tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62521587253310065872024-03-05T20:11:17.615-08:00and then she snappedrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11653810052122146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252158725331006587.post-25608247456063640222013-12-24T07:29:00.001-08:002013-12-24T07:29:41.284-08:00Merry Christmas 2013 from the Drechsels<div style="text-align: center;">
From our family to yours, have a very merry Christmas! </div>
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With the holiday season in full swing you're sure to have parties on the brain. The holidays are such a great excuse to have a party because chances are your home is already decked out (and if it's not yet, seriously, what are you waiting for??). We have all the traditional family get togethers, from Christmas Eve dinner at my mom's, to brunch that we love to host at our house Christmas morning (mostly because then we don't have to GO anywhere!), and we always get together with Chris' family for a Christmas gift exchange around the holidays as well. My sister-in-law is a caterer, so the food is always fabulous at her house, which I'm sure takes a lot of effort on her part. But it doesn't have to! I headed to Walgreens (yes, WALGREENS) to see what I could find to throw together for a stress-free party and I was quite surprised by all of <a href="http://walgreens.shoplocal.com/walgreens/new_user_entry.aspx?forceview=y&action=entryflash&sneakpeek=y&promotioncode=walgreens-131201HH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walgreens holiday solutions</a>!<br />
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First I picked up some glittery miniature Christmas trees (for 99 cents each!) to decorate the table with. I found some juice and sparkling water to make some non-alcoholic Holiday punch, assorted <a href="http://walgreens.com/delish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Good & Delish premium snacks</a> like chocolate covered star cookies, dark chocolate peppermint pretzels, sea salt crackers (to serve with my famous goat cheese spread), and nuts (to place in decorative bowls around the party that guests can snack on).<br />
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My nine year old helped me make the punch. We mixed one container of Cranberry Pomegranate juice with one bottle of Sparkling Spring Water. It was super easy, and festive for those of us who want an alcohol free option.<br />
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Assorted cookies and pretzels on a simple white platter (I only buy white dishes because then everything coordinates!) looks (and tastes!) delicious!<br />
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To make this super delicious (and seriously addicting) spread I mix 1 part goat cheese (room temp so that you can mix it) with 1/4 part softened butter. (Yes, butter). Spread the goat cheese/butter mix on the bottom of a (white) dish and top with sliced sundried tomatoes, julienned basil, toasted pine nuts, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. (OK, now my mouth is watering). Serve with crackers and I guarantee it will disappear.<br />
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Seriously, don't stress about hosting a Christmas get together. You don't have to make everything from scratch (I promise your friends will not notice--or care). Buy some crackers and yummy cheese, some cookies and candy, and some beverages. If you display everything on pretty dishes (rather than leaving them in the package) no one will be the wiser. Then put on some holiday music and some fancy shoes and you're good to go! <br />
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Check out the Good & Delish spread in Walgreens Happy & Healthy Holiday Guide!<br />
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Christmas cards are one of my favorite parts of the Holiday season. Right up there with turkey on Thanksgiving and black friday shopping, and with white lights and that evergreen smell. This year I had a couple of options that I considered before settling on my final design. My first option cracks me up (I shared it yesterday), but it's PG-13 so not appropriate for everyone, the one I decided on is fun too...(sorry you don't get to see it yet as they haven't been mailed).<br />
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I am loving the foil stamped options this year at <a href="http://bit.ly/1gnjl6o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Prints</a>. I'm not usually a "gold" person, but this year I just can't get enough of all the white and metallic and glitter (oh my!). This may also explain why I had to buy new white stockings, and a white tinsel tree. (That, and black friday prices).<br />
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Anyway these are some of my favorites:<br />
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Can you guess which one of these I chose? All were contenders but I finally settled on one. I received my order this weekend and the quality is great (as usual). I am quite pleased with the signature matte finish (which is included at no additional charge), and I skipped the rounded corners this year. The paper is a nice heavy weight and I'm really looking forward to mailing them out! After I address them...ugh, that takes forever...maybe I should have gone for the option Tiny Prints has that will address and mail them for me?<br />
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In honor of it being that time of year, and to motivate you to get your booty in gear if you haven't already...<a href="http://bit.ly/1gnjl6o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Prints</a> is offering one of my readers 30 free cards. I'm going to make this giveaway super quick so the winner can get their cards ASAP. Leave a comment on this post to enter, and I'll choose a winner on Friday. <br />
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If you need some more inspiration here are some of our cards from Christmases past:<br />
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I received my Christmas cards courtesy of Tiny Prints in exchange for my honest review. And Tiny Prints is supplying the prize for the giveaway. All opinions are (obviously) my own.
