It has been a crazy busy week. With all of the travelling to celebrate, work and visiting the house we really haven't had a spare moment to relax. Our main focus for the week is getting the house ready for painting. We spent one whole night washing walls and removing light switch covers and vents all in preparation of the painting party we had at our house Friday.
My FABULOUS aunts She who gives out Indian names and She who bangs stick into walls volunteered to help us paint. They enjoy painting and are damn good at it. It was a day that I will cherish forever. We don't see each other enough and to have them there making our house into a home meant more to me than they will EVER know!! We had SO MUCH fun! We spent the day talking, laughing and catching up on everything. Windows were almost taken out, paint was spilled and walls were painted. The day went by so fast it was such a blur but the end product was well worth it!!
At one point in the day we had 5 people manning painting utensils! It was amazing! My mom stopped by to help and visit while on her way through to Farm and Fleet. It has been hard for her as she has wanted to help but hasn't had the energy to do it. Which is fine as we know she isn't feeling well and would rather have her rest than come over and wear herself out even more.
We painted the living room a color called wooded path. All I can describe it as is a dark sagey olivey green. It is absolutely gorgeous! It is so warm and cozy. The kitchen hallway is painted Basketweave, also know as Crikey Khaki or Blimey Brown as the color reminded us of Steve Irwin's pants, with an accent wall of Brick Fleck. The red has been more challenging than I expected. The 5th coat sealed the deal and it is BEAUTIFUL! Thanks to all of our help we went home on Friday night with a painted living room, kitchen, hallway and the majority of an entryway.
Saturday was another productive day. She who gives Indian names called and asked when to come and help. When she left on Friday night she said that she may be back on Saturday. She spent the whole day painting the bathroom. If we had thought about it we would have primed the bathroom on Thursday night. At that point I wasn't sure what color I wanted to paint it yet. Josh and I finished the bedrooms downstairs which is great because we really don't have to0 much more to paint. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
We are so grateful for all the help. I am not sure what kind of nightmare it would have been without it. I have never painted before and I actually really enjoyed it. I think that I may actually be good at it too.
