Yellow Bee Bug

Blog Move!

2011-01-29T14:52:00.001-07:00

I have moved. New blog is here!

Do Visit!

Tour of our mini home!

2009-08-23T21:25:00.001-07:00

Birthday vacation at the beach

2009-07-01T16:11:00.002-07:00

Coronado was lovely... I would love to win the lotto and live there haha.

Aww wedding photos.

2009-05-20T15:23:00.002-07:00

Our anniversary was a month ago, but still... Best day of my life :)

More NYC photos...

2009-05-04T18:58:00.002-07:00

Here are a few photos from New York... the new Yankee Stadium

Post from Wednesday...

2009-04-22T13:43:00.004-07:00

More updates later... but this is our room at East Village Bed and Coffee (which I love). We have two dogs on our level and share a living area, kitchen and bathroom. The last two nights we were one floor up in a cute little French-themed room.

Yesterday we wandered in SoHo and Little Italy. I caved in and bought new Sauconys since my Jack Purcells are not meant for long days of walking and taking the train. Lunch at Les Halles since I love Anthony Bourdain. Went to a Yankees game at the new Yankees Stadium. It was sad seeing the old one all dark and empty. After the game we stopped by Sam's adorable apartment and hung out for a while.

Today we took the bus to Bleecker to go to Marc by Marc Jacobs, but it was closed. Got breakfast here http://www.cafecluny.com/gallery.htm. Yummy and super cute. Then heading to MoMA which was AWESOME. The photograph exhibit and millions of Pollacks were my favorites.

Happy One Year Wedding Anniversary <3

2009-04-20T14:02:00.001-07:00

New York is great... Being married to Rob is the best. :)
He surprised me by booking us a room at the Hotel on Rivington last instead of the B&B we are at for the rest of the week. So modern and swanky, I loved it!
Fun fun trip so far. We at at Perilla for our anniversary dinner and then went to Asscat with Sam (Upright Citizens Bregade) It was so funny. A chick from 30 Rock and a dude from SNL were in it. Lots of laughs. Late night eats at Innoteca by the hotel... best panini ever. Still to do: lots of museums, yummy dinners, drinks and dancing, Yankees game at the new stadium, and Brooklyn.

View from hotel:

pretty things...

2009-04-02T17:48:00.002-07:00

I love hand me downs! Peek at the crazy lovely chandelier my aunt is sending our way!

Best Weekend Ever

2009-03-01T20:43:00.002-07:00

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HOUSE! Today is one year since we bought our wee little house. We have done a lot... painted, landscaping in process, new bathroom things, furniture, new floors. Lots more to do but I still adore my house and all 900 square feet of it!

Today was hours of yard work. My dad came over and the three of us weeded, mowed, blew leaves and raked. Stella was good and chilled in her crate in the yard watching us. Also fixed our front yard landscape lights and got a new little cactus for the front.

Oh and the yellow bike is Rob's new baby... his Schwinn Madison.

Bikes and sick doggys

2009-02-17T22:08:00.007-07:00

Our weekend consisted of: dog park, Robin's show at the Dodge, Hanny's for dinner, brunch at Barrio Cafe, and early morning Target shopping for Orla Kiely. Robot and Stella had a wonderful time at the Rose Mofford dog park. The Echo Canyon one is even better... definitely going back Thursday on my day off. Having few girl friends left and not going out a lot is fine, just different. I love my weekends.

I also love my husband. I got a new bike today. LOVE IT! It's the same as below, but that's not my bike. I will have to take a photo.

Stella is sick today so I am keeping an eye on her. We almost went to the E-Vet but she seems better. Perhaps a tummy bug.

Mooshy Face

2009-02-13T21:25:00.003-07:00

My dog needs haircut...

She is currently on my lap making it hard to type, gnawing on a rawhide bone.
Weekend is nice so far, even though I work tomorrow. Went to Pedro's for dinner. Came home to a vase of flowers and a card from Rob. We are seeing Robin's show tomorrow at the Dodge Theater and getting brunch on Sunday. Monday is no work, which makes up for having to go in tomorrow.

