A baby, a house, and going to see the mouse! 12/10

[MrsDrewsky]

Oh remember when I said I would be busy moving this weekend? We've had a small change in plans!

I thought some might find a Disney gif filled post about our first experience as homeowners fun.

So as new homeowners one of the first things we were excited to do was plan how we would renovate and decorate our new place. Our condo was built in the early 80s, and needed a bit of love and updating.

One of the first things we thought would be easy to do within a couple of evenings was to paint all the rooms. So off we went to Home Depot to buy paint and supplies.

We were in the paint aisle while our carefully selected colors of paint were being mixed when we noticed a fancy automated painting roller....

The automated roller was on even on clearance!

It was meant to be! We just knew the automated roller would save us so much time and eagerly loaded it into our cart. We were ready to try that puppy out!

Yeah, Stacey! We’re going to show those ugly yellow walls who’s boss!

We drove back to the condo and I read over the instructions for the fancy automated roller and setting it up was simple enough. The paint went on the wall beautifully! This painting thing was fun and easy!

We were almost done knocking out a large wall in the living room when...

The hose that was feeding the paint into my roller came unclamped and fell onto the floor, but that’s okay... I can handle a little paint splatter.

I reconnected the hose and continued painting. Then the hose became unclamped again! This time there wasn’t just a little paint splatter, there was a huge paint splatter and the paint went down the front of my pants and shoes. When the hose fell it also splashed paint all over the place and made a huge mess. It didn’t matter that we had carefully applied painters tape to the wood trim and tarped the floor... the paint found it’s way onto the brick fireplace, the untarped center of the floor, and the ceiling.

Drew and I cleaned up what we could of the mess and left the condo. I think we have realized we were biting off more than we can chew with our DIY plans considering we also have an infant to take care of. Instead of trying to make all of the rooms perfect we’re just going to work on the living room, then in a few months work on the kitchen, and maybe in a year look at the bathrooms. Drew and his friend are going to paint this weekend with regular paint rollers and trays. It looks like next weekend we should be able to move in!

 

[MrsDrewsky]

I love growth chart pictures!

POFQ looks adorable. If we ever stay at a moderate again, it's my first choice.

Thanks Mel. I love the growth chart pics you did with Peanut. I think I might steal your idea to display them at his first birthday party.

Congrats on getting your resort and ADRs booked! POFQ is a beautiful resort and it is quite small, which is nice. And it is awesome that you managed to get BOG, it is so gorgeous in there.

Also, thank you for the congrats

Thanks!

You're welcome. I have loved lurking through your PTR and seeing the US pics.

 

[Sweetly]

Just joining in. Let me say CONGRATULATIONS on your bundle of joy and your new home!!! Woohoo on the up coming trip!

 

[ronnmel]

Go ahead and steal my idea all you want. After all, I "stole" it from a friend.

I'm so not a good painter. Or any DIY project really. If only I had the money to hire professionals to do it. Actually, one of the reasons why we rent instead of owning our own place is that we both suck at hands-on stuff, but can't afford to pay others to do it.

 

[teekathepony]

DH and I built our house, I could trade construction/home improvement horror stories all day! Lmao
I've never tried o e of those automatic rollers though. That's awful that it kept coming umclamped! Hope the ceiling, floor, fireplace, etc. are all cleaned up ok!
(If its all cleaned up, it did make for a funny story!)

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[sweetpeaandevie]

I'm joining in......you guys are just too cute!

I love your nursery, can't wait to see the rest of the decor once you get all settled in the new place!

I LOVE the pics of Jonah every month, I always had good intentions to do something like that and then BAM! another year gone. Now my girls are 3 and 7. Audrey is starting 2nd grade in 3 weeks.....time really flies by!!!!

The paint story is hilarious.....probably not to you two (at least right now) but it will be a great story to tell in years to come...(plus just wait for the terrible twos and threes-destruction becomes inevitable!!!)

