills and was able to get Delta to change the ticket at no cost to me! The Wednesday before Thanksgiving we went to the National Zoo in DC and saw the panda's as well as the other animals. We had great Falafel for lunch and then great Mexican for dinner. For dessert we went to the Dairy Godmother and had yummy Pumpkin frozen custard! (www.thedairygodmother.com) Today we went to McCormick & Schmicks for Thanksgiving lunch and are going to a friend of Joe's for dessert. Friday and Saturday we are going to go on tours of The Capitol, The White House (West Wing, super secret tour) and the Pentagon with other site seeing...I can't wait. Here is a photo of us at lunch. I hope you all have a very happy thanksgiving!

Halloween!!!

2008-11-09T10:56:00.003-07:00

I started looking for a Halloween costume in September (also when I started decorating my home for Halloween) and before I knew it Halloween was here. I did not really have any costume ideas and decided to just go as myself! I want to thank Amanda and her family for another great Halloween party! I hope you all had a great Halloween!

Love-n-Out

2008-10-20T22:42:00.001-07:00

Flaming Gorge

2008-09-14T18:14:00.002-07:00

I love it there...here is a picture of my recent trip to Flaming Gorge, UT. I had a great time, and it was a great time-trip to say goodbye to Summer.

Fall

2008-08-28T13:26:00.004-07:00

I was so very excited for Winter to be over...the thought of Spring, the warmer weather, the pretty flowers, and of course no more snow. I think Spring lasted 4 days this year and Summer started with hot, hot weather. I am now ready for Summer to end and Fall to begin. Fall is my favorite season! I love the cooler weather, the warm (odd huh) Fall colors, the warmer clothes. I love Halloween, and Thanksgiving. I am even excited for some of our Fall sports like Football. Why does my favorite season have to usher in my least favorite...I hope we have a longer Fall season this year...the worst thing that could happen is if we go from temperatures in the 90's one day to temperatures in the 30's the next. I would love Fall to last months, and months.

P.I.G.W.A.B. 08-08-08

2008-08-12T20:27:00.002-07:00

Good Times once again! It was the annual pigwab celebration in Layton. I had such a great time...I have no pictures yet but let me tell you! It was tons of fun! Oh and Melissa and I won a prize for our Cake Castle! Dang it...I did not get a picture of it...I hope I can find one...

J

Hampton

2008-08-03T19:26:00.004-07:00

Little Hampton is not so little anymore. He is a huge 11lbs. He is now 5 months old and still as cute as he when I first brought him home. Just thought I would share some pictures I took today.

London

2008-06-22T20:23:00.002-07:00

Things I love about the UK!

I have to say that the 3 days that we spent in York with Christy were my favorite part of the trip! I love Cornish Pasties…I love how much everyone in her ward on Sunday talked about the Osmond's (they were there in concert Saturday night…too bad we did not know that) I loved driving on the Motor-Way (with Christy's friend) all the way from Bath back up to York. I loved the little attic room Julie and I stayed in. I loved grabbing our food from the take-away stores (which we did every day in London too) I loved going to Castle Howard. I loved York, the wall, the Minster, how nice all the people are there. I loved Bath. Sad because we did not have time to go to the Jane Austin stuff (just more for me to do next time) we did go through the main Roman Bath which was crazy that it all still works.

London was fun too…I loved riding the underground, I loved our flat right on the water, I loved Wagamamma's (we ate there twice), I loved climbing all the stairs to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, I think so far I have lost 4lbs that I am giving Joe credit for. Every day in London we walked for 6+ hours, up and down stairs and all around the town. I loved having a chocolate croissant every morning for breakfast. I loved seeing the crown jewels, and all the Tower of London stuff. I loved the little church that burnt down that they turned into a park. I would eat lunch there all the time if I worked in the city. The museums were fun (the museum shops were even more fun) I bought the grandkids new Katie books. I love 'Katie and the Bathers'…so I got them 'Katie goes to London'.

