Paradise Hotel

We made the 5 hour drive from Raleigh to Hilton Head Island for a long overdue vacation. The weather so far is very HOT but the place we're staying is fabulous and has a great view of the ocean. Jessie wants you to know it's "adorable" and was just completely redone in the winter of 2008. Here 'tis.

While the parents are away the animals shall play

We are headed to Hilton Head for a vacation and these guys are already missing us. Fortunately they have their favorite Pet Sitter coming to take care of them while we are away.

The Big Guy and his old man beard

New gets comfortable in the weirdest ways...

Monty Man - Our little lion.

Weekend Warriors

This past weekend we gave some much needed TLC to an old dresser in our guest bedroom. I don't think either of us anticipated how much time it would take to paint (well, actually Matt takes most of the blame here for buying white primer when our top coat was black...won't make that mistake again!). Here's what it looked like.

Sanding wood indoors was a little harsh on the airways:

The aforementioned white primer a.k.a. time sink (note to my readers - if you're painting something black, buy black primer, it will save loads of time and paint):

The sides of this dresser took longer then expected to paint:

Finished!