12 more days

i'm back in town from my trek to erie, and we've had a busy 2 weeks since then. between errands, working, and house stuff we managed to find some time last weekend to go ice skating at the PPG rink with our friends matt + kerry. it was surprisingly crowded, but we still had fun. i definitely want to go back in the evening... it would really be beautiful. after that, we headed over to harris grill for some dinner and were not disappointed. i highly recommend the ebony + ivory brownie dessert :) we also found time to hang out with gary + ann and many other friends at a tree-trimming party over the weekend. much fun was had by all [along with some yummy lasagne and chocolate fondue!]

we missed burger night for the 2nd week in a row to visit joey3shirts. the first week it was to see his newly purchased home; last week... ian schooled joe in the art of plumbing and gas lines, and hooked up his washer and dryer so joe can get to work on his 18+ bags of dirty laundry. ahh... the joys of being a homeowner.

speaking of, i've hit day 4 of bathroom remodeling. all the tile surrounding the tub is out and the kneewalls are out. we still need to remove some of the crumbling drywall and get the old vanity, toilet, and medicine cabinet out of there. next step will be getting the old tub out of there and purchasing a new tub to replace it with, while ian will be working on the built-in storage units that will go in the kneewalls. bit. this is going to go on hold for another week as i'm busy with some freelance work. in the meantime, i'm hoping to get all of the before & after photos up on flickr.

that should mean.... photos in the next post, including house stuffs, knitted FOs, and more!

now if only i had time to finish up my xmas shopping....