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...