August 8, 2008 -- Is today really all that lucky?

Happy 8-8-08! We've all heard the buzz about today being "lucky" according to Chinese culture. But as far as American culture, is today really all that lucky? Read on.....

I flew to Ohio yesterday to take my niece and nephew back home. I flew back home today. Anyways, I woke up at 5 a.m. this morning so I could get to the airport on time. I was getting dressed after taking my shower and SNAP! My bra - the only bra I had - snapped right in half. Yea.....I was irritated, to say the least. Unlucky situation #1. It's funny because obviously we are all aware that clothes fall apart, we grow out of them, etc., but being a woman, I have never thought about my bra snapping in half before. Well, there is definitely a first time for everything! Luckily, I was able to find a safety pin and pin my bra together. The experiences I have are humorous, yet strangely weird, and therefore, I'm dreaming of paradise, where hopefully, this kind of stuff wouldn't happen, hehe.

While I was gone yesterday, there were new windows and a new sliding glass door being put in at my house, as well as the removal of wallpaper and some work in the garage/patio area. I went over to the house today at 4 p.m. and WOWZERS!!!! I was in shock. First off, it's amazing what a difference double-pane windows makes!! And my new sliding glass door is wonderful. The removal of wallpaper turned out to be more of a challenge than expected. The previous owners made a mistake with the paint job and so my paint guy had to remove the wallpaper, the backing, and two other layers just to get down to solid wall. It was definitely interesting to see everything that came off of the wall, in thin, messy, wet strips, but the progress being made in a day's time was great. I feel so lucky to have such great, hard-working people making progress on my house so I can move in by September 1st ------ hopefully! What I most enjoyed seeing was the progress being made on the garage area. There was a bathroom inside of the garage, which was convenient because of the pool. Unfortunately, there was a leak in the bathroom, so there was mold EVERYWHERE. When I arrived today, the walls were knocked out, toilet and sink removed, and it looked 100% better. I couldn't believe it. We're putting in a new toilet and sick, as well as tile instead of concrete, since there was mold around the concrete, as well. I think I should get the "Rookie Homeowner of the Year" award!! : ) This house is going to look SO much better than before. I'm excited to post before/after pictures. Lucky situation #1.

After getting a little bored with waiting around the house, I decided to browse Cost Plus World Market, as it was just down the street, and I was sure they would have super cute stuff for my house. Sure enough, I walk in and just about buy out the store! They had so much cute stuff for the house. I called my mom and had her meet me there, and ended up buying a desk (see above), a dining room table and chairs, and two purple flower prints for my room. I was exceptionally lucky to find the desk because it had a pull-out section below the top desk surface that could be used as a keyboard space or extra writing space. Every desk I had found that I liked only had a pull-out keyboard tray and this desk was compatible for either, which is great since I have a laptop. It was just what I'd been looking for! Everything was on sale, too, which was even better. Lucky situation #2.

That's 2 - 1. What do you think? Lucky or unlucky?

Btw, I just started blogging and I'm not as creative as Jamie Stavenger (I almost typed Petersen, hehe), so bare with me and I promise to give you creative, fun-filled blogs. One of my goals is to expand my creativity! : )