Housewarming

The night before Easter is the new night before Thanksgiving.  Am I right?  That Saturday evening is the day I decided to have my housewarming party.  A bunch of folks had already been over but I thought one big party to celebrate was in order so everyone could come see my place at once.

I invited over 100 people and 70 or so came.  I was gifted lots of booze, mostly bourbon and champagne, so my bar cart is looking plush right now.  Too much fun.

The living room.

Kitchen.

The spread:  Fresh fruit, spinach and artichoke dip, 50 ham & swiss and 50 turkey & colby sandwiches on little Hawaiian buns which were all devoured.  I had the accompaniments on the side which included a sriracha mayo that was a big hit.

My bedroom.

The extra room in between my bedroom and the guest bedroom.

Guest bedroom.

My upstairs bathroom.  Through those doors is my laundry room.

KYLE!

My favorite OTR girls came to my party!  This is Jenny and she and the other girls gave me some great gifts!  A cute card that I ended up framing, a sweet new puzzle and a very cool apron.

Sara and I!  So glad she came up to the party with her boyfriend, Andy.  They moved to Lexington at the beginning of the year so I don't get to see them much anymore.  It was also Sara's Birthday so I'm glad she decided to spend some of it at my party!

Every party needs a signature drink!  Aside from a keg of beer I had lots and lots of honey bourbon.  We went through two of the bigger bottles and two smaller bottles.

"The house bourbon is HONEY! Take a shot and have a cherry. xoxo,L"

Moving on up, to the east side.

It's happened... I've moved out of the apartment I enjoyed for 4 and a half years and into my very first house!  Here are some highlights:

1.  I hired movers I found off Craigslist.  Two dudes had all my stuff moved into my house in less than two hours.  I had plenty of friends offer but I felt like hiring movers was 150 dollars well spent!

2.  I bought a house, but I'm homeless.  Due to some hold-ups with the appraisal and bank folks I haven't closed on my house yet.  The seller is super cool and let me move in but I am technically not suppose to reside here.  Although, I've gone ahead and switched all the utilities to my name so I don't feel bad about it.  Shhh... don't tell my realtor.  Hope to close tomorrow! 

3.  I've been dealing with a lot of folks from utility companies, appliance stores, handymen.  I've been told many times that my "husband" can take care of that.  Or to just "ask my landlord."  Or whether or not I'd like to add anyone else to my accounts.  Nope. (A la KRay's grumpy cat mug.)

4.  I hope to become a DIYer.  Mostly, I have been finding projects and my daddy-o takes care of it.  Like this bitchin' table that he built for me.  Though, I picked the wood and finish for my version. (I'm also shamelessly stealing their idea to thrift 8 mix-matched chairs and paint them all the same color. Maybe peach!)  I hope to tackle some other projects myself thanks to good ol' Pinterest.

5.  I won the insight cable lottery!  Cable, extra chanels (including Bravo), Showtime, HBO, wireless internet, a DVR box and an extra box for the tv in the guest bedroom.  All for under 100 bucks a month.  That's hella cheap, yo.  Still a bit of a luxury but it's winter and too cold to be spending time outside anyway.

6.  Speaking of outside.  Julie came over for a bit to check out my place.  It's still a bit of a hot mess but when I showed her my backyard she said:
"Oh, it's big! You could play volleyball back here... or badminton!!" 
So I totally want to set up badminton now.  No corn-hole for this gal.

Hope to post some pictures of my new home soon for my friend, Carly to see!