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Because I wouldn't feel right sending it to my Grama.<br />
But it's on my phone, so I can look at it if I'm having a bad day.<br />
Because seriously, that right there is funny.<br />
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Beautiful, right? Unfortunately the pin went to spam. In another language. So...<br />
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We (my crafter in crime and I) gathered our supplies (between the two of us we already had everything we needed aside from the dollar store plastic ornaments):<br />
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plastic ornaments<br />
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a book you can rip up (we <strike>defaced</strike> used an old bible from Goodwill)<br />
spray glitter<br />
small foam brushes <br />
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The first step is to cut your book pages into smallish strips.<br />
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Then attach them with lots of mod podge. Brush on a layer of mod podge under each strip, and over each strip as well. We kept the strips going in all different directions. This is not the time to be OCD. (Who am I kidding, it's ALWAYS the time to be OCD).<br />
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When you've covered the entire ornament make sure you add a final coat of mod podge to make sure it's nice and secure.<br />
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At this point I decided I didn't like the gold tops, so I spray painted them with my favorite oil rubbed bronze spray paint. (What CAN'T you spray with this stuff?)<br />
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Then spray with glitter spray (I suggest doing this outside, unless you WANT glitter all over your house).<br />
I actually think mine need more glitter. Might have to take them out for another coat.<br />
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What do you think? I think they turned out ok, but I like the inspiration ornaments better. Mine look kind of...not sparkly enough? Maybe they need a cute bow tied on top?<br />
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Not exactly a pinterest fail, but a pinterest "meh".<br />
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I kept with the black frames (to avoid having to start over), and I kept some of the photos the same as well. I also painted some old frames that weren't black because I needed more more more. Added some new photos. Put up half of the wall, took about a month long break, then re-did the first half. Started on the other half, tweaked both. Waited another week or so knowing I still needed MORE.<br />
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And so, this is how it sits now. Eventually I may continue photos above the TV as well, but for now I'm calling it good.<br />
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I hung that TV up all by myself one day while Chris was out of town.<br />
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Next I probably need to hang some shiz up over here?<br />
That big ol' D I made. I might blog about it someday. But I bet you could figure it out yourself. (Hint, buy a big ol' letter and then spray paint it). <br />
The piano was a trade for some tax prep I did a while back (from family).<br />
The bar cart is from <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-wood-and-brass-finish-bar-cart/-/A-14556506?ref=tgt_adv_xasd0003&afid=109516&clkid=738400117&lnm=1-6759" target="_blank">Target</a>. <br />
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Our sofa was custom made but not for us. Ha!<br />
(We bought it from my in-laws who bought it from the people who they bought their condo from. I never ever would have picked it out, but I seriously LOVE it).<br />
The ottoman is from <a href="http://www.target.com/?ref=tgt_adv_xasd0003&afid=109516&clkid=738398942&lnm=4-109418" target="_blank">Target</a>. <br />
The gallery wall and fireplace wall are Benjamin Moore Rockport Gray.<br />
The rest of the upstairs is Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Rwanda Path to Peace is a healing journey and a source of
sustainable living that utilizes the incredible skill of weaving that is passed
down by generations of Rwandan women. These women have seen their
neighbors and their families destroyed by genocide and ethnic cleansing,
leaving many of them broken and hopeless. The sale of these one-of-a-kind baskets through Macy's
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">These women are warriors and have found a way to restore hope
and love among their communities and families with the sale of their
baskets. The baskets are a symbol of strength and courage among
the Rwandan women who weave them. For more info go to <span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.macys.com/Rwanda" target="_blank">www.Macys.com/Rwanda</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="color: black;">The baskets are made with naturally dyed sisal sewed over bundled sweetgrass to create a distinctly beautiful pattern. They can be used as fruit baskets, as a table centerpiece (as I have used it here), as a Thanksgiving cornucopia, as a catchall for keys and mail, or even hung on the wall as art! </span> </span></span><br />
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What this means is that if you click on a link to Target on my blog and then you end up buying something I might get paid. (Which most likely I'll end up giving back to Target, because duh).<br />
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Generally I'll earn a small percentage based on what you buy, but if you decide to get yourself a Target RedCard using one of my links, it's actually real dollars. Please know I wouldn't suggest you do anything I wouldn't actually do myself. I seriously recommend the RedCard. Like for real. About a month ago I broke down (after the millionth time the checkout lady asked me to) and got a Target Debit card. I was hesitant because I didn't really want another card in my wallet, but...after weighing the options I decided to go for it. Because:<br />
