First Impressions

Okay.... work with me here.... This is what the front porch used to look like. This picture was taken about a month after we moved in, June 2005. (can you believe we've been here a year!!) Notice the very, VERY ugly and filthy brass, colonial porch light. Also notice the very tacky, fake lead house numbers and flowers on the side window. (You can't see the numbers because they are behind me.... but trust me. They are ugly.)



Here is the porch now. New porch light and frosted glass with numbers. Much improved I say! Next step is a new door. (I am dying for a new door!!! I hate this door.)




Here is what Andrew has been doing with his time.

House before:




House After:
A finished stone wall on both sides of the stairs, hostas on each side of the landing, two new boxwood shrubs (via bob and steph's yard when they were making room for the new hot tub) and ivy in the rest. Can't wait until the ivy fills in.

Day 4

Had to go and introduce Andrew to the new bundle of joy! She is so adorable and smells so good!! Can't get enough of her.


Note: knitted baby blanket #5. Got this one done in record time... 2 weeks. 3/4 of it while we were on vacation in North Carolina.

Introducing....

Madelyn Clare Schaus
6lbs. 5 oz.
18.5 inches
Born, May 25, 2006 - 1:21 PM

Mom and Dad did AWESOME!!



I woke up Thursday with a message on my phone from 5AM. It was Denice telling me her water broke around 2:30 AM and they were at the hospital. I was up, dressed, walked the dog, and out of the house by 7AM. I got to the hospital about 8AM. I got to see Denice a couple minutes before the epidural and then it was the waiting room for me. It worked out good though because it gave me time to try and hurry to finish the baby blanket I'm knitting for this new baby.

After an 11:30 update from Stephen I went out for some lunch. When I came back from lunch I tried calling Stephen....no answer. Turns out it was exactly 1:21....when Madelyn was being delivered! By 2pm I couldn't take it anymore and asked the nurses station for an update. When I walked in there was the baby!!

She is totally adorable with dirty blonde hair with a hint of some curls. She slept and slept and slept.


Congratulations Denice and Stephen!!! And thanks for letting me be a part of it all!!

It's Coming!

Denice's water broke at 2:30 AM! The Baby is coming! Stay tuned!

Commercial Project

Here are the photos from my final project in Interior Design II. It was my first commercial interior design project, an 11,000 sq. ft. office.

Floorplan


Lobby and Workspace finishes


Lobby Close-up


Break Room finishes


Break Room Close-up


President's office and Executive conference room finishes

Time to catch up

Please excuse my absence...after the engagement I was in a mad dash finishing my architecture project, Interior Design 2 project and AutoCAD final. I'll post pictures of my projects this week.

Andrew and I have just returned from the beaches of North Carolina. We were there to celebrate his brother Matt's (and Matt's finace Elena's) graduation from NC State.



We had a fabulous time relaxing, eating, drinking, and laughing with Andrew's extended family. I wish the beach had been a little warmer...but the view was worth the cross-country drive. More pictures to follow...