Joy

This weekend was great— we spent a lot of time working on the house, which was wonderful. The kitchen is officially unpacked! Jason put all the cabinet doors back on, and it is almost to the point where I can post some before/after pictures. Stay tuned.

Also this weekend, I took a 4-1/2-hour trip to IKEA with Theresa. It was so fun! She got all kinds of things to furnish her future apartment, and I practiced great restraint, but still managed to get some necessary and fun items for the house.

We also had dinner with friends on Friday night, at a great restaurant called Doolittle's. If you come to visit us, there is a 90% chance that we will take you there (unless you are a vegetarian). Their rotisserie chicken is amazing.

It was so nice to relax at home this weekend (in between projects) and spend time with friends! Things are really starting to come together at the house—and Jason is turning into quite the handyman!

I'm starting to feel like I need to do some Christmasy things to get ready for the holidays! Blame it on the stores having their Christmas stuff up BEFORE HALLOWEEN, but I am ready! Ready for lights, decorating, trees, parties, etc. Does anyone have any fun holiday ideas/plans in the works?

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Happy Halloween!

So, I saw this costume at Target, and I had to have it. But of course, I didn't buy it the first time I saw it, so after much searching I am happy to say that it was found once again, and Mocha dressed up as a rooster for Halloween. The first time I put his costume on him, I just laughed at him for a good five minutes. SO funny!

I'd also like to make the disclaimer that as ticked off as he looks in these photos, the cat actually didn't mind dressing up! He was more angry at having to sit on our laps and pose. After the photo shoot, he happily wore his costume for another 10 minutes before I took it off.