Tuesday, June 3, 2008

this and that.

as you can tell by the lack of posts about our new house, nothing much as happened lately. we're still in escrow and we're still waiting on the bank that owns the house to do their end. meanwhile, we've been approved for a loan and at some point need to sign the paperwork with our agent and our realtor checks in with us every week so we don't feel too forgotten. we did hear last week that the bank has moved ahead with their appraisal and our realtor should call us sometime this week about that. hopefully the appraisal will kick start something and escrow will move a little faster and we can finally do our inspection. lets hope so.

also, my dear maria taught me how to crochet the granny square stitch. i always wanted to learn to do granny squares because i think they make the cutest afghans. here's my little dark brown afghan i'm making out of some extra yarn i had. i hope to make it 2 foot by 3 foot, just large enough to wrap around my legs when it's chilly. i also want to make fuzzy tassels and add them around the edge to make it more "granny." :)


and just for fun, here are some things i'm currently just absolutely crazy about:

lacey's new blog: her garden pictures are too cute!

grapefruit - so refreshing during the summer. i like them best either peeled like an orange or in juice form.

romantic comedy movie/craft nights with maria: well, i've always been a big fan of these actually. :)

double dates with michael's parents: always a good time!

smell of chlorine: okay i don't bend down and inhale it or anything, but when i walk by the pools in our apartment complex and it waifs over, it's so nostalgic.

the cossacks by leo tolstoy: surprisingly romantic.

the sun shining until 8 o'clock at night: i seem to get so much more done when it's still bright outside and the nights seem to last forever!

bees: they are just so busy! unfortuantely i mostly find wasps instead, or rather they find me...

6 comments:

Lauren S. said...

hey! i'm reading tolstoy right now too...anna karennina. i am loving it. i'm so intrigued by russian pre-rev lit ever since i read BK (and became orthodox!) the book is fantastic.

so how do i get invited to one of these craft nights with maria? :)

btw, jason said if us gals wanna get together for our own little book night he'd take care of the kids. i'm thinking i'm not going to pass that up. lets really do it this time. he he.

Anonymous said...

Aww, thanks for the shout-out :)

I love the smell of cholrine too. AND the sun being out until 8:00 ... except that the sun isn't even shining here. I waited all winter for the summer and now I get is gloomy, overcast days. Sadness.

erin* said...

I am so happy about the sunshine. I feel like this summer is going to make up for all the gloomy weather from the Old Country.

Anonymous said...

What a fun post to read! We loved our beach date and now we miss you!

Love Ya!
Mom Baker

Val. said...

um, how does one get nostalgic from chlorine? are you speaking about grandma taking us to the pool in Santa Maria? man, that lady must have been sooooo bored sitting on the grass waiting for us kiddles.

Mrs. Ham said...

Chlorine is so nostalgic! It reminds me of the chlorine watter logged bellies and burnt nostrils of my childhood!