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You get an extra 30 days to return stuff (120 days instead of 90), but the number one reason I did it?<br />
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I absolutely HATE paying for shipping. I'm too cheap. Target often runs free shipping on certain items, but if I'm browsing the clearance section online (which I have been known to do), those items aren't usually going to be free shipping. UNTIL NOW. <br />
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So if you've been on the fence about getting a Target card (credit OR debit, whatever works for you), I'm here to tell you that it's cool. Like for real.<br />
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Oh I should point out the downside to FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING ON TARGET.COM... I've got packages arriving like every other day. Oh wait, that's not a downside. Unless you're my husband. : )<br />
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One thing we didn't love when we bought this house was the master bedroom situation. On the main floor there were two bedrooms right next to each other. The one that was on the view side of the house didn't have a master bathroom. The other bedroom did have a walk in closet and a small bathroom attached, but it faced the street. When we made our offer we factored into our budget that we were going to have to reconfigure the two bedrooms into one huge master suite. And that's just what we did!</div>
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My cousin Hilary helped with the drawings, and we used my dad's construction background to help us figure out what would work and what wouldn't. We wanted to work with the existing window placement, and we tried to keep the plumbing as close to where it was as possible. We reused everything that we could, and craigslisted and facebooked a lot of the rest. </div>
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The beauty about working with family is that you don't feel (as) bad changing things up mid-construction. Which we did a couple of times or twelve. Overall it ended up pretty damn sweet. Don'tcha think?</div>
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Looking at bathroom left and walk in closet right in "master":</div>
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Panoramic shot of "bedroom". You can see the two reach on closets to the left, and the sun room towards the back:</div>
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The "master" was used by previous owners as dressing room maybe?:</div>
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This was when things started getting fun:</div>
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The hallway to our master was shortened (we moved the entrance door farther out into the hallway):</div>
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This is a similar view of the before bedroom shot above. I love my dad's idea to widen the opening to the sitting room and put those cut outs on either side so that when I'm sitting in bed I can still see the view outside, (made even easier because of the NEW WINDOWS!!):</div>
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The master bath! The shower is basically where the walk in closet was before and the "big ass toilet room" is where the small master bath was:</div>
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We purchased the double vanity with marble top, mirror, sinks, and faucets through overstock.com. It looks great, but if I had to do it again I probably wouldn't buy it. We've had a few problems with it and by the time we got it installed it was past 30 days and not returnable. We have no door on the shower. Less glass to clean! SCORE!</div>
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I'm pretty sure this is Chris' favorite part of our whole house. I bought the marble mosaic tile from a fellow blogger/instagram friend and then found the large format tile to coordinate. (The mosaic is on the floor as well):</div>
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Looking back towards the bedroom. The full length mirror on the right is from Ikea. And our <a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2013/09/in-closet.html">walk in closet</a> is off to the right:</div>
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The former sun room which we use as a sitting room/office:</div>
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Standing in sitting room looking back towards master bedroom and bathroom:</div>
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I know you're curious about paint colors, right? The bedroom and sitting room are Benjamin Moore | Revere Pewter. Bathroom is Benjamin Moore | Coventry Gray and the ceilings and trim are Benjamin Moore | Chantilly Lace.<br />
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Right out of the box it'll ask you for your Gmail address (if you don't have one you can get one for free. see also: who doesn't have a Gmail address?) and then you're good to go. <br />
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Seriously it's that easy. Kind of like the easy button. (See what I did there?) <br />
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Anything you can do on the internet you can do on this Google Chromebook.<br />
Email? Check.<br />
Shop? Check. (Not that I would ever do that of course).<br />
Facebook? Duh.<br />
Watch Breaking Bad? Check. <br />
Word processing and spreadsheets? Yes! (With Google docs)<br />
General web surfing? Check. <br />
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The Chromebook is pretty much a cross between a tablet and a laptop. It's nice and petite (small AND lightweight) like a tablet, but with a keyboard like a laptop. Plus it's shiny.<br />
