1.28.2013

It’s coming….

…along…

the master bathroom that is Smile

brett has been working

super hard it.

{I just love that about him}

everything is now tiled!

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somewhere to hold your my shampoo

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pebble.rock.

{I’m in love}

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and the tiled floor.

we still have a ways to go

but it’s getting there.

thanks to the hubster!

Hard to believe it’s almost

the.end.of.January!

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1.21.2013

::Weekend::Fun::

it’s so nice to have a

three-day-weekend.

soaking catching up this monday.

I love the weekends with

no.plans.

the hubster & I both did

diy

projects on saturday!

….my diy of the day…

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chalkboard wine glasses?!

yes.please.

…brett’s diy of the day….

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.master bathroom tiling.

{I love how it’s coming along}

he’s soooo talented

{he’s all mine}

New exciting news with the

Mertens

We are proud members of the

Tustin.Brewery.Mug.Club.

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I guess we have roots to tustin now.

it’s finals week here which means

quiet at work.

no sports.

more free time.

here’s to a four-day-week!

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1.15.2013

House Update!

with brett not coaching

basketball

this year, we thought we would have

“more time”

to work on the house…

not so much.

and

golf is about to start.

BUT.

we have got a few updates!

We have about {4} main projects

to complete.

before the house is perfect complete

brett will be doing diy projects

till pintrest is gone.

for now I did a

diy

project Smile

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{oh home sweet home}

it’s fun have our house

actually turn into a

home.

One of the bigger projects

at the moment.

the master bath

dun.dun.dun.

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in progress right now…

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no the tile is not orange…

its just getting ready for tile.

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no that is not the ceiling color.

that will help it stay dry.

it’s already for tile.

BD’s favorite part Smile

Can’t wait till it’s complete.

there’s a short house update.

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1.11.2013

::colorado::

continuing our

Christmas vacation

in no order what so ever.

::colorado::

We flew into CO

Christmas Day.

after a late night of

enjoying our tradition of

pizza

on Christmas eve.

now with our

humble abode

it’s weird to call Colorado

“home”

but it’s also hard to not call it

“home”

{such a strange concept}!

We had a blast spending time with

family & friends.

brett & I spent one morning

with our {two older}  nieces

i.c.e. s.k.a.t.i.n.g

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seriously.

best.thing.ever.

they have skills like their aunt. Smile

Another special event took place.

our {youngest} niece got baptized!

I was blessed to be the Godmother.

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{don’t worry she was screaming the devil out of her Winking smile}

even though we were only in Colorado

a few days.

the memories were awesome.

I did fail and not take many pictures.

side note:  TGIF!

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1.10.2013

…a week in…

{note: I started this post 4 days ago…}

hi ho hi ho

back to work we go.

we enjoyed an amazing

17.days.

off.

{sorry for those who had to work}

but it was glorious!

We spend time at

home {SoCal}

Colorado & Nebraska.

I spent December 31st

writing typing

the mertens’

top 12 of 2012

the lovely hubster

went hunting…

{I couldn’t let this go unblogged}

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don’t worry.

I got in on the action

{not live animals were hurt in the following pictures}

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brett says I have good form

right, brett?

I think know I have good aim!

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our time was cut short in nebraska

{airline trouble}

so brett & I spent 4 1/2

lovely hours

in a yaris.

a.k.a. smallest car

{good thing we had not other passengers}

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I’m blogging about our vacation

sdrawkcab. {backwards}

because that’s how I roll.

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