Painting Party

My birthday was last Tuesday. I got my present (a new laptop) several days early, but for my actual birthday Dave took the day off work and had me call in sick. We went out to breakfast at IHOP for blueberry pancakes and then went to the Sherwin Williams paint store to get paint for our condo. We bought our place just over a year ago and the walls were an awful pinky taupe color. It was so ugly I was embarrassed to have people come over. We picked out a green color that depending on the light looks like a gray-ish blue. I was anxious to paint that night, but Dave made me be patient as he had planned a painting party for me to take place on Friday.

Friday rolled around and I took the day off to tape off the walls and move furniture. Dave's sister Nina came over early to help. Later that afternoon our families came to help out. We put tarps down everywhere and everyone got a roller and got to work. Before we knew it the whole place was done. We now have a black front door (before it was yellowed and smudged), "Willow Tree" walls and "Less Brown" accents.

There is still much work to be done, but it's amazing the world of difference paint does to a place.

This is Jenalee Katherman (my niece) with my dad in front of our newly painted walls. You can't tell the colors very well from the picture, but the one on the left is "willow tree" and on the right is "less brown"

Jenalee started Kindergarten this week and loves it. She will do great in school as she is smart and also very outgoing and friendly.

Jenalee's sisters Elayne and Anabelle in our hallway. Anabelle is in her princess dress phase-- she refuses to wear anything else. On Friday she was tinkerbell. Anabelle was very sad when she first found out that we were not painting our walls purple. She finally got used to the idea that Uncle Dave and Aunt Camy like green better than purple and since they have to live here green is a better color for the walls. Although she quit being sad about no purple walls, she still chose not to paint on principle.

Way to stand up for your values Anabelle!

On our front porch with Anabelle. I sure hope one day Dave and I make a kid as cute as her.

Dave got SO much paint on his feet. I was shocked and relieved that we didn't get paint on the carpet.

THE

CLEANUP

Not quite as fun as making the mess, but just as important to the finished product.

Did I mention I LOVE my walls! I love my

cabinets too-- We painted them black a few months ago. I really like the way it turned out though I was a little weary about the brown accent wall with black cabinets, but it works.

Oh, by the way...

My hubby

is so hot!

Handy too putting the face plates back on the outlets.

I have got to be the luckiest girl in the world to have him. Along with giving me amazing month long birthdays he also regularly helps clean the house, do laundry and cook. Even as I write this he is switching out the laundry for me because it's ready and I'm apparently busy (btw I didn't ask him to).

Thank you David for all you have done for over the past three years. You're amazing.