Finished

I am so excited. I finished my first painting project. I finished it last night (Sat night/Sun morning) at 1am. I just finished putting the room together tonight and I think I will be able to sleep in my own bed tonight for the first time in 3 days. Last night there was a lot of frustration. I was praying that I didn't mess up the walls since I really had no idea what I was doing and they actually turned out alright. good thing cause I barely have anymore paint left. Anyhew I have a few touch ups to do that will be done sometime, but here are some pix of the finished product with everything in place. The color is called Teal Zeal by Behr. By the way I didn't clean the mirror and I promise that there are no roller marks, I done good. :) Oh and soon, I will have my beautiful white shutters in place of the curtains! I can't wait for those to come in and be installed.

~Mishap involving the roller and the ceiling. Sorry Matt.~

While the Husband is Away, The Wife Will...

PAINT!!!

I have finally started painting my house and boy am I tired just after priming. And this is only the master bath by the way which is a small master bath at that. I started today with taping off the room at around 2pm and finally at 8:30 I finally finished, again with only the primer. Home Depot also tinted the primer for me a few shades lighter than my final color and right now the room looks like a blue green robin egg color. Not Caribbean water color at all. But It will get there by Sat. Hopefully. Here are some of the started pix. The final color will be a teal/jade green and we have chocolate towels and floor mats. I can't wait till it is done.

Oh and Matt does know that I am doing this he might not like me to ruin a perfectly brand new house with a can of paint but he does support me as I am the one doing all of the manual labor on this, "Little Project."

~Plain Jane White and boring~

~Primer Blue Green, and now that I am out of there and

not looking at the piant it is starting to look more green than blue~

I've Done It!!!

I have actually filled my Piano Studio to my max goal number. I officially have 25 students taking lessons every week!!! GO ME!! I set this number originally saying that if I every made it to 25 that I would be so happy and only a year and a half after I started teaching here I have reached my goal. I tried a few months ago to say I "technically" had 25 even though I knew I lost 2 of them but now I officially have 25 students and another teacher in the neighboring town is going to be referring some students to me cause she can't teach anymore so I will start my waiting list. I am so happy I love teaching!

Some more good news for today, we had our first snow of the winter season. It is almost February and we just had our first little bit of snow, but now it is all starting to freeze over so it was a small snow storm and ice. I love snow cause I don't drive in it and it is pretty to look at.

Also, my mom is finally safe and sound in her own bed and out of the hospital! After 3 weeks in the hospital she is finally out and hopefully for a good long while. I will be coming back to AZ for a couple of weeks at the end of February to spend some time with the Fam, since I couldn't help out when she was in the hospital. It will be some much deserved family time.

And Matt is almost at his "half way point" to coming home for a few days and then leaving for AZ for training, but at least he will be out of harms way. A ton of good news to round out this blog. Hope everyone is doing well!

IT'S FREEZING!!!

It is sooooo cold outside. Per weather.com it is currently 6 degrees outside, and cold inside too. But I am trying to keep the eletric bill down so that is why it is cold inside. Anyhew it is very cold outside. I don't think I have ever felt weather this cold before. Anyhew. Everyone is doing well. There have been a couple of scares in the family with my mom and then with an alarm system scare last night but everything is better. Matt is staying busy and safe too. That's all on the homefront.

Oh and this is my 100th post.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Also my 99th post is on the last day of 2008. I loved everything that happened in 2008, it was a first for many things. First time my parents and in-laws came out to visit me in VA, my first studio recital, the first time I made my own costume, my first time of Matt being sent on a deployment, and my first Christmas without Matt, and all of these first are the first of many. Happy New Year Everyone and may it be a better year than the previous.

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! We hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

He Done Good

Matt, my beautiful husband whom is always thinking of me first sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Apparently he contacted my parents a couple of weeks ago asking for their address. What a clever guy. Here are the pix of the flowers. Also when I was putting the pix of the flowers on my computer I also found the pix of Matt opening our Christmas gifts from my parents and a pix of us before he left (and about the beard, I don't like it but he says that he is getting a head start on what he was going to grow when he got there. As long as it is gone before he comes home I don't care what he does). Here are the pix.