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Unfortunately for ME it can't replace my laptop because I can't load photoshop or lightroom on it, and I can't upload pictures to it (it's only got ~ 16GB of storage). However I COULD use it with an online photo storage/editor like photobucket or flickr. But for non-photogs I think it's the perfect laptop replacement! It would be great for students, and at $249 completely affordable. <br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/staples" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Staples</a> also sent me a bunch of other goodies including a few of these <a href="http://www.staples.com/Moleskine-Cahier-Black-Large-Ruled-Journals-3-Pack-5-inch-x-8/product_401618" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MOLESKINE Legendary notebooks</a>. And I'd love to share them with you. Who doesn't LOVE a fresh clean notebook? <br />
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What's your favorite thing to do on the internet? Leave a comment below if you want a chance to win a notebook or two and maybe even a gel pen. I'll choose a winner at random sometime this week.<br />
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THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED AND THE WINNER IS: KRISTALYN! <br />
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Remember way back when I showed you how we <a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2013/07/demo-day-one.html">took out the upper cabinets</a>? They totally closed off the space and removing them was easy for any DIYer (we had my dad do it because we ain't no <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/11/well-that-can-of-worms-is-officially-open/" target="_blank">Petersiks</a>). Removing the cabinets took about 5 minutes. We also lowered that wall to the left of the dining room, which took about another 5 minutes. Trimming everything out afterwards took a couple of months because we did lots of other stuff in the meantime, and we still need to caulk and putty and paint all the trim, but here's what it looks like now:<br />
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Walls are Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter and kitchen nook is Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray.</div>
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We replaced the gorgeous textured amber glass in the window with a window that opens (and that is not textured OR amber). We reused the upper cabinets that we <a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2013/07/demo-day-one.html" target="_blank">removed from the kitchen</a>. Purchased base cabinets stock at Home Depot. Extra deep laundry sink and white laminate counter top are from Ikea. Faucet is from Home Depot. Drywalled over that fancy "wood" paneling. Paint color is Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray. Beer fridge is from our old house gay-raj. And the floor is the cheapest ceramic tile I could find at Home Depot. (68 cents each. Boom.)</div>
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LONG story short(er), I went with Martha Stewart Closets from Home Depot. I paid around $650 for almost exactly what my California Closets bid was for. I did the work myself. And? I. Love. It.<br />
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Exhibit A:<br />
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Yeah, those are my shoes.<br />
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The rest didn't turn out too bad either.<br />
I present to you,<br />
HERS: <br />
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Excuse the iphone photos. Apparently I forgot how to use my real camera. But you get the idea, right?<br />
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The entire system is totally customizable, and everything "hangs" on one horizontal support bar. At first I was skeptical, but once you get everything attached it is really sturdy. There are two different sizes of shelves (24" or 35"), there are long vertical pieces (72") or short ones (48"), and the hanging rods are adjustable. You can buy the pieces individually or in "kits" to save a little money. I started with two "4 ft-8ft Deluxe Starter Closets" and a "Hanging Starter Closet". Then I just added a bunch more shelves. They also have other accessories like drawers, valet rods, belt/tie racks, and hampers.<br />
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The single most difficult part of installation (aside from fitting them in your car) is if you need to trim the support bar (as I did for "HIS" side and for my shoe section). The directions say to use a hack saw, but since I have workers here practically 24/7 I asked one of them to please cut them for me. Other than that it was easy peasy. I used standard sized shelves and then adjusted the hanging sections to fit, so that I didn't need to cut any shelves to fit.<br />
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HER side has a long hanging section (for dresses) with 2-35" shelves above. HER middle section is double hanging, and HER right section is all 24" shelves.<br />
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HIS side has a long hanging section (for my tall man's tall things), with 24" shelves above for HIS shoes. HIS middle section is also double hanging, and HIS left section is all 24" shelves.<br />
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My shoe section is simply two long vertical pieces with all 35" shelves. I got lucky in that the section I put them was 40" wide so I don't have much wasted space.<br />
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We definitely have room for all of our clothes, and then some. There's even room in there to have a little chat and a glass of wine. (Not that I'd know anything about that of course).<br />
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What do you think? Pretty awesome, huh? <br />
