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 Taking a ride.

 They hate it when I catch them cuddling.

 Painting, painting, fixing, fixing.

Saddest comic strip ever.

Treat yo self

Get inked.

1. Star Wars tattoo flash print

2. Pug tattoo flash print

3. Tattoo flash tank

4. Custom pug tattoo greeting card

Stay Focused

Then it was my turn to get tattooed by Rich. He made up a killer drawing of a camera based on some references.

 I wanted it on my inner bicep, but I was so nervous because I've heard it hurts. A lot.

 Once I got through the outline, it wasn't so bad.

 Shading done, time to add a little color and highlights.

4.5 hours later, the finished product. Better than I could have imagined it. I love it!

Warrior girl

Last week Mike finally got to collect on his Christmas present: a new tattoo.

 We went back to our friend Rich at Lark Tattoo and he drew up a great piece based on a ton of reference that Mike had emailed him.

 Mike was making a ton of great faces, this one however was staged.

 Starting the colors.

 Finished!

 I can't wait to see this once it's fully healed. Thanks Rich! Up next: my new tattoo...

The first living room wall

When we picked out what color to paint the living room of the first floor apartment, we were a little more conservative than when we painted the kitchen. Now, we are focused on making the first floor a great rental space, so neutral was a must. Looking through a color pamphlet Mike picked up, I chose Olyimpic paint's Treasure Map. We went to the store and bought two gallons, grabbed the three shade swatch, and brought it home. We held the swatch up to our existing paint and realized that Treasure Map was a bit too similar to the color already on the wall. So we decided to go down to the second shade on the swatch, Bermuda Sand, slightly darker so that our bright white trim would pop a bit more. Mike took the two gallons of Treasure Map back to the store to see if they could add more tint and get us to Bermuda Sand. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. We couldn't get Bermuda Sand, but we got something darker and inadvertently made our own custom color. We're calling it "Christie Street."

 Emmett was not impressed.

 Wall behind the couch - DONE!

At first, I thought it was a bit too desaturated, but on the wall I LOVE it! So, we reached the goal for this week and finished the wall behind the couch. I definitely can't wait to get the rest done!

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 Tax time. Those McDonalds receipts belong to Mike, NOT me, ew.

 Emmett got squished between me & the couch.

 Miyagi would get INSIDE of the radiator if he could.

A view of my desk at work.