don't have a cow, man.

holy cow! i've really been neglecting posting lately. apologies to my adoring fans. all two of you! :)

so anyway, on to the reason i've been inattentive (okay, that's a lie, i've still be READING blogs, just not posting anything...) so...yeah...anyhooskies...

we've finally started tackling the roof. and it's everything i thought it would be and more. meaning it's completely terrifying, just like i thought it would be.

no, seriously, i kid you not. our roof has a 10/12 pitch, which translates to holy s#!+ freaking steep. in fact, that's why our estimates came in so high (oh, i didn't tell you that we were too cheap to just pay someone to do this? well, now you know) was because of the pitch. in addition, there is, like, NOTHING to hang on to. we have roof jacks, but that doesn't really help me. if i start sliding, what am i supposed to do, grab the person standing next to me? i think not.

so, it's taken me about three weeks to get used to being up there. and being sore. and being hot and dirty. and gross and sweaty. but i'm officially "used" to being up there. for the most part. the other day, i totally tripped over a bundle of shingles and almost fell to my death. but you know, i'm brave like that.

here's the process we go through.

1. rip up old nasty white interlocking shingles.

2. rip up old nasty MOLDY tar paper.

3. hang on for dear life, go down backwards and rip up old shake shingles.

4. shake splinters into a million pieces and you end up digging most of it out of the attic.

5. pull out the nails that were holding the shake on. SIX nails per shingles. yikes.

6. measure and cut new decking. nail to roof.

7. measure and cut new tar paper. nail to roof.

8. measure and cut new shingles. nail to roof (at least we have a nail gun for this part...)

9. move to different part of roof and repeat process. over, and over, and over, and over again.

on to the pictures...the action shots were taken by my mom. she didn't get on the roof, but still ended up hurting her back somehow. oh, we carpenter's really know how to hurt ourselves!

just a reminder of what the roof looked like before we started.

k on his belly digging at the shake under the siding.

dad and i pulling out nails (i look super excited) and k and his dad putting some new shingles on.

ripping up the old crap.

haha, k's butt looks funny because he was sitting on the ridge

I'm in love with these....

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Random thoughts for a random post.

We are watching The Way of the Gun right now. I wouldn't recommend it. Too guy-ish for me. It does have Taye Diggs in it. That's the only thing keeping me awake right now...Netflix is great, but Kyle and I alternate our picks and this was his. BOOOORING. My last one was Role Models. Now that's a good movie.

Danny: Can I get a large black coffee?

Barista: A what?
Danny: Large black coffee.
Barista: Do you mean a venti?
Danny: No, I mean a large.
Barista: Venti is large.
Danny: No, venti is twenty. Large is large. In fact, tall is large and grande is Spanish for large. Venti is the only one that doesn't mean large. It's also the only one that's Italian. Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages.

Barista: A venti is a large coffee.
Danny: Really? Says who? Fellini? Do you accept lira or is it all euros now?

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Speaking of Role Models...I'm pretty sure that Paul Rudd is one of the best things to ever come out of Kansas. Google it, he's totally from Kansas City. He also went to KU (boo....hisss.....) but I'll forgive him. But, this explains the KU hat in Clueless, which was the first movie I fell in love with him during. Classic.

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Today I think I handled a situation the way a "grown up" would. And that makes me feel good about myself. It was nothing bad, I just tend to speak before I think and today I actually thought before I spoke. Good idea, I should remember to do that more often.

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The boxes are slowly diminishing in my house...one day at a time. Unfortunately, K thinks it's my job to unpack them. The only upside I see to this situation is that I get to put things where I want them to be and he can't complain about it. However, I'm losing motivation to do anything, because I'm doing all the work. It's a two edged sword, my friend.

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And now...a random list of movies I can't wait to see...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Hell-OO Josh Duhamel...

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Bruno.

The Proposal.

Funny People. I have a soft spot for Seth Rogan. In fact, I think K looks a bit like Seth...I'm trying to convince him to go as him for Halloween. :)

The Ugly Truth. I think Katherine Heigl is the new chick flick queen. And I adore her for that.

Orphan. Looks super creepy, but I like that chick in that movie, but I can never remember her dang name...anyway, she's really pretty and is a great actress.

The Hangover. I've heard amazing things from people I trust.

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PS - The movie never got better. It just got more shooting in it. Le sigh.

Post Secret of the Week!

Okay...yeah...I haven't updated in a while, but you know what? I'm super busy. Like SUPER busy! Tonight we measured the roof. We have a reroof it and only have about 3 weeks left to do so...YIKES! Talk about procrastinating...we are quite good at that!

