Kate and Blake

Lolabunny

kateschalkboard — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:37:44 +0000

Lola doesn't like when Blake does schoolwork either.

crazy bunny

so cute.

Beige Lightning.

kateschalkboard — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:12:24 +0000

So Blake got a new car – and here it is! It’s an 83 Datsun and in incredible condition. We got it for a steal and are so happy with it. We were thinking of a scooter, but when we found this baby on craigslist, we immediately rethought that idea. Check out the pics and enjoy Blake sure is.

I’d also like to say we have sadly given up our NY plates and licenses to become TN drivers.

LOLA!

kateschalkboard — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:56:42 +0000

Math Camp BBQ!

kateschalkboard — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:53:14 +0000

So Blake’s math camp ended on Friday and we had everyone over for a BBQ at our house. Here are a few pics, we had a really good time.

Art, Erin, and Blake in deep discussion.

Lola was still the center of attention.

Anna Beth came to town!

kateschalkboard — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:49:19 +0000

My best friend from college, Anna Beth, came to Nashville for a few days. Here are a few highlights. She has some pictures too so I’ll hopefully add those. These are all mostly from inside Opryland, which is surprisingly tasteful and beautiful.

Anna Beth in Opryland.

We opted out of the boat ride.

Not the most attractive, but bffs for life.

Lola, she was a showgirl…

kateschalkboard — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:00:38 +0000

We drove to Indiana today to pick up our baby Lola. She is the best puppy ever. She has already mastered the stairs on the deck, is absolutely fearless, and hasn’t peed on the floor! … yet. She is also quite the diva walking around strutting her stuff. I’ll try to get a video up. She already owns the place.

Here are some pictures from today. I’m sure there will be more to come.

We're excited to go get her!

She slept like this the whole way home...

And her favorite place of all... under the car.

We fixed the brown!

kateschalkboard — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:10:54 +0000

So the incredibly nice guy at Home Depot gave us free paint (basically because he totally messed up the first batch) and we were able to do only one coat of the dark brown. It came out perfect – now for a dresser…

Which would you rather have?

kateschalkboard — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:08:20 +0000

Living room update.

kateschalkboard — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:06:50 +0000

So we got a steal on a dining room table and chairs from Ikea (through Craigslist) and they’re the perfect size for our small dining area. We also got a very LARGE sectional that is the most comfortable thing I’ve ever sat in. They delivered it at 7am this morning, but a lovely way to start the day. However, later in the day Blake decided it was too big for the room and wanted to rearrange the pieces around the room. He eventually saw the sectional was made to be in one piece and not broken up. You can see how I felt about the whole ordeal. Also he built some shelves to go in the unit above the fireplace, so those will be filled soon.

Tomato Fest!

kateschalkboard — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:59:39 +0000

So East Nashville (our hood) has a tomato fest every year, and we just happened to be here for it. It’s quite eclectic and very odd at times, but a good time nonetheless. Everything is based on tomatoes (obvi) and there are tomato eating contests (for people and dogs), tomato art, bloody mary “drink offs” and more. It was fun, and we met some cool people (including a very inebriated girl who was wearing my same dress and insisted on taking a picture with me) and loved watching the live bands. Best of all it was all only 5 minutes from our house. Did I mention Nashville is cool?