Today Dominic came and did touch-up painting in our remodeled areas. He got here before I left for work, so I showed him where I had stuck post-it notes to mark spots that needed to be painted. He found some more spots. Then I left him to it and went to work.
He seemed to have done a good job. He had to sand some places, so I got to vacuum AGAIN when I came home from work. Did I tell you that I got a blister on my right hand from vacuuming so much the last three days? I did! Dominic painted the entryway into our kitchen, where they re-texturized the drywall. Now it's all orange again.
I know, we do have a lot of orange in our house. If you told me this ten years ago, I might have been horrified. I still think Todd's mom is kinda aghast at our orange walls. She likes beige.
It has been a long time since I've taken a self-portrait, so I took one today.
Right after discovering the inch and a half of dark roots, I highlighted my hair. Todd actually helps me with it. He also baked a cake today, using our neighbor's functional oven. I know, what else could a girl want, right? A guy who bakes cake, and helps with hair highlighting. Seriously.
Today's the first full day of summer! Coincidentally, Todd made a new recipe for part of our dinner tonight. It is called
Potato Salad with Herbs and Grilled Summer Squash.
It was actually very good. We had it with leftover BBQ chicken from last night.
In honor of the first full day of summer, I am posting my To-Do List for this summer.
- Rent a room on the beach.
- Go to Del Mar Fair.
- Go to horse racing at Del Mar Fairgrounds.
- Lobster buffet at Valley View Casino.
- Taste of Gaslamp
- Padres game
- Run the AFC Half
- Take the train to an Angels game
- Walk on the beach on a week night.
- Sea World
- Photo shoot
- Rent the yellow street go-carts down at the Embarcadero.
- Read
- Hillcrest farmers market
- Grand Re-Opening party at our house.
- Go to Ohio for Todd's HS reunion.
- Hike Torrey Pines
- Photo Secret San Diego excursions.
- San Diego Symphony Pops at the Embarcadero.
- Hornblower dinner cruise
- Run the Seattle RnR Half
- 15th wedding anniversary in Seattle
- Take ferry to Coronado and rollerblade
- Old Town Trolley Tour
- Ice cream at Seaport Village
- Peppermint & Tom visit
- Legoland
- Hot dogs @ Hotel Del Coronado
- Burger Lounge
- Cupcake Love
- Comic-Con
- Watch a sunset @ Sunset Cliffs
- Kayak to the Caves
- Grunion runs
- Old Town olive oil store
- Fireworks
- Cook for friends
- Boogie boarding with Sally
- Scrap all our activities
- Go back to cardio gym class
- Green Flash Concert @ Birch Aquarium
Potato salad and BBQ?? Sounds like a good ol' North Carolina meal to me! Put some coleslaw on that BBQ sandwich and it will be just like you are here...which would be really cool, except that it's hot and humid today. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou know who else has orange walls?? HEATHER! Heather has lots of orange because she and her hubby went to Clemson...but that's OK, I still call her my friend ;).
Love the list...can't wait to see the photos from your adventures!
First full day of summer? I feel like summer is half way over already! I love your list--so many fun things. Micah would be so jealous of Comic-con--he is a major collector and has always wanted to go to one.
ReplyDeleteAt least your roots are dark and not totally gray like mine!!
ReplyDeleteLove the list. I need to make a list. I've never done that before, but I love the idea of it. I have tickets to see Counting Crows at Pechanga, so that will be #1 on my list!!
I'm assuming I'm numbers 26 all the way through 31? LOL Did you find tickets to Comic-Con?! I'd be willing to go kayaking, too.
ReplyDeleteNumbers 26-33 then, Peppermint!
ReplyDeletewhat a big summer-to-do-list!
ReplyDeleteLove orange coloured walls!
You´ll be blessed with a husband like Todd - he seems to be a dream man.
Yummy food and a great self-portrait!