Today

So there was a mysterious drawing on my board today:
I had to inquire after staring at it for awhile. It's an elevator. The scoop? There is a secret elevator that is very convenient but takes a special key to operate. I happen to be one of the privileged people with a key (there's quite an initiation to make it into this group). Today I have been pretty scarce so they were commenting on their inability to ride the 'magical, mystery' elevator. Fun times!

Details

I spotted this masterpiece on my way home from work. It was parked in front of a local bike shop down the street from my house. I thought it was very well done. The other side looks like it's still in progress (covered in primer). I will keep an eye on it and try to get the other side when it's done. Makes me want to cruise the country like a 'rolling stone!'

Chairs

Awhile back I bought a set of charis for my kitchen table. They were covered in dirt and rust (I wish I would have taken a before photo) but with a little steel wool and a lot of elbow grease they turned out pretty clean. I chose the fabric to match the backsplash and countertops, it's loud but I really think it has that "throwback" element. My mom was solely responsible for the re upholstery...she is amazing!

A Day Late..

...and many dollars short. That's the story of the patio project. I came up short so it looks like I'm going to have to break my budget. I have tried to think of alternative layouts, flowerbeds, trim decking but I think that I'm just going to have to do what's right and finish it off with rock. I can't hardly believe that a ton and half wouldn't cover it. I am very pleased with how it looks so far and I can't wait to finish so I can have a garden party this summer!

Practice Makes Perfect

More airbrushing. I still haven't worked out all of the kinks but it's getting better.

Patio Progress

This weekend I started working on the patio. Yesterday we cut the sod and today I bought the stone. I started to lay it out and I'm worried I didn't get enough (we shall see). I am excited to see how it's going to look but there is still work to be done like tilling and leveling (blah). Today has been very windy which makes it tough to move dirt. There is rain in the forecast tomorrow so I guess I will just have to chomp at the bit for another week until I can really start working on it.
The stones are from Oklahoma which is pretty cool (buy locally!). I purchased them here.

Happy Hour

Minutes away from freedom...lately work has been brutal. Mostly because I haven't had a whole lot going on and the weather is gorgeous so I just want to be outside. There are times when it is really fun, like when the student employees come and draw on my new memo board (it's very entertaining to see it change from day to day): Artist, Jordan and Thane. Me+phone=bad photo.