getting rid of the ugly...

one of the things to be accomplished on this trip was painting my bedroom and bathroom. i couldn't handle the bright yellow anymore. yellow is supposed to be happy, but it certainly was not my happy color!! the painting was their idea by the way...i in no way forced labor upon my parents. before they came, i went to home depot and bought all kinds of painting supplies: brushes, rollers, edgers, tape, paint... etc.

my parents flew in on fri evening and after picking them up, we went to leonas for dinner which is one of my mom's favorite spots. we enjoyed a nice sidewalk table then headed home to just hang out. then early sat morn, mom and i woke up and went to the farmer's market. i'd had my eye on that pie that devon had gotten a couple weeks prior and i knew i needed one of those! instead of one pie, we ended up with 3. raspberry (delicious), mixed berry (good too), and apricot/apple which was terrible, but it was also the last one we opened and maybe it was just old? anyways, yum! we also got fresh corn and some beautiful flowers and raspberries & blueberries & plums. we had our hands full as we forgot to bring a bag. whoops.

after the farmer's market & a quick trip to home depot, it was time to start clearing out the bedroom/bathroom and prep for painting. that was probably the hardest part... moving the furniture and taping the whole room. what a pain in the arse. glad to have dad's help for sure! then we all started painting... the bedroom is now a beautiful 'warm caramel' which btw, is a top 10 glidden color. and no, i didn't use valspar (sorry!) i would have but they don't sell it anywhere near where i live. we let the first coat dry, taped the entire bathroom, got our showers, and then had some lunch.

mom is such a good edger!

look at my dad roll!

had to take one of my dad painting behind the potty. my parents are the best! i could never ever have done all this by myself!!!


otis is enjoying the open window as the paint was kinda smelly and we needed fresh air:




after lunch, it was time to meet up with my aunt and uncle. they had just closed on their new house in winnetka (a northern suburb) and they wanted to show it off. it is a gorgeous modern place on a beautiful lot. and it has parking for me. yay! no more driving around looking for parking at their house. however, it is a further drive.

aunt & uncle in front of their new place:

another view:


so much better!!!