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Painting can be a huge undertaking. I'm sorry that your automatic painter didn't work out better for you!

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Just joining in. Let me say CONGRATULATIONS on your bundle of joy and your new home!!! Woohoo on the up coming trip!

Thank you so much!

Go ahead and steal my idea all you want. After all, I "stole" it from a friend.

I'm so not a good painter. Or any DIY project really. If only I had the money to hire professionals to do it. Actually, one of the reasons why we rent instead of owning our own place is that we both suck at hands-on stuff, but can't afford to pay others to do it.

I'm the same way, which is why Drew is now working on the condo with his friend and not me. I wasn't really on board with buying a place, but Drew wore me down. Luckily he is very handy and has friends that are as well.

DH and I built our house, I could trade construction/home improvement horror stories all day! Lmao
I've never tried o e of those automatic rollers though. That's awful that it kept coming umclamped! Hope the ceiling, floor, fireplace, etc. are all cleaned up ok!
(If its all cleaned up, it did make for a funny story!)

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OMG, I am impressed that you and your DH built your house. We had a good laugh about the whole thing and were able to get everything clean except for the fireplace. I think after some research on Google we'll be able to clean it off.

I'm joining in......you guys are just too cute!

I love your nursery, can't wait to see the rest of the decor once you get all settled in the new place!

I LOVE the pics of Jonah every month, I always had good intentions to do something like that and then BAM! another year gone. Now my girls are 3 and 7. Audrey is starting 2nd grade in 3 weeks.....time really flies by!!!!

The paint story is hilarious.....probably not to you two (at least right now) but it will be a great story to tell in years to come...(plus just wait for the terrible twos and threes-destruction becomes inevitable!!!)

Thanks for joining in! Drew has some big plans for the new one.

I'm surprised we have remembered to take the photos every month. We have our hands full with our little guy, so I can imagine you probably stay busy with 3 and 7 year old girls. I can't believe the school year is about to begin already.

We had a good laugh about the whole painting mess. I keep trying to remind myself that the terrible twos and threes are inevitable... especially when I want to buy a white couch and expensive vases.

Painting can be a huge undertaking. I'm sorry that your automatic painter didn't work out better for you!

Hey Krysten! I am too. Now I think we know why the painter was on clearance.

 

[LB1122]

Yeah you have your condo!!! Hope packing and moving all goes smoothly for you. A fresh start and clean space right??

I am hearing such great things about Port Orleans. We are staying Riverside in a Royal Guest room for the holidays and now everyone is talking about them and how wonderful they are. Glad he picked that one.

Be Our Guest is on our ADR list as well and we were happy to get in 2 different nights (waiting until closer to cancel one!)

Any how very cute photos and fun news.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Yeah you have your condo!!! Hope packing and moving all goes smoothly for you. A fresh start and clean space right??

I am hearing such great things about Port Orleans. We are staying Riverside in a Royal Guest room for the holidays and now everyone is talking about them and how wonderful they are. Glad he picked that one.

Be Our Guest is on our ADR list as well and we were happy to get in 2 different nights (waiting until closer to cancel one!)

Any how very cute photos and fun news.

Yes, absolutely. We are so excited to get in there.

I have been lurking your PTR. I'm sure your little princess is so excited to stay in a Royal Room, especially for the holidays.

That's awesome you were able to get two ADRs to BOG, especially during the holidays.

Thanks you for your kind words.

 

[emmysmommy]

Oh my gosh! Sorry about the paint splatter. You made that story especially entertaining with your Disney gifs - good job!

We've done most of our painting ourselves over the years and there are still stray paint splotches on some spots on the ceilings.

How exciting that your move in is so close!!

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Oh my gosh! Sorry about the paint splatter. You made that story especially entertaining with your Disney gifs - good job!

We've done most of our painting ourselves over the years and there are still stray paint splotches on some spots on the ceilings.