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This post is totally not sponsored. Martha Stewart has absolutely no idea who I am, although Home Depot totally SHOULD considering how much we've spent there in the past couple of months.<br />
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So I decided I'd just get on here and write this morning, before "anyone" gets up asking for their "hot chocolate milk".<br />
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Crap. It's too late. Please pause while I go read How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends...<br />
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Ok I'm back.<br />
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So I'm wanting to update you all on progress on the house. We bought the house two months ago, and moved in one month ago. And in that time we have done a ton of stuff, but we still aren't done. (Will we ever really be done?). Here's what we've done so far:<br />
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OUTSIDE and WHOLE HOUSE:<br />
<a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2013/07/insert-poop-joke-here.html">Replaced the sewer</a>.<br />
Replaced the backflow valve in the sewer.<br />
Removed 4 HUGE rhodies and 2 HUGE fir trees in the back, a shit load of ivy, 2 medium sized rhodies and a ball shaped tree in the front, and reshaped and reseeded front lawn.<br />
Replaced all upstairs (brass) hinges and door hardware with oil rubbed bronze. <br />
Replaced old cracked (brass) doorbell button with a black one.<br />
Replaced all old outlets and light switches with matching, clean, new white ones.<br />
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MASTER:<br />
We took two next door to each bedrooms, and made one huge master suite with a ginormous adjacent bathroom. This will definitely get its own post once it's finished (soon...soon!) Shower tile is going in today!<br />
Removed popcorn ceilings.<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter in the bedroom and Coventry Gray in the bathroom).<br />
New flooring throughout. <br />
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<a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2013/11/kitchen-before-and-after.html">KITCHEN</a>:<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter and Boothbay Gray).<br />
Removed upper cabinets between kitchen and dining room.<br />
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DINING ROOM:<br />
Shortened wall separating dining room from entry way.<br />
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LIVING ROOM:<br />
Painted fireplace wall (Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray)<br />
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CAMDEN'S ROOM:<br />
Removed "L" section of built in desk.<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue).<br />
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GRACE'S ROOM:<br />
Removed popcorn ceiling.<br />
Drywalled over wood paneling which had been painted and was peeling horribly.<br />
New (white!) baseboard trim.<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray).<br />
Installed wire shelving system in her two closets. <br />
Replaced ceiling light fixture.<br />
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CHARLIE'S ROOM:<br />
Removed popcorn ceiling.<br />
Drywalled over wood paneling which had been painted and was peeling horribly.<br />
New (white!) baseboard trim.<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter. <br />
Removed closet bar and shelf and replaced with pine shelves for toys, etc).<br />
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BIKE SHOP:<br />
This is a storage room that we call the bike shop because at one point we joked about Chris hanging out in there with his bikes.<br />
Removed popcorn ceiling.<br />
Removed huge built-in shelf.<br />
Painted (Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter).<br />
Replaced ceiling light fixture.<br />
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I really do want to do a walk through of the house and show the changes with pictures. But it will have to wait until kids are back in school and things die down a bit around here you know?<br />
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In the meantime, please follow along on instagram @andthenshesnapped where you'll get to see the changes as they are happening, and also way more sunset shots than you'd ever want to see #drechseldailysunset. Kind of like this one:<br />
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Well, I think you can see where this is going. There were poop jokes ALL. OVER. THE. PLACE. for a good month over here. But now we have a brand spanking new sewer made out of NOT Orangeburg so we are good to go.<br />
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Our initial bid to do the sewer was hella-expensive and had us almost walking away from the whole deal, but in the end we were able to replace the entire sewer without having to dig up our whole yard using a technique called line bursting. And without having to dig up the street using a cure in place liner. This saved us money AND our yard. If you are local and have a shitty sewer (see?, it's so hard to resist), I highly recommend Howard at <a href="http://marvsbackhoeservice.com/" target="_blank">Marv's Backhoe Service</a> (not sponsored, FYI). I also highly recommend a sewer inspection if you're buying an older home with an older sewer. <br />
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That's 96 steps in case you were wondering.<br />
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So our new house has an amazing view. And we decided to take full advantage of it.<br />
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Before, if you were standing in the kitchen you had to duck to see the view, or your friends in the dining and living rooms.<br />
