It's not 100% done yet, but it is definitely almost there.
This was a huge project weekend in the Reese Household. It was also an absolutely historic weekend.
Ben got his dream sound system installed.
It started looking like this:
Ok...a little to the left.
Now, a little to the right...
alright!
Chords...all over. ugh.
More chords...all over. ugh.
But then it ended like this:
Minor chord amount. To be fixed...quickly...
Terrific!
Ben is to the moon excited with the sound system. We tested out on my no.1 all-time favorite movie: Apollo 13. Pretty sure my house was about to take off to the moon to save them...
Today, we also got to enjoy an awesome dinner party with our friends, pictures to come tomorrow for Tutorial Tuesday--it's sushi!
Everyone get their football scratch itched yesterday? We watched the S. Carolina and Wazzu games last night. I also almost deleted my Facebook, why? I'm sick of Husky fans doggin' on the Cougs...c'mon give them a break. Now don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of WSU, but seriously. Give it a rest. They haven't been a threat to the huskies for YEARS. You are no better than another Pac 12 team who-will-remain-nameless by rooting against them. Rooting against teams is so...annoying.
Eh, I guess that's all a part of the happy discourse that comes with Football Season. I'll get off my high-horse now.
So here we go, my wall-o-newspaper!
I numbered all my pictures first, then put the corresponding newspaper sheet up on the wall. I think this looks pretty awesome!
I also started hanging part of them tonight, here's my progress:
I'm trying to milk this project for time, I need this to last through Sunday afternoon. I need to be somewhere else when my Dad and Ben start ripping into my beautiful wall to hang speakers and the TV. I don't even want to think about it.
Ben and I made an agreement before we bought our house. OK, we made two agreements. First agreement was I can get a puppy. Second agreement was that if he gets his stereo/sound system, I get to do whatever I want with the house.
So I will be spending Sunday crouched in the fetal position in the corner of my Creative Cove trying not to think about the hole being punched in my beautiful wall.
After months of anticipation, boredom and baseball, the day has finally come.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON, BABY!
College football is unmatched in its drama, intensity and overall awesomeness. At the beginning of the season, there's the uncertainty over the incoming freshman, possibility of a new quarterback, and the 'what the?' that comes with the AP/BCS rankings.
College football is classy [unless you go to UO...BOOM!] You don't get the annoying contract dramas and overall whiney-ness that comes with the NFL. College coaches demand character from their players. And while there will always be a few bad apples in college ball, it's nothing in comparison to the Chad JohnsonOchocinco Johnson or Terrell Owens.
Now, college football has its faults--the weird ranking system, crazy bowl game selections, and NCAA violations. But honestly, that just makes it a little more exciting.
So, to commemerate the Opening Games Day of College Football, I present you with:
Your very own Nebraska Cornhusker iPhone Lock Screen.
looks a little silly here, but looks ahmauhzing on my phone.
And soon to be your phone, right?
Not a fan of the Huskers? Now's a really good time to start.
Let me give you the top ten reasons they are the finest team in the land:
1. They are the team with the most recent back-to-back National Championships (1994 and 1995.) Oh, and for the record? We also won one in 1997. Beating Notre Dame's record from 1949. [And who doesn't love beating Notre Dame?]
2. They have a great fight song.
3. There are no fans like Husker fans, we have sold out our home stadium for every game since October of 1962. You don't buy Husker tickets, you inherit them.
4. Nebraska's team is so old, we even have old-timey names: Bugeaters, Tree-planters, Old Gold Knights.
9. We produce a huge amount of NFL talent. Including Portland's own Ndamukong Suh. When Suh isn't stomping on folks or crashing his muscle car into trees, he plays for the Lions and donates huge amounts of money to the UNL Engineering Program. Most of the Nebraskans can be found on the defense or offensive line. No comment on our quarterbacks. 10. We travel with our team. There are a lot of teams that travel well, but Nebraska does it a little better. We sell out stadiums in South Dakota, Hawaii, New Mexico...
and Seattle.
Ok...that was a low blow. You did win the Bowl Game.
I am also known to root very loudly for the Huskies when they are not playing my team...
I could list a million more... Including how almost everyone thinks we have one of the best fan-bases. Like here, here or here [ok...admittedly, all these links come from Bleacher Report...I didn't have time to look for the ESPN poll, but it's there.] As fans walk in the stadium we pass a sign that says, "Through these stands pass the greatest fans in College Football." Yeah. Or when our stadium is filled it becomes the 3rd largest city in the state at about 82k (and rising...)
Or how in 5th grade we went on the BEST field trip in the world. We got to run on the field, I saw my Great Uncle Fred's picture in their hallway to the locker room (he played for Nebraska's first Rose Bowl team), and we got to see the players eat. IT WAS AMAZING.
Ok...I'll stop.
I will say, I'm not exclusively a Husker fan. I've been known to root for Oregon State and Washington whenever they aren't playing my team.
There are teams I will never root for: Clemson (I don't know why, so don't ask), Miami (I know exactly why, don't ask), Florida and Oklahoma. [Yes, I will cheer for Oregon. I did root for them in all their bowl games...so sue me.]
Let's hope for a good year folks, no matter who your team is.
I swore I was going to try another color. I stood in the paint isle at Home Depot for a good 15 minutes. I considered every color...
Goldfingerrr
I ended up painting them all bright gold. Gold, gold, GOLDGOLD. I swear I tried to resist. But I couldn't.
Painting frames is super easy, and takes little to no prep-work.
I started out by giving each of these a quick swipe with a fine sand-paper and wiped them down with a damp cloth.
Then, I laid out a drop cloth and got ready for some serious painting.
Since these were all black, I planned on giving them three good coats of paint. Make sure to spray about a foot away, you don't want drips.
Also--pet peeve alert--paint the insides of the frames...seriously, it's important. If you don't, I will notice, and I will point it out to you in a super judge-y way. [ok..that was harsh, but craftsmanship is important!]
Here was the aftermath:
Oh, they look awesome.
I'm giving them a good 24 hours of drying time in the garage to make sure the paint sets well.
Phase 2 is almost halfway done--next step, arranging them on the wall...hopefully tomorrow!
So I know that today is Tuesday, but I don't have a tutorial. Why? Because I'm too freaking excited.
Why? WE BOUGHT A COUCH.
We bought a real, custom, special, non-Craigslist, non-Goodwill couch. [No judgement on Craigslist or Goodwill...our house is full of free/cheap wares from such places and we love them dearly.]
We have been longing for a piece that will make this piece quintessentially 'ours.' Since a lot of our remodeling plans have been sidetracked to next Spring, we decided to buy a couch.
She's a beauty right? She is two love seats, a corner and a chaise and she's all ours [in 8 weeks.]
We had an awesome experience with this. We got to pick out the custom fabric, which of course I made them photocopy so I could match it up with the room and our soon-to-be floor:
I'm loving the combination of gray + mustard. I think I'm going to look for a nice turqouise rug too...mmm...
The bottom fabric is like a menswear tweed, and it is totally awesome.
One of the pillows is this fabric with the little birdy.
We seriously had an awesome experience at Thomasville picking this thing out. We sat in every single chair in the store. We [and by we, I mean just me] made the lady jump through hoops showing us every possible color combination and fabric choices. We [again, me] demanded a discount, which we got and then almost cried when we signed the "yeah we're really paying for this" paper.
One of my past roommate's dads told us once that you become an adult when all your Ikea Furniture starts falling apart.
I can't wait to show it to you in 8 so-long-don't-wanna-wait weeks. Hopefully it comes sooner....
