Thursday, December 20, 2007

White House Christmas Party 2007

We were invited to the White House Christmas Party. Being rookies at this, we showed up "fashionably late" to find out that we've almost missed our chance to have a picture taken with President and Mrs. Bush. We were the LAST couple in line. Who knew? Again, I admit it...total rookies! The Marine Band played Christmas music while we mingled with Cody's friends. It was so cool to walk through the Green Room, Red Room and Blue Room and note the historic photographs hanging on the walls and old furniture. The buffet was great but truly the desserts had my attention! Every chocolate, cream and ganache was used in delicious desserts. The detail of the White House Gingerbread House was my favorite. What an amazing opportunity we almost missed!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Hunter Family Reunion, Thanksgiving 2007







When the "Hunter Clan" gets together, we love to talk, share stories, eat, go to movies, enjoy the outdoors and play games. We especially love new games! Guitar Hero was a hit! Becky bought it for Jeff's kids--the aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews couldn't get enough. However, I have to say, it was harder than I expected. The nieces and nephews made it look so easy. I loved that all the music was from my high shcool days and even back to Steve's high school days. Jordan, Becky and I taught our family how to play Settlers. Now this game has been around awhile--yet, still addicting! We played a few rounds of that too. Adorable Ethan was showing us all how to master the game of Kerplunk. It was a quick Thanksgiving weekend which left us with fond memories and looking forward to our next reunion.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Here Goes Another Remodel

2005 Remodel



2007 Re-remodel



















Re-Remodel
I have always liked old houses, but am not a fan of all the old stuff in old houses. In 2000, I bought the house we are currently in, remodeled it and lived there with roommates. Later in the Summer of 2005, I bought the house across the street, completely gutted it and remodeled it and moved in while I was dating Julianna. This became our first home after we were married. See pictures above of the kitchen remodel. We sold this our "first home" to re-remodel my first bachelor's pad/house bought in 2000. After the renters moved out, we moved in to start what was supposed to be a simple carpet, paint and tile project... Yah right... not the case with us. After removing weight bearing walls and tying in supports in the ceiling, we opened up walls around the kitchen to add natural light. See photo above with the wall partially taken down. Sad, but true, I am re-remodeling the same kitchen from the 2000 remodel and unfortunately don't have a better picture of the finished kitchen, so a photo of Murphy by the Christmas tree will have to suffice. It exhausts me to think of the work involved but have found the process a good diversion from the pressures of life. We love it! This house has given us an extra room for a "new addition" and is the perfect space for us. Well, for now, until I get the bug again and see another project out there.

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