news {or lack there of}

i'm so excited to show you more of my bedroom changes, but lately life has taken over my....well, life. and yes, i'm aware that doesn't make sense. but you get the over-all gist, and i don't care if my husband graduates with a masters in english comp {on thursday!} my writing can be non-nonsensical if i so choose. and i do!

anyway, trying to keep you posted on changes in my life over the past 2 weeks would look something like this:

we might have a job!

90% sure we have a job!

gave up 2 jobs for a sure thing!

i think we're moving to chicago!

ok, definitely not moving to chicago, but maybe some where else?

nevermind, we might be moving to chicago no matter what!

or perhaps we will both be unemployed in a few short weeks.

so basically absolutely everything is up in the air and any update i give you will likely be void within a few days {or hours!} some days we're rolling with the punches and some days i think my head will explode and that we've made all the wrong choices. 

only time will tell.

until then, i will continue to do what keeps me busy and my mind moving- namely, avoiding long stretches of time at the computer {which provides way too much time for mind-wandering and worst-case-scenario dwelling} and deep cleaning my apartment {that we may or may not be moving out of any time soon.....}

ah, life! someday we will look back at this time and think it was all worth it {at least i hope so!}

the arrival of spring

the weather here has been gorgeous. really really gorgeous. we've had the windows open which, besides providing a wonderful springy breeze, has the added incentive of creating a kitty incubator. 

i really did not think they could sleep more, or be any cuter, but i was wrong.

i hope you're enjoying beautiful weather, too!

stuff on my cat...

ok, not to be too whinny, but those snow days really threw me off my schedule. 

and then i got sick.

{i know, whine whine whine...}

anyway, you thought i was bored? husband resorted to piling stuff on the cat:

but don't worry, i've spent my time curled up on the couch and away from the computer well, as evidenced by my crafting/scrap/trash jar. it's crafty strata!

i promise to start sharing the projects tomorrow when i'm fully recovered from all my time off {yes, it's true. like when you need a vacation from a vacation...}
 also, i'm putting together something special for next week!

the highlight of my weekend

ok, well that sounds really lame. i'm not actually saying the highlight of my weekend was watching my wonderful hubby cuddling with his adorable kitty {i kid myself and think that cache is my cat too, but he's in love with josh. so really, he's his cat} but back to what i was saying- this photo is really more symbolic than literal. i love my weekends with my husband and adorable kitties {even when they prefer him over me}

yeah, that's pretty much it. i just love...this.

{and don't be fooled, cache may look annoyed, but he loves this}

well look who decided to show up....

hello? 

hello? 

is this thing on?

it's been so long i feel as though i should re-introduce myself.

hi!

i'm angie {or angelina, as my friends call me} who would have guessed that a short break from the computer would lead to this mini-sabbatical i've been on? {as i'm calling it now} 

it's been so long since i've seen you, how do i look?

since my last post i've travelled to omaha nebrask, chicago illinois, and grand rapids michigan, rung in the new year, let my hair grow {and no, i don't want to talk about it. it's awkward.} gotten dreadfully behind on correspondence {email, snailmail and swappy thank-yous} and returned home again. 

i would love to recount all my wonderful holiday stories for you, but i don't think i could do them any justice. it was great to be surrounded by family and friends again. and this year, inspite of my usually rather weepy good-byes, i surprised myself by actually looking forward to coming home. i adore the people in my life {who all seem to be so far away!} but there really is nothing like sleeping in your own bed {even if husband left his pillow in chicago and yours in omaha!} and of course, the kitties were thrilled to see us {not that you can tell from these photos, which are the best i could get...}

 {aria is less than thrilled with my attempts at cuddling}

{and cache is just annoyed. and huge!}

but enough about me, how are you! what have you been up to? i can't wait come around and say hi!

my annoying cats

always crawling into things {whether they fit or not}...

... like my half-open drawers:

and rubbing cat hair on the bottom of all my sweaters:

and an open cabinet door is an open invitation:

this one will chew on anything:

and sleep on anything...

... like this bookshelf:

... or in my ribbon drawer:

... or in a box full of clean socks:

 it's a good thing we love them so much! {and it helps they look so cute when they're asleep}

vintage couch love

this weekend we got an early christmas gift from my mom and dad

it's a couch. and it. is. awesome!

i walked into one of our local vintage stores {second thyme around} and there it was. it's in excellent condition and fits perfectly. {and it totally matches the vintage gold chair we already have}

{the price tag}

and besides the fact that husband and i have been without a couch for over a year {and our previous couch was a futon} the kitty loves it, too.

yeah, we stayed inside all weekend cuddling and sleeping on our new couch. 

awesome.

lover boys

i don't have kids, but i have plenty of kitty photos!

sometime last week {exact date unknown} our little kitty turned 1.

cache.

also known as:

kitty cache

johnny cache

casher smash

and our newest favorite nickname, gigantor {he doesn't look it because he's so lean, but he's huge! crazy long and tall}

here he is in september when we adopted him

he has a penchant for sleeping in the oddest positions.

