We totally should have set up a camera for time-lapse footage. Oh well.
Before
Aaaaaand, that brings us roughly up to speed!
July 5th, 2011
Won’t you be my neighbor?
Hey, who feels like buying a house in one of the sweetest little neighborhoods in Iowa City? There are a crapload of houses for sale in our neighborhood, and I while we’re really going to miss some of the wonderful neighbors we’ve found, it wouldn’t be such a bad thing to rejuvenate our little patch of the city and get some new blood. We’re a couple of the youngest people on the street, after all, and while there were tons of neighborhood kids around when Kevin was growing up in the house, there aren’t so many nowadays. We need a youth injection on the street. Here’s a few of the options:
2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1100 square feet, $120k
3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 square feet, $225k
3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1500 square feet, $225k
And here are a few more on neighboring streets:
3 bedroom, 2 baths, 1200 square feet, $205k
2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1000 square feet, $207k
2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1500 square feet, $189k
And if you’re looking for something a little more fancy, there’s a Summit Street mansion for sale!
4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3100 square feet, $465k and on its way down
So, who’s ready to move in?
July 1st, 2011
Long weekend
By some miracle, I have an honest-to-goodness three-day weekend, starting today. Oh mah gah. Can I tell you how badly I’ve needed some time off? I know I just came home from vacation a month ago, but you should know that my life has been nonstop stress and busy work ever since then. Usually, I have clinic over the weekends, busting my ass for 9 hours at a stretch at the hospital, learning what I can and soaking up as much experience as I can grab. I was even supposed to have clinic this weekend as well, but by the grace of my poor instructor, I got out of it and will manage to enjoy my three-day weekend like a normal person. Hooray!
Unlike most normal people, though, I’m going to choose to spend my long weekend being as productive as fuck, because I can’t do it any other time. And because I am in love with making lists, here is the one I’ve made for this weekend:
FRIDAY
Check out a possibly awesome antique garage sale
(the pickings were slim, but Kevin snagged an old drive-in theater radio)Go to the bankGo out for vegetarian Indian food at Masala
(we ended up eating at Exotic India in Coralville to avoid the Jazz Fest crowds, and we really missed Masala)Go to hardware store to schedule garage drop-off, price railroad ties for retaining wall, buy hole saw, price garden sheds, stare longingly at hardwood flooringLie around watching Moon and drinking cocktails (hey, gotta start the weekend out right, am I right?)
(Moon was delicious, and only partly because I want ravage Sam Rockwell)Write grocery shopping list/menuOrganize linen closet- Hem living room curtains (which have needed to be hemmed for over a year)
SATURDAY
Workout at the gymStudy session with clinic girls
(didn’t get up in time, so I studied at the gym)Take stock of spice cabinetTrip to Kalona for cheese curds, doughnuts, and spices with DawnOrder some spice jars to get that shit organized and pretty(I ended up getting a case of 24 2oz jars)
- Take pictures of backyard and baby birds nesting on the side porch
- Write up backyard/garage update
Barbeque for dinnerBake something(Can I pretend I baked something if I bought a Dutch apple pie in Amish-town instead?)
- Build shoe shelving in front closet
- Organize front closet
SUNDAY
- Workout at the gym
- Study/homework
- Laundry
- Organize basement
- Take pictures of basement
- Write up basement update blog post
- Help classmate with setting up her iPad
Boating with friends- Bake something
- Barbeque for dinner
Go watch Iowa City’s fireworks from parking ramp rooftop(we watched from the Pentacrest instead)
MONDAY
- Workout at the gym
Study/homework- Friendship bracelet-making!
- Set up computer backups on new hard drive
- Bake something
- Pedicure
Buy new cat food bowls- Go watch Coralville’s fireworks in the park
Jesus, that’s an ambitious list. We’ll see how far we get.