Labor Day Camping Trip

Over Labor Day weekend we got to have some more adventures. Our friends Dan and Karey joined us for the weekend, we had a great time and the guys kept us laughing the entire time!Saturday evening we went out to the Rough Riders Hotel in Medora for supper with another couple and then went to the musical. The Chinese acrobats were there, and were so much fun to watch.

Sunday we went camping at a nearby campground. There were 15 of us total so a big group but a great one too. We went for a short hike, and relaxed at the camp sites, thankfully we got out hot dogs roasted before they told us we couldn't have a fire because of the fire dangers. I never realized how much of an integral part of camping campfires are until we were sitting around the pit in the dark with nothing to stare at.

Dan and Karey

It looked like a lot of fun to ford the river, but those rocks are sharp!

On the way home Bryce and I stopped at Painted Canyon to do a little more hiking.

Painting Painting Painting

This week I got to re-do the upstairs guestrooms. It is so nice to have these rooms just about finished. Heres a look at what they look at the process...


When I opened up the can of paint I just about fainted it was such a baby girl pink, definitely not the look I was going for. But when it isn't right against that green and you have a few coats it looked quite a bit better.


Still hoping that this is going to look better


Saying goodbye to those dark blue walls

There you have it, your rooms when you come visit are ready and waiting.

This weekends project: Upstairs bathroom

Friday night we were looking for a quick project to get done and we decided to tackle the upstairs bathroom. This room has been mostly neglected over the last few years as it has been the responsibility of the roommates. So as we are taking everything off the walls we realized that there was going to be a lot more work than just painting the walls. So the room friday night got a floor to ceiling cleaning (the fan was unbelievably nasty), and we did manage to get the ceiling painted as well.

Saturday Evening we got the walls painted. Bryce had some paint for a different project that ended up being perfect for this bathroom. The pictures don't really show it but it is a very pale yellow/cream color and just gives the room a much fresher look. The towel racks got a makeover too. When the room is complete and all back together I'll see if I can get another picture.

Saturday morning we had a wonderfully fun adventure. We went out to to Medora to help at a trail run. B and I were manning the 10 K turn around point. We drove out to the 5 K turn around and then got to hike out to where we were to be located. It was the most perfect day for a hike and just to enjoy the beauty of the Badlands. After the run we enjoyed a lunch out there, running into about 1038 people that Bryce knows. We were eating lunch with B's bosses and it is very difficult to carry on a conversation and try to eat ribs and fried chicken politely, while being interupted to meet the 1038 people, but still fun to see more of his world. Unfortunately on the drive out there the camera stopped working so these are the only pictures we have. (of course when we got home the camera started working perfectly)

Not a lot of really thrilling information or pictures, but thats what we've been up to.

Sneak Peak into what we've been up to the last few weeks

Hey Family and other loved ones( I at first had family and loved ones, but I knew the dads would start trying to figure out why the family wasn't included as loved or which ones were included as loved ones and not just family, so I changed it to make sure that you all know you are dearly loved!) I know that you've been wondering if we've survived the first few weeks of married life, and the answer is definitely yes! We've been getting settled into our house, or maybe its been more of me taking over the house and messing up EVERY room that could possibly get messed up. None the less its been a fun journey so far. I thought I would do mostly pictures this time as they will tell the story so much better that I can. So here's our life so far...


We just dropped all of our new gifts in the upstairs when we got here our first day

All my stuff from the apartment went downstairs in the spare bedroom

I don't have an after shot of this room, but we can now walk into it, and most of the things on this shot have found there new homes, or found their way to the garbage!

We got to celebrate Bryce's Birthday with gifts and a birthday supper

(note to my family, I didn't encourage the ribbon wearing, he did that on his own accord)

Last Saturday our big project was re-staining the back deck. Our goal was to be done at 6:00 PM and at 5:57 we were washing the brushes out! It was a beautiful day out that day, about 85 degrees and a wonderful breeze to keep it from getting to hot. So add some good tunes and getting a little loopy from the fumes it was a great day to be outside tackling a project together

Before...

Attacking the deck full force!

For those of you who have ever painted with me, you know that I can never stay clean while painting, even with the simplest project I'm covered with paint or dirt. This time I think I out did myself!

Its done!!!





We celebrated with pizza, smoothies, and an mini Alias marathon, prefect ending to a fun and tiring day!








So after a week and a half of unpacking and sorting and moving things around here is what the rooms are looking like...



This is the main guest room upstairs. We just picked out curtains and the painting/putting up decorations will be next. It will be so much fun to put the little touches into the rooms so it finally looks like a home. And yes I will be shortening the curtains to a decent length, but that is going to have to wait until my next trip home to get access to a sewing machine.







The second upstairs bedroom







Living room, we don't have to do too much with this room. Just add a coffee table and some decorations and we're good to go!











The kitchen has by far gotten the most attention so far. We've been trying to put everything in its new spot and rediscovering all our new toys Its been a frustrating challenge but its nice to feel at home here. Next step is to decide on what color to paint the wall, any suggestions?


My new "office" We don't have internet currently and so I found if I sit by the back door using the dishwasher as a desk I can pick up a wireless signal most of the time. So this is where I am sitting typing this all up, just hoping that the signal doesn't go away and I lose this all.


Its been fun to look at the pictures with you to see that there has been progress in turning this house into the newest Haugen home. I'll be sure to keep you updated on the events in our lives.