{in his favorite sleeping corner}

and he has a little orange beard. so cute.

they grow up so fast, don't they? sniff!

the chair: progress report

it's finished!

see before photos here

i can't believe it's already done! i spent most of my weekend working on it, but since i approached everything the "angie" way {wing it as you go, and be willing to do, redo and re-redo things} i just figured it would take awhile. 

and while there are lots of imperfections, i am thrilled with the result! i love the way it turned out, and now it's not such an eyesore {hubby says it never was, but i always had a serious problem with it.}

i think it's my favorite chair now. i added extra padding to the inside of the arms, so it's actually a lot more comfortable now.

the kitties wasted no time in reclaiming it. 

yeah, they're totally ridiculous, and i'm ridiculously excited about how this turned out :)

kitty love

i love my kitties. a lot. 

i always say i'm not really a cat person, i just like mine. otherwise, i prefer dogs. 

but how can you resist all this cuteness?!?

{aria is grey, cache is orange}

sometimes we call her fatty catty cause she doesn't really watch her figure :)

and the kitty cache, as we like to call him. can you tell that he's sleeping in the unfinished chair? i can't keep him out of it!

sleeping kitty fix

 

 

  

  

i don't consider myself a cat person. i just like mine. cause they're awesome :)

{aria = grey, cache = orange}

my photo christmas cards

if i were sending out photo christmas cards, these would be it:

{although none of them are current.}

i've been on a "sorting" thing lately and i was organizing my photos and found these and had to share:

hubby, his grandparents and sister skiing in utah {april 2002}
so beautiful! this really would make a great card

my family, minus big sister and brother {circa early 90's}

and yes, i'm the one with the little smirk, not looking at the camera 
and wearing one of my favorite christmas dresses

merry christmas kitties! {the only current photo of the bunch}

cache and aria

i get to include this cause there's a christmas tree :)

{can you tell that even at a young age i enjoyed being the center of attention?}

i'm wearing a undershirt, and my favorite blankey wrapped around me and belted. 
so chic.

merry sitsmas everyone!

the perfect(ish) day

after running errands, taking cache to the vet and other blah blah boring every-day-things, i spent the perfect afternoon outside basking in the beautiful weather! (mid-70's, cloudless sunshine with a slight breeze)

i had the perfect set up.
kittens, favorite (torn up) hoodie, knitting supplies close at hand, and a good book
(this photo was taken before i brought out snacks too)

arie loves hanging out on the deck with us

my guys also spent some time together :)

internets

we've been without internet now for quite a few days, but it's back now!
the kitties are getting along much better, but more importantly sister and father-in law are on their way here to visit for the weekend. i am so excited!

so until the end of this wonderful weekend, i leave you with a photo of cache:

kitten!

i'm taking a cue from my friend over at the kitten mama and posting a video of cache.
i just grabbed the camera, so the music is a little loud:

cache, originally uploaded by angelinaladawn.

he's so adorable,but right now i'm stressed! we're doing everything by the book, but tonight aria ran out of her room and came face to face with cache and it was not good. so needless to say she threw a hissy fit and has been cranky all night.
we really think this is a good thing, so hopefully arie will calm down and figure that out too. soon.

(johnny) cache

for those of you who don't know already (probably most of you) today josh and i adopted a new kitten!
his name is cache, he's orange and white and 3 1/2 months old. i'll be (taking) posting photos soon!

we've been thinking about getting a second cat pretty much since we got arie, but since josh's family decided to get a second one (this week) it really spurred us into action.

arie is doing ok. we really want her to like cache so they can be a playmates (and keep each other company) so we're taking things pretty slow. they're in seperate rooms and although arie has hissed a couple times, she mostly seems interested and not threatened.

so now that we have a new kitty addition i have decided a few things:

1- mom/dad/sister-in-law- no more kitties for you! we are done, therefor i believe you must be done as well :)

2- grandma and mike- you must come visit soon because i know you would not want to miss meeting our new addition!

3- josh and i are awesome at adopting! and while we are done with kitties, i think that we should consider adopting other things in the (distant) future...

more updates to come. for now i'm going to sleep (in the living room) which cache.