I loved the history of it all. The humidity was kinda a shock. I know it rains there, but I did not think it would just be so humid there every day. I had to forgo doing the hair and had to braid it every day because it just got so fro-e. I also did not realize that they go off of military time (what do they call it…just time right) so that was weird. Luckily Joe was fast at doing the conversion. I love the UK money…and of course I got used to all the coins the last day we were there. I loved all the shopping…I liked the Diet Coke (it tasted a little different) but was still sooo yummy!

I loved comparing the UK to Disneyland (at first just to upset Joe) then he kinda agreed. At first it was just the accents and the clothing…but then there were the lines to get into places, and how after every place we went to at the end you ended up in a gift shop (or 2) but I know, I know….Europe is way cooler than Disneyland! Joe kept saying that Disneyland and Las Vegas are the poor mans Europe…so I guess that makes us more something than the poor man. But gosh you have to love Disneyland and Vegas…

So there are a few things I loved about my trip. I am excited for future trips to London and other European countries.

Little Hampton

2008-04-28T20:09:00.002-07:00

Here is a picture of Hampton sleeping on his new dog bed. He, so far is a very good dog.

Pine Valley

2008-03-22T20:11:00.005-07:00

So I know, I know the picture is not very good...but the family and I went to Pine Valley Utah today on a little Saturday drive/picnic. It was fun...most of the recreational stuff was closed (too early in the season) but we walked up to the lake-frozen lake. It was fun! A little to cold to eat our lunch outside so we ate it as we drove around. We also went through Snow Canyon...a short drive, but it was very beautiful!

St. George & Little Planes

2008-03-21T20:33:00.002-07:00

Happy Easter weekend! I hope you all have great spring weather...I am in St. George with my parents and my brother. The weather should be perfect. Not quite sure what the plans are for the day and a half that I am here...but that is okay because I need a restful weekend. I will try to add some photos tomorrow...

J~

No Title Needed...

2008-03-15T11:16:00.005-07:00

Puppies...they are so cute! You just want to pick them up and hug them and love them. My friends miniature schnauzer just had 5 boy puppies on March 4th (I think) and one of them is mine! I am going to name him Hampton. He is 99% black and will never really get bigger than 12-15 lbs. Schnauzers don't shed and are very obedient. He will be all grown up and ready to move to Utah (the puppies are in California) towards the end of April. Just a little birthday present for myself. Here is a picture of the 5 puppies all cuddled together.

Now I know there are fellow family members who do not like dogs...and because we never had a dog growing up this is all new for me. I have nannied for families with dogs and have had roommates with dogs and I am excited for this chance to have my own. Comments can be sent via email, phone, or written letter.

Spring is starting to spring...

2008-03-15T10:38:00.008-07:00

Here are some pictures of my backyard March 2008. Some of the bulbs I planted in the fall have started to grow.

Lets start with Winter...it seamed like it would go on forever!

I think the snow is done for good (though the weather man thinks it could snow today and tomorrow) and so I have started working in my yard. I bought some more top/planting soil and a cute little garden fence so my new puppy (see other post) won't get into my flowers and the dirt.

Cute right? I like it...can't really see the flowers from here yet. I have 3 lavender plants that I hope will come back to life from last year and then the numerous bulbs I planted.

Most native Utahn's will tell you that they love the 4 seasons here in Utah. I myself like the 2 seasons in California-Spring & Summer- here in Utah there are only 2 seasons that I have lived through-Summer & Winter-one day it will be 85' (fall) and the next day will be 30' or colder (winter) which lasts for 7 months then one day it will be 55' (spring) and the next day will be 90' or hotter (summer) which lasts for 5 months. I have yet to live in an area that has the full 4 seasons.

Here is one last picture of a Hyacinth plant coming up out of the dirt!

Growing is hard work...trust me! Have a great weekend! Remember: You deserve it! Go by yourself a present, new outfit, new car...you get the idea!