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A couple minutes later and ta-da! No more upper cabinets in the way! (We saved them to use in the laundry room when we get to that). This was seriously the BEST impact. And it was immediate. Doesn't my dad look like he's having fun?<br />
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And this is looking back into the kitchen from the dining room. I love it. We're going to open it up a little bit more so that "hole" will be the same height as the walkway into the kitchen. And hopefully, we'll get the drywall patched and repainted. ; )<br />
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While we were at it we decided that this half wall really served no purpose other than blocking the view when you enter the house (it's between the entry way and the dining room). So we made it shorter. Which was better, but then we made it shorter still. And that's the height it's going to stay. (48" if you're the curious type). I do want to remove that post on the right hand side...but we have to make sure the wall isn't going to wobble without it. If it has to stay I think we'll wrap it with some wood and trim to make it look more like a beam and less like, well, less like it looks now.<br />
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What do you think? I think the sledgehammer totally opened up the whole space.<br />
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Once again we spent an evening watching men in tight clothes race each other in circles around the Proctor neighborhood. It was awesome. This is the second year at this location, and I have to say I prefer it over the downtown location prior. Charlie participated in the kids race, and my cousin-husband (is that a thing?) took 3rd in the Cat 3. <br />
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Oh and Camden met THE Sonics Guy, a local Sonics fan SERIOUS about bringing basketball back to Seattle.<br />
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We celebrated the end of the school year with a BBQ lunch at Camden's school, and an 8th Grade Graduation Assembly at Grace's school. Grace was awarded the prestigious "Student of the Year" award, (AND she looked adorable in her 8th Grade dance dress, which is perhaps even more important). Next fall we'll have a 4th grader and a high schooler. OMG. How did that happen?<br />
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I'll admit that was kind of a teaser post title, but it got your attention didn't it? And we DID buy a new house, which is kind of like a baby (or nothing like a baby, but whatever). And it is amazing. Probably our forever home. Or at least until kids are all off to college.<br />
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We actually bought a view, and there's a house attached to it, so that's nice. We have some projects we want to do, and I hope to be able to share all the before and afters as we do them. You know kind of <a href="http://younghouselove.com/" target="_blank">YHL</a> style only without the DIY. <br />
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Oh, and I also learned how to use the panoramic option on my iphone.<br />
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Painting at the Children's Museum of Tacoma<br />
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We concluded our playdate with funny faces and spinning, because, obviously.<br />
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After we dropped Stella back with her family Charlie and I had some time to kill downtown while we waited for Chris' train to come in. I didn't have my big girl camera with me because who DOES that anymore?<br />
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Waiting in the car for dad, crashed out listening to One Direction.<br />
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What's happening with you this weekend? Maybe I'll dust off my big camera. Maybe.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">And the nominees are:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#1 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think<b> Anne</b> definitely deserves a target mom gift card. She
has a new little baby and just had to go back to work. I remember my
first day of work and how hard it was to leave my little one. And how
much I cried. She's even nursing through all of this. She's such a
wonderful mom, and loves her boy so. She has been really tired and
exhausted form working but keeps at it. She could use a Target
giftcard and a peaceful night away. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> #2</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I nominate <b>Dana</b> as deserving a Target
splurge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the past year, she opened her home and heart to a set of
siblings from an abusive situation.
Those foster kids will never know abuse again… their adoption was just
final!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This has grown their family of five – to eight. She has given them the gift of being loved
and being unafraid to be loved. I heart
her. A lot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#3 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'd like to nominate <b>SuLee</b>. I don't know her super well, but the more I
learn the more impressed I'm become. I have to admit that sometimes she
annoys me with how cute her family photos are, with her little girls in
matching outfits and her damn cake pops. As much as she looks like super
mom from the outside, I know she's had some real struggles and yet she
has remained so faithful.</span><span style="font-size: small;">
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As a younger mom, I've appreciated her authenticity, wisdom and contagious smile. Her kiddos are pretty blessed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> #4</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">If anyone deserves a Target gift card, it's my <b>cousin</b>!