2 months until rob takes me on our one year anniversary trip to NYC for Tribeca Film Festival!

New floors, new rug, and football

2009-01-16T21:33:00.003-07:00

Lookit! This room is finally coming together.

In other news, we got our tickets to the game Sunday. Sorry for the backwards picture.

Goodbye to 2008

2009-01-01T20:31:00.003-07:00

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Got married, bought a house, and got a puppy!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't remember making any really.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Family friends.

5. What countries did you visit?
Not too much traveling really.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
better friends, no debt, more home improvements.

7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
My wedding to Rob on April 19th... and November 4th.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Purchasing a home and paying off debt. Doing really well at work.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not being in shape, family drama.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just a nasty cold or two.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
A house and Stella!!

14. Where did most of your money go?
Same as above! A mortgage, doggy things and wedding.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The election and home improvements.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Anything with Lil' Wayne.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier and more comfortable with things.

Thinner or fatter?
fatter.

Richer or poorer?
Making more money but spending more hah.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Traveling, entertaining

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worrying and stressing.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I had a relaxing one with my new husband and our families... both of my brothers for the first time in years.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Same old ball and chain teehee

23. How many one-night stands?
Don't tell Rob.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Ooo Entourage and Mad Men.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No.

26. What was the best book you read?
The Glass Catle and Stori Telling (hah)

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
More Jenny Lewis and same old really.

28. What did you want and get?
a poodle mix and an old house!

29. What did you want and not get?
A shorter commute and more friends.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Milk and Wall-E

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Had friends over for a BBQ and a bee Tammie Coe cake. Went to Coronado and out for seafood!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
My dad's health being better.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
bad. just kidding. jeans and scarves.

34. What kept you sane?
wine and husband.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Obama and John Ham

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The entire election and Prop 102

37. Who did you miss?
Still my grandparents. I would have loved them to be at my wedding.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
coworkers.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
I am tough when I want to be.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
eeee I don;t have one!

Gotta love the 60's

2009-01-01T20:24:00.003-07:00

So we are nearly done moving everything we own onto the back patio for the floor tear-out tomorrow. Look what I discovered under our carpet... Eww. This is the front entrance... we have blue linoleum under the carpet in the second bedroom. Our floor guy didn't seem concerned so hopefully it doesn't lengthen the install or bust our budget. Yay.

She's back!

2008-12-31T18:36:00.003-07:00

We are ringing in 2009 with a groggy dog, thai food and some pimp champagne.
Hubby has a blog for 2009. He is going to try to watch and review 365 movies in one year... not too surprising from a recent film grad who now has no homework! Click here.

Again!

2008-12-29T22:36:00.003-07:00

Last floor post (promise) until they are done. We are so excited about them that we pushed up the install... to Friday!! Ahh. So Thursday we are moving OUT of the house and putting everything in the backyard. hehe. This works out well because Rob will still be not working, so he can tend to the animals and supervise.

New Years we are going to dinner with Charles and Leslie and then possibly the bar. I also want to go to First Friday... we are poor for this pay period, but I am too excited to care.

Here is the craziness that is my house right now (note the very excited kitty and doggy)

New floors!

2008-12-28T16:56:00.003-07:00

We took the plunge and got a date/product picked for the new floors. I am dreading moving all our stuff, but excited to be done with our ugly carpet and tile. Woo hoo! Next up, bedroom furniture!

Still sick, but doing better. Matt is in town so we are having a big family dinner tonight before he heads home to Denver.

1 day to go!

2008-12-24T13:01:00.000-07:00

So excited! It is almost Christmas
(her shirt says "Santa's Little Helper" heheh)

New old stereo

2008-12-24T09:12:00.001-07:00

Sounds great but we NEED new speakers...

Also, Merry Christmas to us. Rob got a job offer today! Small pay cut but my raise evens things out. So so so happy and unworried now.

sleepy

2008-12-20T14:18:00.002-07:00

stella loves to be lazy.

