Cory headed home this morning. Bummed to see him go so soon, but super grateful for all the progress he and Raf were able to make in the master bath over the past week. Have I mentioned lately how wonderful it is to have a skilled family?!
My arch nemesis. These are the horrible bugs that have killed all our birch trees. I was trying to trim a branch that was hanging in the walkway, but instead of cutting through it, I simply snapped it off with the hand I was holding it with. And this was on the one tree I've been trying to convince myself for 9 months was save-able. Not so much. Guess I'm going to need to suck it up and get these puppies cut down sooner than later. 
The latest development in the Master Bath remodel--concrete floor of the shower, complete with all our initials. The boys are so cute. :)
You may have noticed an underlying theme with the daily photos lately (food)--as well as with my general tone (tired). Well, it's time we put two and two together for everyone...WE'RE PREGNANT!!! 
Yet another huge surprise in the backyard this week (I'm literally experiencing daily surprises in the yard--so fun!) Camellias! Who knew this little bush flowered?? Not I.
Was SUPER excited to look out the window this week and see a flower spike coming up on this bushy beast that grows just outside our picture window. I didn't cut it back and have been concerned because the plant portion has seriously exploded in the past month. I was worried that it was putting too much energy into the leaves and I wouldn't have any flowers this year. Which would be tragic because the flowers on this baby are fabulous. But look! Upon further inspection, there are all kinds of flower shoots peeking out--you should be able to find 4 in this photo with a keen eye!
I finally have a new set of wheels. Not exactly my fun little red Versa, but I suppose I'll survive in the most practical car in the world. At least I have my FREEDOM back!!! :)
The Bowling Team. Edy is a board member for DPIE, Dublin Partners in Education, so she sponsored a team at their bowling fundraiser this weekend. She wanted the most competitive team, so Jamie invited us. (Or something like that.) 
Wow, am I behind or what? From Taco Night on Saturday. Thank goodness for the return of the warm weather. Taco Night and winter just don't mix.
Birthday, Birthday!! Justin, Alicia, and I celebrated with Annemarie at Barclay's in Rockridge last night. Home of fried pickles and Tangerine Wheat on tap. Love that place!
Today I discovered a bee graveyard...inside my house. This is upsetting for multiple reasons. First, because there's already a terrible disappearing bee issue in the world, I don't need to be responsible for more deaths. And second, because they're dying because they're in my house. I appreciate a bee as much as the next girl...but I'd really appreciate them more if they stayed outside! I don't know where they're getting in and it's freaking me out! There are like 8 of them in this corner...ugh.
Photo courtesy of Raf. He took pictures of the "scene of the crime", where he ran the stop sign on his bicycle, so he could try to prove his innocence in court. He lost. Of course. But the good news is that it won't go against his driving record and the fine was only $100 instead of $250. Not a total loss.
Raf spent most of Day 72 on the phone with just about every Nissan dealer in the Bay trying to nail down the best deal on a Versa. Alas, no photo yet again. So my snippet: we watched a couple movies--Up in the Air and The Visitor. Both were of the slightly depressing sort. But I've been wanting to see The Visitor for years, so I'm glad I finally did.
No super sweet home photos to share (found this one on Flickr). One of these days I'm going to buy a nice little point and shoot camera so that I fail on The Project less often. I actually tried to this weekend, but Costco was closed when I got there. 
Egg Salad Sandwiches for dinner. The recipe wasn't amazing enough to re-lookup and share, but it did fulfill my craving just fine!
Cooking night yet again! We made some Coconut Curry Chicken Soup. Yummy--but it's a very brothy soup. The only hint of curry here is from the use of curry powder. I really need to find a good curry recipe. Red, yet again, por favor!
Also made some Oats & Wheat Blueberry Muffins. Eh. Little too healthy-fied for me. They kinda remind me of banana or zucchini bread...not that good until you slather on the butter! No matter how healthy I'd like to be, sugar-free baked goods just never do it for me. Oh well...on to the super-sized Costco chocolate chip muffins! :)
This may be a shock, but I didn't take this photo. I didn't take any photos on Day 68. Too busy car shopping. Mine broke down last week, so the car shopping timeline got ever-so-inconveniently bumped up. This is the car I want--a Nissan Versa Hatchback...a RED one, to be precise. I'm pretty sure I could get a Versa--but finding a red one might be a bit more challenging. Sigh.
I was going to share a photo of our super satisfying grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup dinner, but Raf doesn't think I should post our slacker meals. So instead I'll just share a photo of him being adorable. As usual.
And the master bath destruction begins. (While simultaneously satisfying Raf's need to burn some frustrated energy.)
Pillaging the orange tree at Raf's parents' house. 
Day 62 was Miss Kaylie K's 30th Birthday (and so the year of 30 begins)! I joined the celebration in Sacramento, and I'm so glad I did! I finally got to meet the majority of the K fam--YAY!
Dad was able to make really good progress on the moulding in the common rooms over the last few days. It's hard to show in photos, but it looks really nice in person. Still white on white, so not super impactful (sorry people), but it's nice to have a finishing touch in at least some places. (We still have much work to do before it can go in in others...ugh!) 
My favorite go-to pasta for busy nights. 
Remember that adorable little layer of greenery (weeds) I told you about recently? Yeah, not so adorable anymore. There's been a new kid on the playground and he's big and mean and ugly. He's grown to a good 2-3 feet after coming out of nowhere. Of course. And he's pushing out all my cute clover filled flowery weeds. Bully. 