She has two boys, ages 4 and 2. Her oldest was diagnosed with Autism
about two years ago, just before her husband was deployed to Iraq/Kuwait for a
year. She spent that entire year trying to figure out how best to treat her
Autistic child while tending to an infant! Her husband is home now, but he's
leaving for a month for a work trip soon! She hardly does anything for herself
and deserves a little pampering!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#5 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friend <b>Liz</b> is an amazing mom. She is pregnant with her 3rd baby and
has a 4 and 2 year old as well. Her husband works LONG hours, and she's
often tired, but she always finds energy to play with her kids, make up
games, sing, teach them French- and cook dinner from scratch. And she's
never too busy to drop everything for a friend in need. If you have a
problem, she is there with a smile on her face, ready to help. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#6 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to nominate my little sister, <b>Cortney</b>. I know it's unusual for an older
sibling to say this, but I look up to her, especially as a mother. She
is the most selfless person I know & one of the most amazing mothers
I've witnessed in my life. She was by my bedside & wept with me as
I kissed my son goodbye. And she has been by my side rejoicing with me
as I welcomed another son & a daughter into this world.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not long before her son's birth, Cortney decided
that she would leave her career behind to be a mother & wife to her
US Marine. Her sacrifices for her son & husband do not go unnoticed
by me. She went from being able to buy herself & her husband
whatever they needed/wanted to clipping coupons & she never once
complained about the adjustment. She is happy to do this for her family
& her country. She has always been a public servant & has
always believed her calling to be helping others. I'd love for us to be
able to give her a little something to celebrate her this Mother's Day!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#7 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friend, <b>Ann</b>, posted today that her Mom just died. Not
to play the sympathy card but Ann also had a daughter, Kathleen, that
passed away from SIDS and then she wasn't able to have any more children
of her own. Ann adopted a baby, named Simon. Then she was able, thanks
to a donated egg, have her daughter, Delia. Ann's former husband
then had to have brain surgery and wasn't quite the same afterwards so
they divorced but she has since remarried. Ann will do anything for
anybody. She has driven out of her way just to bring me a
meal. My first year here she had me over for Thanksgiving because I
was alone. I know Ann doesn't really spend money on herself--every cent
goes towards children or her business. T<var></var>his Mom deserves a giftcard to spend on HERSELF! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#8 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to nominate my teaching partner,
<b>Dannie</b>. Dannie is a hardworking, single mom to a 15 year old
daughter. She gives so much of herself to others and NEVER asks for
anything in return. She’s been working hard to lose weight and I know
that $50 to Target would help her feel special. Dannie deserves this so
much!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#9</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I nominate my sister-in-law, <b>Julie</b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A mom who lost her own while a teen; who with hope blossoming in
her womb met loss again and again; whose husband flies in an occupied country;
whose daughter has so many needs their insurance company would happily drop
them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">But upon meeting this mother and even knowing her well, you
would never guess this was her story. Her daughters smile wide and laugh
often. They have learned this from their mother. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#10</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My <b>neighbor</b> is an elderly Malaysian woman who has always treated my sons
like they are her own. She never hesitates to babysit or stop at our
door with delicious homemade Asian food. My mom lives on the other side
of the world but thankfully, my boys have a grandmother like her here, a
kind woman with her arms always open, calling out in the few English
words she knows, “Come eat, eat!” </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">#11</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to nominate my best friend <b>Nikki</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
think she deserves more credit & totally deserves this! She has so
much on her shoulders yet some how manages to do it all. Works full
time, goes to school. She is involved in Hailey' school activities.
Volunteers. Hailey has done dance and now plays soccer. Time is limited
so she makes all the time she does have with Hailey special and really
important. Nikki does everything for everyone and really deserves
something for her!</span></span><br />
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Have you heard of <a href="http://minted.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">minted.com</a>? It's an online boutique of paper goods. Yeah. It's cool. I just spent the past hour. (I'm not kidding), browsing the site and I am in love. Their designs are totally classy looking.<br />
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To their "mommy calling cards" (or Triple Thick business cards!):</div>
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