7 days until Christmas!

2008-12-18T21:06:00.003-07:00

All I can think about is Christmas and my house... I cannot wait for new wood laminate floors and dual pane windows. Love it.

In other news, my wonderful husband graduates tomorrow from ASU!!!

Teeny Tiny Kitchen

2008-12-06T06:44:00.002-07:00

We are in dire need of new floors. I think we decided on wood laminate... I HATE the previous owners DIY tile job. Lots are uneven and the grout is gross. Besides that, I only really need a fridge and more accessories.

This weekend we are FINALLY staining the fence, painting the salvaged file cabinet, and putting the rest of our Christmas lights up (a ladder would help!).

Home sweet home

2008-12-04T19:17:00.003-07:00

Our little house is slowly coming along...

It's the most wonderful time of the year

2008-11-29T23:42:00.003-07:00

I am loving getting the house ready for Christmas! Our tree seems tiny now, but we may upgrade this year to a bigger one. I am gong shopping tomorrow for more decorations and hopefully doing lights on the house. We also got our first "real" bed with a headboard... giving the old one and the box spring away.

Thanksgiving was great and this is my favorite time of year.

Also Milk was a wonderful movie. Go see it!

Stella is getting big!!

2008-11-24T20:04:00.002-07:00

New addition to our family

2008-09-27T15:45:00.004-07:00

This is our new little Maltese/Poodle girl. She is about 7-8 weeks old and super adorable! Right now she is sleeping in her crate and resting after meeting my parents and nephew Jayce. I love her already.

Zombie lawn

2008-09-01T20:30:00.003-07:00

Yes, the monsoon brought some positives. Behold our previously dead lawn! It looks mighty fine and just needs edging and a proper fence.

Office stuff

2008-08-31T18:17:00.004-07:00

Since Rob and I were off Friday, we went shopping. Found this Danish bookcase - I love it and can't wait to get my books out of my mom's attic once summer ends!

Monsoon craziness!

2008-08-31T18:13:00.006-07:00

My much-anticipated four day weekend started with a BIG bang! Near midnight on Thursday, we had huge scary gusts of wind and non-stop hail and lightning. I was afraid we would lose the big tree in the backyard or that some of our windows would shatter. Well the damage was legit...lost the tree in front yard and our wooden fence in the back. I am OK parting with them, but don't want to pay any money right now. We had the tree hauled away yesterday and Rob will get fencing bids this week. Fun fun! 40th street lost a row of power lines and has been closed since the storm...seems like Phoenix and Tempe got the brunt of it.

Office in progress

2008-08-10T11:25:00.007-07:00

Rob and I sold my beloved green couch and are turning the spare room into an office. After two days of craziness at Ikea, this is the work in progress. It is coming together really well, we just need a new desk chair, some prints, and paint.

Front yard mini-demo!

2008-08-03T20:22:00.005-07:00

This is what our front yard looked like up until a few months ago. Since then, we have killed off the plants and ripped out the brick flower bed the previous owner had built. It blocked the built-in planter and never looked nice to us. All the plants were pretty unattractive and random.

A few weeks back we ripped out the brick, removed the plants, and started the daunting task of removing bags and bags of soil and dirt. Today we finally filled the dumpster with soil and redistributed the rock to even things out. I love the clean look, but still have to fix the landscape lighting and wait for the new plants to fill in. Slowly things are getting done, even in the 105+ degree Arizona heat.

Here are the results:

Mixing!

2008-08-03T20:17:00.005-07:00

We baked some chocolate chip cookies to test out the new mixer. Quite a success - very yummy and not over/undercooked at all!!

Yummy things to come!

2008-08-03T13:21:00.002-07:00

Mixer
Originally uploaded by bjaldecoa

Who knew I would be so excited to own something as domestic as this little guy? We received an unexpected late wedding gift in the form of a Crate and Barrel gift card. That gave me every reason to use my registry completion coupon! Rob is looking forward to being my guinea pig as I plan to try out many new recipes! I will post my first creation tonight.