How exciting that your move in is so close!!

Thanks Brenda! We figure at least we have a fun story to tell now. I'm glad I could entertain my fellow DISers.

 

[DMGeurts]

Some how I missed your paint story... I love how you told it!!! It always seems like things like that happen every time we do a project on our house - it's never as easy as your mind wants it to be. LOL

D~

 

[Dream426]

Oh no it was too good to be true when things were going so well. It will eventually get done though. Still very exciting becoming a home owner. Your condo will come together. I can't wait to see how you decorate it. I love things like that. I am a huge fan of those types of shows on HGTV.

 

[cogero]

Sorry about the paint splatter. I am lucky dh likes to paint.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Some how I missed your paint story... I love how you told it!!! It always seems like things like that happen every time we do a project on our house - it's never as easy as your mind wants it to be. LOL

D~

Thanks D~! We thought we would get the whole thing done in one evening after work and with only 2 gallons of paint. 3 additional gallons and a week later we're almost done.

Oh no it was too good to be true when things were going so well. It will eventually get done though. Still very exciting becoming a home owner. Your condo will come together. I can't wait to see how you decorate it. I love things like that. I am a huge fan of those types of shows on HGTV.

Ha ha, yes it was too good to be true. It is exciting! I'm also a huge fan of HGTV, and I'm a bit addicted to Pinterest and home decorating blogs.

Sorry about the paint splatter. I am lucky dh likes to paint.

Thanks Chiara! Yes, you are lucky. I think Drew is learning to like it.

 

[LB1122]

Yes, absolutely. We are so excited to get in there.

I have been lurking your PTR. I'm sure your little princess is so excited to stay in a Royal Room, especially for the holidays.

That's awesome you were able to get two ADRs to BOG, especially during the holidays.

Thanks you for your kind words.

Glad you have been checking out my pre trip. A lot has changed because our princess choose a different room she would like...HA!!!

Anyhow had to tell you I loved your paint story and so understand the move in drama that can occur. Thank goodness my Mom loves to paint or our walls would still be the ugly gray they painted in the bedroom of our home.

Hope it is all better now.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Glad you have been checking out my pre trip. A lot has changed because our princess choose a different room she would like...HA!!!

Anyhow had to tell you I loved your paint story and so understand the move in drama that can occur. Thank goodness my Mom loves to paint or our walls would still be the ugly gray they painted in the bedroom of our home.

Hope it is all better now.

Thanks! Drew and I are finally starting to become somewhat efficient at painting which is helping with our other projects. How nice that your Mom loves to paint.

 

[MrsDrewsky]

Be careful what you wish for!

So after much hemming and hawing my mom has FINALLY decided to join us.

Of course she had to wait past the 180 day mark to decide!

Ah well, Im still excited shes going.

Drew is about as excited as a guy can be about traveling with his MIL.

Anyhow, my mom has a meeting at the end of January so we are moving the trip up to January 4th! If Im not mistaken this means we will be able to catch a glimpse of the Christmas decorations!

I had to find new ADRs for our group, and Be Our Guest is not available for our new dates. I am thinking we might have to settle for lunch there, which would still be fun.

But wait, theres more! With having three adults and a wee one share a room we are going to need more space. So we are switching to.......












Old Key West!

Image from themouseforless.com

DH and I stayed at OKW during our disneymoon. Its a special feeling knowing were going back with our first child.

Also, we finally have a stroller!

I think it will be nice to have a color that will (hopefully) stand out amongst the sea of strollers.

I think thats all for now. We are still spending most of our free time settling into the new place. I hope to have some pics soon!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Wow, lots of changes!! I'm sorry that you can't get BOG now. We went for lunch in December and I think that was fine. The food wasn't great so I don't even know if I'd want to waste an ADR on it (and I've read the same from others in many reports, sadly). OKW is a beautiful resort, and the significance that it has for you is always nice, too.