Wait for it...

It is almost time! The husband and I are hosting the first party in the "new" old house. We are having an open house this weekend to show off all that is new and improved. We are really excited about having a chance to have people over and to host a party.
We have kept the pictures to a minimum because we are hoping to surprise people with the changes, but I promise after this weekend we will post pictures of all of the rooms.
We are making great progress, we are pretty much set in all of the rooms except the hall and the 2 extra bedrooms.
I think we have gotten a huge amount of work done in a relatively short time, we have only been back for about 6 weeks. But with the party coming up I just keep thinking of more and more I want to get done before Saturday. I have to shout out to the husband who has been incredibly helpful and understanding of my neurotic need to do more projects. I am very lucky to have such a handy man for a husband.

On another note, I set up a Facebook account. Some will think wow, it is about time and others will think I am a sell out. I have to been honest, I am not sure what all the fuss is about. I understand that it is cool to chat with people, but it is really no different than instant messaging. I am not sure that I have figured it all out, but I am somewhat annoyed by the wall idea and the fact that there are just weird random things posted on it by anyone. I am not sure how long I will stick with it, but I will give it a little more time to see if it grows on me.

So Nice!

So last night the husband and I had friends over for dinner.  This was the first time that we have really been able to have non-family over for dinner and conversation.  It was great to spend some time just catching up with them, but also was fun to show off the new house.  Neither of them had seen anything in the house since it was finished, in fact I think we barely had walls last time they stopped by.

We had a nice dinner and then sat comfortably on our living room furniture...that is right we have living room furniture.  It is beautiful and very comfortable.  I napped in the couch a little on Saturday and it was great.

We had a pretty busy weekend but still managed to get a lot done. 

Friday the living room furniture was delivered

Saturday the master bathroom was painted and the bath hardware was installed (thanks Husband)

Sunday the kitchen got painted and a few decorative knick knacks were placed

Sunday night we attended this...it was fun and also funny to people watch.

Monday we did Opening Day with the Astros, they did not win but it was still a lot of fun and a good evening shared with the SIL and her fiance.

So overall things are going well, there are still a few new sad issues, but things seem to be going pretty well.

Tally board is too heavy...

So it feels like overall 2009 has been a pretty good year. It definitely started out better than 2008 and is seemingly progressing along on a positive note. But the past week has jaded by view of things. I am trying to keep in mind that this is just a blip on the map and that things will get back to the good, but for right now I am in a funk and having a hard time getting out of it. Here are just a few of things that have made the bad side of the tally board a little heavier than it should be...
*Friend battling breast cancer, she is a superstar and has been incredibly positive throughout the whole ordeal, but she sounds incredibly tired on the phone and I worry about her constantly.
*SIL is dealing with biopsies to see if there is any chance that she might have to deal with breast cancer
*Lady that I used to sit next to at work was murdered by her husband this weekend, not sure how to deal with the idea of losing an co-worker to murder
*Two of my great aunts passed away in the last couple of weeks
*Personal issues with regards to health (nothing serious, just something that has to be dealt with)
*Two bald patches that have reappeared and don't seem to be responding to the medicines (for those that don't know I lost all of my hair for about 7 years, I would like to avoid a repeat)
*Frustrating projects at work, it seems that the harder I work the crappier the projects that are handed to me and the worse condition they are in
* A very old and dear friend and his wife moved to Florida last week, so instead of being 15 minutes away they are now 10 hours...
*Fighting with the furniture store to get delivery of final piece of our bedroom suite
So needless to say I am just in a funk and not sure what to do to get out of it. I try and think of the positives, but just when I start to make a breakthrough it seems like one more thing gets added to the tally board.
In an effort to try on look on the bright side, I will list the positives of the last couple weeks:
*Final payment from mortgage company of remaining insurance money
*Friend came into town to help get the house back in order (including helping to paint the living room)
*Looks like we will be getting a supplement from insurance company for things they screwed up
*Delivery schedule for final bedroom furniture piece and living room furniture
*Saw Les Miserables for like the sixth time in a whole new way

Well thanks for reading my ramblings, I know that it will all be ok and that things will get better, but for now they seem to be more loaded on the negative side. Here's hoping to happy events to follow.