the floors are a happenin'
I'm going to actually do it people...the yellow oak "country" crap laminate is coming out including the downstairs yellow ish-beige patterned burber crap...wheee!!! What's going in you ask? pretty reddish/warm cherry laminate all over and real slate looking tile in the both bathrooms...*sigh* can't wait. the carpet upstairs that Mia has claimed (over and over again) ironically is staying for the time being (phase 2 will be happening in a couple of months as I was told carpet should always be last). I think linking the kitchen and living room will help make the place look bigger and the red will definitely make the place look less shabby. i'm also considering a new external hard drive for the computers as the work is getting full. :) at least it helps keeps my mind off of things that are once again beyond my control. 
the big event will be happening over Christmas i'll post pics then. oh and my friend Karthik has informed me that he's a gettin' hitched soon.....whoo hoo!! Congratulations, man! 