The Admiral's Education

Kitchen Plans

Omg! I totally forgot! The kitchen planner lady sent us plans to check out. They're ok.... but not particularly brilliant.

Option 1:

 Option 2:

The only difference in the two is the wall between the kitchen and dining. I have to say, that measly cut-out in option 2 is lame sauce. I'm not convinced that it will add much connection between the kitchen and dining, the fridge is still miles away from the rest of the appliances, and people are still going to wander through the middle of my kitchen when I'm trying to cook.

Besides adding counter and storage space (yay, pantry!), I really like where she placed the dishwasher. I'd like open shelves above it for our dishes (a la this, this, and this) so that loading, unloading, and setting the table are a breeze.

I think it would be good to sit down with kitchen planning lady and talk with her about what she was thinking - has she exhausted all our options and these are the best ones? Or is she just cranking work out and these are the most obvious options? Because they seem kind of obvious.... But maybe obvious is best? I'm no kitchen planner.

I'm not sure what we will do next, but it is nice that we aren't in a huge hurry to figure it out. We will take our time and find the option that works best for us and best for the space.

Accessorizing: Dining Room Light

Since we are going to ikea at the end of the month, I'm contemplating these two light fixtures for over our dining table. I like the the sleek black, but I prefer how the woven one will diffuse the light more. Choices, choices.

Boja Pendant: 

 Brasa Pendant: 

Weekend: Christmas Party

Christmas party at our house, what, what?!

We played a lot of ping pong (stupid John stupid won)

...and Eric taught us how to tie some knots. Getting pretty crazy up in hurrr.

The Admiral's Football-Watching Pose

Happy Friday

Go, have some fun.

Hard Cider Labels

Eric and his buddies brewed some hard cider, and I made a few labels for our personal stash.

They have yet to name this tasty treat.

Accessorizing: The Return of the Rug Return

I got another rug for the den on Monday. And we took it back Tuesday.

It's kind of a riff on the Moroccan one I dream of, and the smaller size was nice, too. Plus, it was really, really soft; even Eric liked laying on it. But we decided to hold off until we are at ikea at the end of the month. Hopefully they will still have the one we want then.

Weekend: Making Merry

It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas around here! I love this time of year!!

The Admiral on the Lookout