Engagement Photos!

We have engagement photos tonight by the river...I'm really looking forward to it. We're doing black & whites. I still haven't picked out an outfit. I guess I still have 2.5 hours. Mom wants us to dress up a little, but Tyler and I are authentic ragamuffins, and I can't justify us pretending we aren't! Don't get me wrong, we won't be in our sweats or anything, but yeah. Normal people clothes.

I have a dress fitting on Saturday, I'm looking forward to that ... I think. There isn't too much else to report at this point!

final pics from make over evening 1

Obviously, this is Lyden and Tyler pulling up tile, and below is Lyden and I after a good night's work - as you can imagine, that subfloor was pretty sticky, and we have glue and tile all stuck to our pants.

...I'll post pics of the kitchen once we start working on it. :)

After #1: Living Room Wall

This is the living room wall minus the not-so-hot wood paneling.

Before: More Living Room Pics

This is the rest of that wall, with more of those lights. We're hoping to put in some fun track lighting instead. That glass door is the one that enters into the kitchen.

Yup, it's solidly a car window opener.

Before: Living Room #1

Here you can see how our living room and bedroom connect. You can also see some pretty harsh lighting near the ceiling, and if you look carefully, yes, that is a car window opener on the wall, which at one time moved the curtain.

Bedroom After, #1

This is the bedroom after we un-tiled it. The wood subfloor is exposed, and that's a big pile of tiles in the middle there. You can see Tyler holding back that curtain that divides the rooms.

Bedroom Before, #1

This is (part of) our bedroom and its closet. You will notice the lovely lino tile, some tiles of which were pulled up by my dad on Wednesday, as he was examining the floor. You will also notice that there is wood panelling on our closet. Did I mention wood panelling is a bad idea? You'll also notice a wood divider of sorts on the ceiling. This is where a big curtain is pulled to separate the big room into two little rooms. It's also where we're putting a wall and doors (perhaps french doors, if possible).

Belated Update

The other day I had a weird wedding dream but now I can't remember what it was about. The point is, I'm already having weird wedding dreams.

On to the updates!

Master of Ceremonies

My "aunt" Sally has agreed to be the MC at our reception! We're really excited, as we know that she's going to do a great job. Thanks Sally!!

HOUSE!!!

We are so excited that God has provided us a basement suite to live in. It's small, and the decor needs some work, but we're up for the challenge. It's in Ogden, and the rent is VERY reasonable. Last night, Lyden, Tyler and I went over to start the renos. I took lots of pictures, so I will post the "before" pictures on here, and then some pictures showing the progress.

Tyler took down some wood panelling on the wall (never a good idea to put up wood panelling...), while Lyden and I pulled up the attractive lino tile. After Tyler was satisfied with the destruction he had done on the wall, he helped us pull up tile. We worked for about an hour, maybe hour and a half, then called it a night. We don't want to be making a bunch of noise too late into the night; I think we left at around 8:40. Tonight Tyler and I will be cleaning up the piles of tile we left on the floor (again, pictures to follow), and working on some other stuff.

Oh, and the silly registry is finished.

I'll post some pictures when we have them developed.