Ode to Big Mary's

(Big Mary’s is the name of our temporary dwelling that we have been living in for the last 6 months while our house was being built.  It is Zach’s boss’s house and Zach’s boss, Craig, lives next door.  The plan is to eventually tear Big Mary’s down (if that gives you an idea of the state of the house) but in the meantime, Zach’s boss graciously allowed us to live here rent-free.  The name, Big Mary, originates from the previous owner.   Two Mary’s lived on the street and in order to differentiate which house Craig’s kids were going to, one house was Little Mary’s and the other was Big Mary’s.)

With that being said, an Ode to Big Mary’s….

The wallpaper is terribly bright

And the walls are filled with cracks

But we love Big Mary’s “character”

And have slowly stopped noticing the things she lacks.

The bathroom vanity is in the kitchen

And the dishwasher is not

But we love Big Mary’s quirkiness

And pointing out her flaws we have stopped.

The wallpaper even covers the ceilings

And the floors are certainly squeaky

But we love Big Mary’s sense of style

And have learned to live with faucets that are leaky.

There are no outlets in the bathrooms

And the children’s drawings on the walls are funny

But we love Big Mary’s history

And certainly have appreciated saving money!

 A HUGE thank you to Craig – don’t tell us when the wrecking ball is coming, we don’t want to be there!

A few pictures of the wallpaper, curtains and drawings…

And a picture of the outside of the house… Our friends have said, “it looks way better from the outside!”

Life is Good (24 Weeks)

No other way to put it – life is good.  Baby Bisek is kicking and moving around and Zach is able to feel the baby moving every night.  Dr. appointments continue to go well – I am just told I need to work on a birth plan.  The last appointment I told our doctor that my plan was to just ‘go with the flow’.  She recommended that I come up with something a little more concrete….so now I have begun looking at signing us up for birthing classes.

Three weeks and counting until our move-in date.  The house now has cabinets installed and tile in the bathrooms.  It is all coming together and is finally beginning to feel like a reality.  We continue to annoy the contractor every week with our endless emails and nitpicky requests (what do you expect from an architect and his Type A personality wife?!).

We had a great time with friends at the annual St. Patty’s Day parade in downtown Denver (over 250,000 people in attendance).  Silly me, I thought we were going to just watch the parade but our friends had other plans….a bit of a bar crawl.  I didn’t bring my ID, since obviously I don’t need it anymore which only caused a problem at the last bar.  After motioning to my pregnant belly several times and telling the bouncer I was pregnant and obviously could not drink, he still would not let me in without an ID.  (seriously?!)  So, we played the old college trick – Zach got his hand stamped as he came out and quick came and pushed his wet stamp onto my hand.  Yes, I “snuck” into a bar while 6 months pregnant to drink water.

And have to end the blog with my latest sewing creation….a cowl neck jersey sweatshirt!

Life is good.  Hope all is well in your world.  Stay tuned for the “Ode to Big Mary’s” (Big Mary's is the name of our current house) blog update – coming soon!