Holiday Remodeling?

I have to first apologize for the major delay in writing.  It wasn't until I signed on that I noticed that it has been practically a month since posting.  I officially completed the Endocrine system, not a personal favorite but completed none the less.  I can not believe that I am almost done with the "academic portion" of medical school.  And... as lame as this is to admit I am excited to take my board exams in the spring.  Basically it means that if and when I pass I will be 1/3 of my way towards being a licensed doctor!  So exciting and scary.  In addition to all the school stuff, there has been all the Christmas stuff: the making of cards, purchasing of gifts, wrapping of gifts, cookie and muffin making, and helping my parent's with their tree. Exhausting but so much fun!

But that is not what this post is about.   This post is about our Christmas REMODELING! 

Introducing our new couch!  Thanks greatly to my parents (for their Christmas contribution) and Dan's creative ability to fit a square peg in a round hole (or a couch through a tiny door in the rain) we got a new couch.  It is perfect for us with two recliners and a middle part that drops down with cup holders.  When Dan and I went looking for a couch it was at the first place we went to and was the fifth couch we saw, but we fell in love with it... definitely no regrets. 
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Paws also appreciates the new couch.  It offers him a perfect place to study... he is soon to be Paws, D.O.

 Dan also got to sexify his desk with new monitors and new computer speakers (his old ones had just celebrated their 15th birthday).  These were two of his"12 Days of Christmas" presents that I had prepared.  The gift giving was supposed to start on the 13th, but someone (not sure if it was Dan or myself) got too excited and we started a little earlier.  Someone had also been anticipating his gifts after accidentally clicking and stumbling upon our amazon account recent purchases!  He made Heidiclaus' naughty list with that. 

The addition of a new couch and the anticipation of guests coming over for dinner motivated us, welly mainly Dan to do some cleaning of our dining/hobby room.  I wish I had before pictures.  Instead a before description.  The room contained an extra desk and an extra mattress.  We also had a bunch of boxes from Dan's house scattered about.  It was a little crowded...

 And the AFTER photo... Both of our bikes our now hanging from the ceiling which definitely adds space.  We gave away both the desk and the mattress and put our old futon in their place.  In addition on the table is one of my Christmas presents from Dan... a giant scrabble board!  I am absolutely in love with it.  Not only is it huge but it has grooves so the pieces don't move when it swivels. 

In addition we actually got kitchen chairs!  My mom and I dropped off some clothes at Goodwill and in the process we picked up four matching chairs!  Not only are they beautiful but the price was right.  Not to brag but the grand total was $8.47.    I love a good deal!

We now have an incredible apartment that I am enjoying greatly.  Paws likes it too!