Bryce Canyon 5k

2007-07-22T19:31:00.000-07:00

Julie, Heather, Tawny and I drove down to Bryce Canyon on Friday to run in the Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon and 5k. Heather ran the 1/2 Marathon and did a great job! Julie, Tawny and I ran the 5k and all shaved some time off our last race!

The weather was perfect and the temp when the race started was 59' degrees! It was a little overcast which helped it stay cool. We hung around and ate breakfast with other runners which was fun. It's crazy how people will travel from all over to run...(us included. Julie flew from LA to Salt Lake to drive down there with us!) We saw other friends and people that we know from Salt Lake. There were people there from all over the state of Utah, and other states.

Aren't we cute, hot, sweaty, and the life of the party? Definitely!!! Will we race in Bryce Canyon again? Of course! We are also talking about running in the Great Race of Agoura this next march

We left around 11am to drive back to Salt Lake and did some sight seeing along the way back. We drove through Red Canyon and it was Amazing! There are parts of the canyon that look like Big Thunder Mountain at Disney Land! so very cool!

Hot...Hot...Hot...

2007-07-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

Why does summer in Utah have to be so hot? Spring was really only 2 days long, and now we will have 4 months of summer 1 month of fall and 6 months of winter...okay I guess that leaves 1 month for spring...but it does not feel that long.

Here is the picture you have been waiting for. My living room. I know it looks like I staged it for The Parade of Homes, but it is my everyday life (Practically Perfect) it helps that I am at work all day and out with friends or at the gym most nights. Don't get me wrong...I am not a neat freak! Perfect yes, but a neat freak no. I have my days of un-organization. You should see my office (nope...no pictures of that this time)

Lost Camera Found

2007-07-06T17:20:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July everyone!

I do not have much time to write, I am on my way to Costco! Hip Hip Hooray! Now that I have my camera back I hope to get more house pictures for you...but for now I hope this will do! I know how much you all miss me! I miss you too! Really I do! Have a great weekend!

New Carpet Smell

2007-05-30T22:09:00.000-07:00

I just have to say that I love the New Carpet Smell in my townhouse! The carpet actually makes the room look bigger and the ceilings taller. I love it so much I am staying up late to share these photos. I am just so excited to have you all come and visit and see the progress in person! I hope everyone has a great weekend! Love Jill

Hard work really does pay off!

2007-05-27T21:41:00.000-07:00

Here is the finished product! My cute little backyard is all landscaped. It took me a few weeks, over 10 trips to Lowes and Home Depot and some back breaking work.

Well that's it for tonight. I am so thankful for my day off tomorrow.

Jill

Picture (Almost) Perfect

2007-05-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of my living room looking in from the kitchen. I wanted to show you my new kitchen faucet. Yes...the one and only faucet I installed myself!

Here is a picture from the kitchen on your way out to the garage. My little mud-room, drop my junk, put my shoes on area.

Before and After

2007-05-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

Before...

..and after. Now there is still some more work that needs to be done. But wow it looks so much better!

IKEA

2007-05-23T21:25:00.000-07:00

I had such a fun evening after work today. Today was IKEA's grand opening. A friend and I drove over there around 5:40 and it was not as crazy as they were showing on the news. We pulled into the parking lot and got a great parking spot right up front. We laughed at how easy it was, and not busy like we were expecting. We walked in and started shopping. I had a list of 5 or 6 things that I wanted to pick up. I found about 3 of the things I was looking for and 4 or 5 things that I was not looking for but could not live without. The cafeteria was jam packed...and the one downfall to IKEA that I had not noticed before was that they have Pepsi products. I will still eat there.

