While you were out!

While Mark was gone on a golf trip to Tennessee, the "While you were out" crew came in and did an overhaul of the guest bathroom. My parents and I managed to keep it a secret for over a month that we were going to remodel the bathroom and surprise Mark when he got back on Sunday night. Mom and Dad (the best and hardest workers I have ever known) came down to Troy on Thursday night. I began pulling tile off of the bathroom walls on Thursday after Mark left for work. It helped that all of the new items were purchased and in a holding area (many thanks to Dave and Clarice for letting me use their garage)until Friday. To my dad's dismay, we didn't begin actually working until Friday morning. The job consisted of painting (not by me), new floor tile, new vanity, new toilet, new medicine cabinet, new trim, and of course touchups! Unbelievably, we got it all done by Saturday night with time left over to celebrate at La Fiesta with a margarita! Ok, of course I had to have a daquiri sans alcohol, still delicious. Mark and I cannot express how thankful we are for all the work that my parents put in to our bathroom. By the time it was all said and done, the number of times we went up and down the stairs in the house would be equivalent to climbing up Mt Everest (or close). Oh wait, on Sunday there was still time for the crazy workers (Mom and Dad) to fix the kitchen faucet, put up a new towel rod, mow the grass and of course cut down a dead tree in the front yard! Could we cram anything else into one weekend?!?! Thank you, thank you, thank you Mom and Dad! You are the best!

Today is Nia's birthday!

Happy Birthday, Nia! Nia is 2 yrs old today, but it doesn't really show. Still a puppy at heart. Have a great day!

Happy 29th Birthday, Mark!!

I would like to say a happy birthday to my husband, Mark. His birthday was on March 30th, I am just a little slow on the posting. We went bowling at the fabulous and always good people watching Sherwood Lanes in Troy, OH. And then we finished up the evening at Monkey's, a newer bar in Troy. Boy are there some interesting folks there. I have never seen so many tatoos and piercings at one bar! And it was the first time that I saw a line dance performed for rap songs...didn't know that was possible...interesting to say the least. Plus the music was so loud we could barely even talk to each other! How old do I sound! The boys enjoyed the darts and beers as big as your head for $3!
Happy Birthday Mark!

Joseph Maximus LaGuardia has arrived!!

My brother Joe and my sister-in-law Amy had a beautiful baby boy on 3/20/08 around 2:18pm on the first day of spring, how fitting. I guess he wanted to see the snow in cleveland before it was gone completely! Baby Joey came a little bit early (his due date was 4/10/08)weighing in at 5 lbs and 11 ounces and 19inches. Just a little peanut. Amy and Baby Joey came home from the hospital on Saturday and are doing great! Mark and I cannot wait to meet him and spoil him rotten! He is so cute!

Nia is loving the snow!

Thought I would send some photos of our dog. She is loving the snow and would stay out there all day if I would let her! We think that she was actually meant to live in Alaska, because she loves it! We didn't realize that she was the Queen in this house! One night she got up on the couch and made it her little bed. She never usually gets up on the furniture!

So, in case you didn't know yet....

Hello everyone! We figure that now it is time to get this blog going with updates of the real reason that we have continued to post on blogspot. If you haven't guessed or haven't heard from anyone, Mark and I are expecting! I am almost 16 weeks along and due on 8/10/08, but we are hoping for 8/8/08, that would be pretty cool! Now that I am out of the first trimester and have not been sick at all, I am hopeful that the morning sickness bug has passed me by! Thank goodness. I was very sleepy in the beginning, but it has gotten much better now. Although Mark thinks that I am faking this sleepy business and he continues to put me to work! We are very excited for this new experience and feel very blessed. Thank you to all of you who have passed on pregnancy/baby wisdom, books and everything else. This will be a big year for us and we look forward to every step along the way. Our families are very excited and cannot wait for the new little one. Big year for us!! The LaGuardia's are definitely feeling blessed this year...my brother, Joe and his wife Amy are expecting as well, and Amy is due on 4/10/08. They are having a little boy, yet to be named. Also my sister, Jen got engaged a few weeks ago to her wonderful boyfriend, Brian. They will be getting married this October 18th, wanted to give us pregos a chance to get on a schedule and squeeze into a bridesmaid dress, that's all you need for motivation! So we are looking forward to 2008, needless to say it should be a very busy year! Now the deadline on some of our home improvement projects have been moved up and must be done a little quicker. Mark is fully aware that his "honey-do" list has gotten a little bit longer, but he looks forward to getting it all done and ready for junior. I hope to be a little bit better with the posts on here to keep you all in the loop! Enjoy following along on our journey, we look forward to your thoughts, advice and comments!

Bathroom has been finished!

Well, for those of you that have checked our blog, I am sorry to disappoint! As you can tell, I have not updated since the bathroom has been finished. Mark and I are getting down to the end of our construction projects upstairs...finally. Carpet is down, and casing/baseboards are up and looking great as well as the fact that there are now doors on our upstairs rooms, they were off getting painted and now have returned home! Matt and Angela Grilliot visited us last Friday, and enjoyed the "no door" experience upstairs. The one bonus with "no doors" is that Nia is free to greet you in the middle of the night. After that small interruption, I woke up at 2:45am to Mark building a barracade in front of our door to keep "the animal" contained in our room! But anyways, we are very excited about our master bedroom that is now completed for the most part. But are all the projects ever really done?!?!?! Mark has been working his little butt off in the evenings and is doing a great job, despite minor setbacks, he is really working on his DIY skills and patience. Thanks Mark for all your hard work! You are the best!