Snow, Cold, and Candy

As I sit here at my rented desk, in my rented house, looking out my rented window, at the rented (no longer welcome) snow, I am feeling a little stabby. The work on our home has completely come to a halt because of the snow and frigid temps.

Dave went out to the lot about 2 weeks ago and here is what he saw, WALLS!! SWEET, SWEET FOUNDATION WALLS!

This will be our beautiful walk-out basement

Looking from the garage side...

The next step would have been for the contractors to come in and add back-fill to the spots where there will be, well no-house, like under the garage and in between things so our house doesn't slide down the slope.

However, the 20+ inches of snow made everything look like this:

(thanks for the image, google image search)

Oh wait, that is Lake Shore Drive, when I was out of town, I'm still completely amazed that this happened. I blame it strictly on Chicagoan's stubbornness. "There is no way Lake Michigan will have 17-25 foot waves, I'm not dealing with taking the Kennedy or Elston home...it will be fine" Hence why they got stuck, literally it was freezing so fast that people's cars were glued to the road...I'm just glad most of my former bull-headed neighbors are safe. I miss you Chi-town!

So while I'm waiting for construction to begin again, I will sit here and eat all the non-white conversation hearts...

Now you know where all the good ones went!

Say a prayer for warm weather so that dastardly snow will melt and we can fill our ground with "fill" (whatever that is). Then I can get back to important things like kitchens...

Wooden Stairs, snow, and more

After busting my ass falling down 4 wooden stairs at our friend's house this weekend I have decided I'm willing to give up having wooden stairs installed in our new non-existent home. Sadly, I had only had 2 adult beverages by then(okay maybe 4), but in my defense I was wearing 4 inch heels. The bruise on my arse looks like I spilled a bottle of red wine on white carpet, it is brutal, it is painful to sleep, sit, stand, you name it. (I will spare you a picture of my bum.)

On that same note, I'm snowed OUT of home. I can't get back to the Chicagoland area because of the blizzard. I'm sure you haven't heard about it right? Snowmaggedon, Snowtilla, snow is snow, get over it we live in the midwest and I love blizzards, so long as I don't loose power. I however am in Charlotte (where there is a high of 60 degrees today! haha), jealous of those of you who are snowed in, while I sit here blogging, probably doing the same thing I would be doing at home. (What's wrong with me?)

Oh and by the way...progress on the house can't be made because of the snow, looks like we will move in maybe say, October 2012? What's your guess?