We shopped and walked all over the 2 stories of great deals and fun impulse buys. We were there a total of an 1 1/2 and decided that all of the great deals were adding up to a lot...so it was time to go. We checked out, wrapped up our breakables and walked out to the car. They had a lot of the normal streets blocked off to help control traffic and we ended up close to our road home. We were stopped at an intersection waiting to turn left. They had cones blocking some lanes and there was a police officer directing traffic. He looked tired and he was so sun burnt. My friend said that we should offer him some water...so she rolled down her window and said, "Excuse me, would you like some water?" he responded that he had plenty, but he thanked us as he walked over to my car. As he came closer she said, "are you sure?" again he replied he was okay. I then said, "Okay, you just look so HOT!" I really meant like sunburn-sweaty-been in the sun all day-hot. He replied, "Well thanks!" and joked about how great he looked and that he wished he could get that recorded...or something (he really was very cute and did not have that marriage ring thing on his finger) And then of course my left turn light turned green, and we drove off.

It was so hilarious! We laughed about it the whole way home. Which is about 25 minutes away from IKEA...did I mention that...I am so close.

I hope you all have a great night and a great Memorial Day...see you soon and when you come to visit we can go to the IKEA!

Jill

Almost finished...

2007-05-23T21:22:00.001-07:00

What do you think? I am glad it is almost all done. I have a few more loads of topsoil and bark to pick up...then I am taking a break from yard work. I am excited to have you come and see it in person!

No picture this time...

2007-05-16T20:55:00.000-07:00

Sad I know, but I hope to have a new picture soon. Today was a crazy busy day. I worked from 8-5 then went to the home improvement store and but 30 of the 20lb do it yourself retaining/decorative wall bricks. I then unloaded them into my garage and went to Yoga class. After class I carried 1 brick at a time from my garage to the back yard. I am very excited for the end result but figure I will need about 55 more bricks. After that was done I removed the slow-flow filters from my shower heads and started a load of laundry.

Tomorrow is going to be just as busy. I start the day at 5:30am in the gym with my trainer and then it is off to a breakfast meeting at Mimi's Cafe (no complaints there) then I will work from 9-6 and end the day babysitting for a friend.

I hope Friday is not as busy. Saturday is already filling up!

I want to thank my parents for helping me move and for installing my bathroom hardware, ceiling fan and helping in my yard. I could not have done it without them. I also need to thank all of my friends who helped me move (Amanda) and (Melissa) for helping with furniture and backyard! Thanks a ton everyone! Stay tuned for more updates on my house and have a great weekend!

Love Jill

2007-05-09T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of my new fridge. It is made by LG, they are known for having tv's in the door. Mine is not that crazy, it is still very cool!

Ignore the rest of the mess...I have moved a lot in, but have not organized yet.

Yard Work

2007-05-07T21:31:00.000-07:00

After work tonight I went straight to my favorite place...Costco! I bought some of the esentials (like Diet Coke) and then went right to my new house. I worked in the yard all night. I do not have any new pictures tonight, but I will take some tomorrow!

Quote for the day:

"Like a beautiful flower,
Brightly colored but lacking in scent,
So are well-spoken words
Fruitless when not carried out."

~Buddha

Spring is here!

2007-05-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

This is an updated picture of my tree in my backyard. It looks great! I am going to love it in the spring and summer, but raking the leaves in the fall and winter will be a killer.

Here is another shot of my backyard! I am excited for you all to see it in person. Have a great day, and a Great Week!

About April 14th

2007-05-05T15:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture pre-painter.

Here is a picture during painting...

And here is a picture of the final paint job! And a picture of the new carpet upstairs. I do not have just a picture of the paint...but I will get one soon. I also need some new backyard pictures, the tree looks great right now!

The carpet looks great right?

2007-05-05T15:30:00.000-07:00

Here is my kitchen...the floors are tile but I am not sure that they'll be that way for much longer. Stay tunned for more kitchen updates.

In the begining...There was once an old lady.

2007-05-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

I bought my town house from "Grandma" as I like to call her. She had lived there for 5 years or so and was a smoker. I had a lot of cleaning up to do. I ripped out the carpet, and hired a painter.

2007-05-05T13:58:00.000-07:00

2007...

This blog is an online journal of my life. Right now I spend most of my time remodling my town house. Here are some pictures so you can see the progress too!