Well, I'm sure you are on pins and needles waiting to know what my favorite Post Secret of the week was...so here it is!

Not that I think I'm fabulous, but because I LOVE Aubrey Hepburn! Adorable.

i don't even know...

So, I got nothin' for ya right now. In honor of my blogger brain fart, I'm doing a survey...YAY for YOU!

♥ How long have you been together?
It will be seven years in November. Our official anniversary is Nov. 1st, although we did kind of see each other the summer before that.

♥ Who asked whom out?
We just kind of hung out a couple of nights in Manhattan and just ended up together. We didn't really go on dates until we had been dating for quite a while, we just went to parties and hung out at his house.

♥ Whose siblings do you see the most?
Probably pretty even, my brother lives in Manhattan and his brother lives in KC and neither of them come home very often. Lately his because he was the best man in their wedding last month.

♥ Do you have any children together?
Not unless a cat and two dogs count.

♥ What about pets?
HAH! I knew they'd ask this! We have my cat (Moe) and dog (Nelson) and his dog (Sly).

♥ Did you go to the same school?
We both went to Kansas State. We grew up about 15 miles away from each other, but didn't go to the same high school.

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Geez, who knows. Probably Chipotle.

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Not far at all, I think Colorado, like a 12 hour drive.

♥ Who has the craziest exes?
Ummm...I have a real D-bag of an ex and one is really nice. I don't know much about his ex's, but he doesn't talk to any of them on a regular basis.

♥ Who does the cooking?
We both like to cook, but I'm the better one. He mainly just gets in my way while I'm cooking to "taste test" it. :)

♥ Who is more social?
Me. Hands down. He's a homebody.

♥ Who is the neat freak?
He is the CLEAN freak, as in sanitizing. I'm the ORGANIZATION freak as in I need to know where my shiz is or I can't function. But neither of us are neat freaks, you should see our house, it's a mess of boxes because we just don't care enough to clean it up. I'm FINALLY getting him to help me unpack some of the stuff, he's easily distracted unfortunately...

♥ Who is the most stubborn?
Him. I'm always right, so I'm OBVIOUSLY not stubborn.

♥ Who hogs the bed?
UGH, HIM. He rolls over on to me and I have to slap him to get him to move. At least he doesn't snore.

♥ Who wakes up earlier?
He does. He has a 40 minute commute to work and has to be there at 7:15 am. I have a five minute commute and have to be there at 8. I win!

♥ Where was your first date?
A party at the Stoner's house.

♥ Who has the bigger family?
Both of our sets of parents are still together and we each have one brother. We both have large extended families, but his hardly ever gets together all at the same time, mine always does.

♥ Do you get flowers often?
I don't get cut flowers because we both loved potted plants.

♥ How long did it take to get serious?
Not very long, a couple of months I think.

♥ Who eats more?
Definitely him.

♥ Who sings better?
I'm no songbird, but I'm a better singer than he is.

♥ Who does the laundry?
Me. I can't stand the way he does it.

♥ Who’s better with the computer?
Probably both of us in different ways. We both have to work with complex computer systems and programs every day at work, so together we can usually figure stuff out.

♥ Who drives when you are together?
He does. He feels it is the "manly" thing to do.

♥ Who is the first one to admit they’re wrong?
Me. But I also rub it it in when I'm right.

♥ Who eats more sweets?
He does, I'm a salty person and he's addicted to chocolate.

♥ Who cries more?
Me.

ummm...yeah

So, I just realized that I haven't posted since July 1st. *sheepish grin*

Sorry, been a little busy if you can't tell!

We are still working on getting the house all cleaned up and ready to go, especially since we have company coming to stay with us this weekend! YIKES!

So, on that note, here's my favorite Post Secret of the week:

I love old people, they are just too cute. And, speaking of older people, my grandfather's birthday is this Thursday! It's his 95th (I believe...) so HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!

utter chaos

Well, I would try to get a post together for you guys, but seeing as how I can't even get my life together right now, here's a list of random things...

We are "officially" moved into the house as we no longer have my apartment to fall back on.
My brother felt the need to borrow my Jeep so we are trading for two weeks. It better come back in one piece!
We got a new fridge. It's awesome. And huge.
I don't like the shower in the new house, so the bathroom will be getting redone VERY soon.
We have internet!
I have a lot of bug bites from my backyard.
Nelson hates the basement of the new house.
We are going on a mini vacation this weekend to my parent's lake house.

That pretty much covers the last couple of weeks I'd say...

Happy July 1st, everyone!