So in the past week Lila has managed to destroy 4 cords.

1. My iPod headphones. I'm not happy about this. They were the ones that have the microphone so I used them all the time when I talked on the phone (especially in the car).

2. Brett's cord for his insulin pump. Completely chewed that in half. Not a good thing.

3. Brett's iPod headphones.

4. See #2 again.

Ahhhhhhh. Apparently you can buy this stuff to spray on the cords and they won't chew them...but I don't know if I want to go around with cords that smell like bitter apple? Plus, who knows if it will actually work. She'll probably like it or something!

Wow. It's been awhile. I'm not even sure where to start! I think I'll just open my google calendar and go from there...

According to my calendar...since the last time I posted:

I went to a friend's baby shower
Got my cat spayed/de-clawed
Picked up my bridesmaid's dress for Natalie's wedding
Went to the roller derby
Watched the superbowl
Saw Tokyo Police Club in concert
Went skiing in Indiana
Went to the Pacer's vs. Miami Heat game in Indianapolis
Took my niece ice skating/had a sleepover with her at our apartment
Watched that Amanda Knox movie

I think that's about it for the past month and a half or so. :)

The baby shower:
I am just not a baby person. I guess it's because I've never really been around kids, but I have to say....all that baby stuff she got was so cute! It will still be many years (I hope) before I'm getting cute baby stuff of my own...


The cat:
I loved my cat from the first day we got her -- but I love her even more now that she doesn't drive me crazy and scratch up our furniture and my legs. We weren't going to get her declawed because the more I read about it, the less humane it seemed. But the scratching wouldn't stop and I decided that she actually liked getting sprayed with water every time she scratched...therefore, she scratched more. I think we're all much happier now!


Bridesmaid Dress:
After so much wedding craziness last summer, it's nice to only have one wedding to think about this summer (not that I didn't LOVE all the weddings last summer!). I love my bridesmaids dress...it's dark purple and halter style. Perfect for a summer wedding in a vineyard :)

Roller Derby:
This was my second roller derby. The first one I went to we won by over 200 points so it wasn't a very exciting game. This one though, we were behind for most of the game but made up 40 points in about 5 minutes and actually made it a game...and we won by 1 point at the very end!

Superbowl:
I was rooting for the Steelers. :(


Tokyo Police Club:
Great concert! The doors opened at 8 but the concert didn't 'start' until 9...or rather, the two opening bands didn't start until 9. Unfortunately, Tokyo Police Club started playing at 11pm...on a work night. :( It was a long night, but it had been awhile since I had been to a concert so I was glad we got to go. :)

Skiing:
This was awesome. I loved that it was only an hour away from Louisville. We started the day off on an interesting note considering as we were about to leave our apartment we discovered a bat in our hallway...decided not to try to walk down the hallway until that issue was taken care of! So we ended up skiing from about 5pm until 11pm. I loved skiing at night! We're definitely thinking about buying season passes for next year.

Pacer's game:
This was another late night during the work week...but totally worth it. We left Louisville at 5 and got to the game right when it started at 7pm. Sadly, the Pacer's lost but they played a pretty good game (up until the end that is).

Ice Skating with Maci:
Brett and I weren't sure how this would go...this was Maci's first time on the ice. :) The video below pretty much sums it up.

Amanda Knox movie:
This really was not anything very eventful...but I just watched it last night so it's fresh on my mind. Did anyone else watch this? I really don't know what to think about it. I remember back when all the trials were going on and all the evidence was being talked about I kept changing my mind as to whenther she was guilty or innocent. I kind of did the same thing during the movie. Today, I've read a lot about everything that happened and I'm leaving more towards the fact that she is guilty. But who knows!

*Kalightoscope*

The key attraction of KaLightoscope Christmas, KaLightoscope is a landscape of larger-than-life, lighted holiday sculptures inspired by ancient Chinese art. Made of sheer, painted fabrics, each towering sculpture is enhanced by light, color and an imaginative setting. Some even reach 24 feet high!

Santa’s Midnight Flight over the World, Toyland and the breathtaking Nativity are just some of the twelve areas designed to awe and delight. Holiday music, aromas and little surprises make it an unforgettable experience for anybody. And it's all inside a temperature controlled, 16,000 square foot pavilion.

This is one of the world’s largest, life-sized Gingerbread Villages, and yes, it’s fully edible. Inside a 3000 sq. ft. area stands a 20 ft. high Gingerbread Castle, a classic North Pole Gingerbread House, Santa’s walk-through workshop, 10ft.-high lollipop trees, a photo area with Santa and hot chocolate carts.

Before & After

There will be a continuation of this post (I hope) that includes pictures of our bedroom. BUT it's currently the 'catch-all' place for anything that we can't find an actual spot for in our apartment.

The Living Room
Before


After


The Kitchen
Before


After


The Bathroom



I also got out my good camera one afternoon and took some pictures out our living room and bedroom windows:

New Apartment!

Our view during the day


Our view at night


The windows open alllll the way up...


Our first Christmas tree!


New kitty, Lila


My building

Cincinnati

Happy December!

I am officially Kristina Wallace! Finally...5 months late. I tried to go a couple months ago to get my name changed and ended up leaving after about 30 minutes and no names being called. Today it was completely different. There were only a few people there and I literally sat down in my chair and they called my number! It took 10 minutes, if that. :) I'm thinking the weather helped...it's been snowing ALL morning!

We also found out today that we got approved for our apartment! 14th floor here we come!! The official move in date is Monday, Dec 13th, but they think we may be able to get our keys and move in next Friday, the 10th!

Jobs!

11/17: I get a call from Humana and have a phone interview the same day which leads to setting up an interview on site...in person the next day.

11/18: The on site interview.

11/22 @ about 2pm: Brett calls me to tell me he just got an offer from Humana for an accounting position. -- We get excited about being able to move out/actually afford things. :)

(3 hours later) 11/22 @ about 5pm: I get a call from Humana offering me the position I interviewed for on Thursday. -- We get completely overwhelmed and excited and can't believe what just happened!


We're moving here sometime next month! It's right in the middle of downtown with awesome views (and a pool on the roof)! Aaaand we'll be able to walk to work!

This weekend was my first time alone in Louisville without Brett since I moved here! Brett's weekend consisted of this:


I actually ended up having quite a lot to do this weekend :)

Friday night I was supposed to go bowling but Jessica and I ended up staying at work until 8:00pm. Yeah, on a Friday night. We know we're lame.


Saturday, I finally made it to the bank. I don't know why but the past couple Saturdays I've been awake before noon...just have not had enough motivation to drive a mile down the road to the bank. So I finally got that done and then managed to watch 4 episodes of Nip/Tuck. I went over to Natalie's around 3:30 to check out the photo book she had made of the pictures I took of Josh's family. Then I drove to Bardstown Road to meet Jen for dinner before heading to the Roller Derby!


Today, I got up and went out to a gorgeous park to take some pictures just for fun of two sisters. It was a beautiful day except for the wind. After the pictures Brett and I headed up to Indiana for an early Thanksgiving dinner.