More pictures of the house

Here are some more pictures of the house. We've accomplished a lot this week! The apartment is just about ready to go. We're on a hunt for a used fridge. We'd like it to be white and it has to be no more than 30 inches across...just incase any of you happen to come across something.

Sneak Peak

This week has been very eventful for Jake and I because we are now proud owners of a home! We've been doing some work on the basement the last few days so that we can get that rented and then we'll start on the upstairs. Since we've been homeowners we have purchased a tape measurer, all the painting supplies you can imagine, a cordless drill, and a floor scraper. It really has been a lot of fun so far! Watching all that HGTV is sure paying off! Thanks to all our family and friends for their help! Here are some pictures of the progress so far.

Here is the bedroom before painting




Here is the bedroom after painting




Here are some more pictures of the basement. We are laying some laminate tile in the kitchen. We already tore up the old (original, we think) carpet and prepped the floor so that Jake can do the tile during his spring break this week. We are also going to put in carpet in the front room and hallway so it's not the nasty ugly blue.






So if you know of anyone who would like to rent this lovely place please let us know. We have a few potential renters and we are going to put it up today but if you know of anyone that would be great! Now we just need some help switching out the light switches and finishing touching up the baseboards...Mom, do you want to volunteer for that one? You're the best at those finishing touches :)

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! We all hope you have a great day! We're so grateful for you and your example to all of us. We love you!

Remember?

Remember how a few posts ago I announced that there were 93 days till the wedding? Well guess what everyone!? We are down to 17. Which means you guys all come back to Utah soon!! Riley and I are very excited. We had bridals taken on March 30 and will post a picture or two when I get the CD as a preview.

General conference was awesome and I went through the Jordan River temple on April 1st. It was awesome as well.

Kate leaves the MTC soon! Hopefully by tomorrow (her p-day) she will have her flight information and we'll know exactly when she leaves. We may even get a phone call?

Well. Finals are approaching.. a week and 2 days. Ugh. I have 5. And Riley has the same, I think! But after that it's wedding time!

Sister Katelyn Ann Serafine

Well, I thought I would blog one last time before I report to the MTC! I hope you will keep me updated on everything that is happening in your life's! This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do but I think I am ready. I am grateful for all of your love and support with my decision to go! I will miss you all so much! See you in 18 months!!!!!

NEW HOUSE

So in just a few short days/weeks we will be the proud owner of this lovely piece of property. It has been a long 4 months waiting and negotiating prices, closing costs, etc. And can I just say how happy I am to finally be moving in to a place of our own! So as I sit here with nothing to do I am just glady awaiting all the work that needs to go into this house. Painting, cleaning, organizing has never sounded like more fun. I guess we'll see what I'm saying in the next couple of weeks...I don't know if I'd ever buy a short sale again. I would recommend short sales to people who have a lot of patience. Well, I guess for now I'll be grateful that we're closing soon.

A small setback...

So, I woke up to this and I wasn't very happy. One day we have sun and warm weather. The next day there is 5 inches of snow on my car. Not cool. It's like mother earth is playing with us and trying to make us miserable. Well! Not me! I am sure that March will be better.

What else is new? Hmmm... Work. School. Study. Sleep. Eat. Fun!
Ok ok, life is good. Riley just had surgery but he's back in business! So all is well, loving life and working hard.

Riley Serafine you better make an announcement on here soon... ;)

57 days! (Yes everyone, we are in the 50's!!)

A glimpse of spring!

I saw one of these today on campus:










Then I smelt freshly cut grass. Granted, the grass was dead and smelt more like dirt but I felt the excitement of March! We start aerating in March! Dad always wears pants and a sweatshirt to stay warm while aerating but it means that good weather and warm sunshine is just around the corner!

i never said it was good for you...

Here is the recipe for the breakfast casserole we had Sunday morning...but I never said it was healthy. : )

Egg BaKe Casseole:
1 stick of butter

30 oz. bag frozen hashbrowns

12 eggs

1 cup Milk

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

2 1/4 cup of cubed ham (may use italian sausage or bacon)

salt and pepper to taste

Melt Butter in 9x13 pan. add 3/4 of hashbrowns on bottom of pan. Combine milk, eggs, cheese, and meat. Pour mixutre over hashbrowns. Top with remainder of hashbrowns. Add salt and pepper to top. Bake 1hr 15min @350F.

I'm not so sure what the melted butter did in the bottom of the pan, I think it might be okay without it, but either way it was pretty good.

Byu/ countdown/skiing adventure!

Well everyone, I have officially been a student at BYU for 2 weeks. It is awesome. After Christmas break was over I headed back to Provo and with the help of Riley (W) found all of my classes for the next few days. I'm glad I had someone show me around or the first day would have been scary. Here is my schedule: Wake up and work from 8-12 everyday. Then I head to school, I haven't figured out whether walking or driving is best. What I do know is the stairs by the Richards building are like death and I refuse to walk up them. But me protesting the stairs looks silly and I end up walking, or should I say, crawling up the stairs with a 50 pound backpack anyway.
On Tuesdays/Thursdays I have Political Science 110 which is required for my major. I have Quin Monson and he is excellent, keeps you engaged and interested for the most part. I have started reading the New York times as that is what the quizzes are based off. Then I go to Marriage Prep taught by Jason Carroll. He is easily the best teacher I've ever had and I love this class. Not only is it a good time to take this class but I can use it if I decide to minor in Family Life (which just might happen)! This class ends at 5:15 so I usually study for a bit and then head home. On Monday I have LDS Marriage and Family which is the religion version of the above mentioned marriage prep class. It is a little more centered on the gospel rather than research. It's a good class but I wish I had taken a different Religion course... Too late now. Then I got to History 201 taught by Professor Hamblin. This class.... ugh. I don't mind the lectures or the material, but this stupid book report he is making us do is ridiculous. We had to submit the title of a book we'd like to do that met very specific requirements. I chose a biography of Leonardo da Vinci (it had to be about someone born before 1500) but he denied it. So now I'm doing Joan of Arc. Let's hope he approves, because 2 TA's did!On Wednesday nights I have Geography 101. Which I already took at UVU but it didn't transfer.. Luckily I have an adjunct teacher who teaches full time at a middle school. Pretty sure he doesn't change the course material at all. Only problem is it's a two and a half hour class. It's very hard to pay attention! Overall, I'm enjoying my experience and hope the rest of the semester is just as good! For Christmas Riley (S) gave Riley (W) and I ski lift passes to the Canyons! So we went on our day off for the Marin Luther King holiday. We had a wonderful time! Scott and Riley joined us for the day but we were slowing them down on the bunny hill so they took off and did some really fun stuff. It was Riley's first time so we kicked it on the bunny hill for a while but moved up to the bigger stuff after lunch. I had a great day!

For those of you who care, 93 days till April 23rd.... You know what that means!

These pictures were taken with my phone, so excuse the poor quality!