Wow ... almost two years since I attempted to start a blog. That's about as successful as my attempts to rehab my house in DC!
We've actually made some progress with the place since I last wrote. The primary kitchen has been successfully renovated, the half bath has been completed, and Sandi has really made leaps and bounds fitting the first floor with all our new furniture (the pic is from last Christmas ... but gives a good perspective on the new interior design - it beats the previous living/storage room scheme we had going). We have also redesigned the front yard along with our tree box. We've been really pleased with the outcome as have our neighbors who continually comment on how great the front yard looks. Sandi has really done a great job.
My two partners have decided to move on, so I will officially become the sole owner later this year once the "refi" issues have been resolved. It's a bit daunting taking on the entire project myself, but it is a great challenge as well. So far so good ... knock on wood.
Sandi and I had a pretty eventful weekend. Went out to Bar Louie with friends on Friday for really cheap, yet really strong mojitos followed by tons of sushi and Asian Pear Sake (thanks Yong) with a side of Saporro at Nooshi Noodles.
Saturday day was eaten up with the repainting of the apartment so no riding for me. My incredibly awesome tenants (Joe and Sarah) moved out after two great years, so I've been cleaning, painting, repairing, etc. the space for our new tenants (Mike and Alison) who are also newlyweds ... just like our last tenants. Hopefully they'll be just a good. We're a little worried as they have a one year old black lab (same age as Gabi) and we're not exactly sure how Gabi is going to take the new tenant. Hopefully with a few aggressive "meet the new puppy on the block" sessions we'll have her acclimated. I was able to paint the remainder of the space on Saturday (bathroom, kitchen, hallways, and living room), but had to return early Sunday morning to replace the molding for the breakfast bar.
Sunday Gabi woke me up early for her morning constitutional, so I was able to get an early jump on the work for the apartment. It's always good starting early as I was finished with all my work by 11:30. All was for not though as Sandi dragged me out to the "country" for some TJ Maxx action followed up with a trip to Harris Teater's. We came home to a suspiciously quiet house after the shopping extravaganza. On further inspection I found Gabi knocked the "F-out" on the bed with the oscillating fan keeping her cool ... what an excellent watch dog. I actually scared her when I entered the room as she had not heard us enter the house. The perplexed/frightened look on her face when I woke her up was priceless.
It was incredibly hot this past weekend, so I clocked zero miles on the bike. I did however finally buy a replacement battery for my odometer, so I'll finally be able to measure the distance of my commute. I did not do it this morning as I opted to sleep in rather than fight the rising temperatures of July in DC. I'm riding with PPTC tomorrow night hopefully, so I will be driving to Springfield once again tomorrow morning.
Work is still a bit lame, though there may be more opportunities at this site than there were at my last position. Will have to explore further with the management here to determine what my next step will be.
Plans for this week:
Tuesday night ride with the PPTC
Hopefully commuting to work via bike Wednesday - Friday
Greg Cooper's B-Day bash this weekend
Tie up all the loose ends with the apartment (i.e. final cleaning)
Possibly a trip to the brew shop to start up the brewing line again ... been a while since my last batch (November ... a dry hopped DIPA). The beer has been fantastic ... not one bad batch yet. Hoping to make a Liberty Anchor clone next.
We've actually made some progress with the place since I last wrote. The primary kitchen has been successfully renovated, the half bath has been completed, and Sandi has really made leaps and bounds fitting the first floor with all our new furniture (the pic is from last Christmas ... but gives a good perspective on the new interior design - it beats the previous living/storage room scheme we had going). We have also redesigned the front yard along with our tree box. We've been really pleased with the outcome as have our neighbors who continually comment on how great the front yard looks. Sandi has really done a great job.
My two partners have decided to move on, so I will officially become the sole owner later this year once the "refi" issues have been resolved. It's a bit daunting taking on the entire project myself, but it is a great challenge as well. So far so good ... knock on wood.
Sandi and I had a pretty eventful weekend. Went out to Bar Louie with friends on Friday for really cheap, yet really strong mojitos followed by tons of sushi and Asian Pear Sake (thanks Yong) with a side of Saporro at Nooshi Noodles.
Saturday day was eaten up with the repainting of the apartment so no riding for me. My incredibly awesome tenants (Joe and Sarah) moved out after two great years, so I've been cleaning, painting, repairing, etc. the space for our new tenants (Mike and Alison) who are also newlyweds ... just like our last tenants. Hopefully they'll be just a good. We're a little worried as they have a one year old black lab (same age as Gabi) and we're not exactly sure how Gabi is going to take the new tenant. Hopefully with a few aggressive "meet the new puppy on the block" sessions we'll have her acclimated. I was able to paint the remainder of the space on Saturday (bathroom, kitchen, hallways, and living room), but had to return early Sunday morning to replace the molding for the breakfast bar.
Sunday Gabi woke me up early for her morning constitutional, so I was able to get an early jump on the work for the apartment. It's always good starting early as I was finished with all my work by 11:30. All was for not though as Sandi dragged me out to the "country" for some TJ Maxx action followed up with a trip to Harris Teater's. We came home to a suspiciously quiet house after the shopping extravaganza. On further inspection I found Gabi knocked the "F-out" on the bed with the oscillating fan keeping her cool ... what an excellent watch dog. I actually scared her when I entered the room as she had not heard us enter the house. The perplexed/frightened look on her face when I woke her up was priceless.
It was incredibly hot this past weekend, so I clocked zero miles on the bike. I did however finally buy a replacement battery for my odometer, so I'll finally be able to measure the distance of my commute. I did not do it this morning as I opted to sleep in rather than fight the rising temperatures of July in DC. I'm riding with PPTC tomorrow night hopefully, so I will be driving to Springfield once again tomorrow morning.
Work is still a bit lame, though there may be more opportunities at this site than there were at my last position. Will have to explore further with the management here to determine what my next step will be.
Plans for this week:
Tuesday night ride with the PPTC
Hopefully commuting to work via bike Wednesday - Friday
Greg Cooper's B-Day bash this weekend
Tie up all the loose ends with the apartment (i.e. final cleaning)
Possibly a trip to the brew shop to start up the brewing line again ... been a while since my last batch (November ... a dry hopped DIPA). The beer has been fantastic ... not one bad batch yet. Hoping to make a Liberty Anchor clone next.
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