The Burbs

So since we live so far from Salt Lake City- and since gas is now $4.00 a gallon- I've decided to do my part and try taking the bus to work.
I take the 347 Fast Bus from Herriman to Salt Lake and make one transfer in downtown SLC.
Its a good thing I'm on the carpooling green team at work so I can count the two hours I spend figuring out my best route as "research". I had so many options to choose from but in the end I chose the only route that allowed me to only transfer once and didn't require me to drive really at all. It actually inspired me to help other people figure out their best route to work. We brainstormed a "3form bus day" where every employee takes the bus and we take pictures of the empty parking lot. That would be cool.
Here is what I brought to read on the hour long bus ride...



Yup- that's 8 pages of maps and schedules in my lap. I told you it was complicated. Actually this picture was taken before I was too carsick to read. I actually ended up waiting it out on the fast bus and then reading my newsweek after I transferred. LOVE that now I have time to read it! It just started coming in the mail randomly!
Here's to high gas prices!

Here is Dotty's room. I love how warm it feels now with the yellow walls and orange drapes. She likes having the toys all in boxes ready for her to crawl over to and play with. I don't even think I want the bookcase I originally wanted for under the window.

I think Dotty is really happy her room is done. Especially now that I won't be sewing all the time and ignoring her.
As for our room, I kept the yellow alive. Here are some pictures that speak for themselves. I was going to try and take better pictures but oh well.

Brought to you by Ikea...

Cory planned a big open house to motivate us to get our new place ready for visitors. After two months of a little here and a little there,the last couple of days felt like a make-over show and we were literally hanging curtains and putting doors back on 30 minutes before people were supposed to show up. I'm so glad we put up the effort because it really is starting to feel like home.

Here is our front room/awesomely mounted HD tv room. Cory was hesitant about the leather but after a few spills were easily wiped up- he warmed up right away. Unfortuanately the leather doesn't warm up as right away in the cold mornings.

The front room leads into the kitchen and dining area which still needs some work. I'm hoping to get a stretched canvas from inhabit but if that doesn't happen any other suggestions? We also need a rug under the table, maybe a few plants in the background to warm things up and I hope to swap the folding chair with an imitation navy chair from eurway. That way Dotty will be dining in class.



The rest of the kitchen looks like this...dotty will hopefully be replaced with some sort of desk or dining hutch in the near future and the awful looking jumper will be forever stored away. We actually thought of putting an island or something in the middle to break things up- any opinions?

As for my favorite part of the kitchen it is of course the orange Kitchenaid mixer, but now also this hook from conran which is perfect for hanging my well used aprons.




Stay tuned for pictures from the upstairs...

mama mi-xa-lot

There is a commercial that says something about the watch you wear says the most about who you are. I used to think this was crazy. Nothing as insignificant as a watch could say as much as a house, or a car. But then I got my mixer. It's orange, its big and it mixes things. I love it. I think about what I can mix in it at least twice a day. So far I've only made cookies, brownies, pizza dough and biscuits. But someday I'll be more ambitious. One day I plan to make homeade noodles when I get the noodle attachement. I will make my own sausages. I will make my own green salsa with the food processor. This isn't a mixer, this is a lifestyle. And in this life, baby's got bake.