End of June Already?

2 coats of primer 

3 friends 

4 gallons of paint

14 days

A newly painted living room: Priceless

The original living room color was here when I bought the house.  It was a dark gold brown that was really glossy.  With my dark furniture, it was just overwhelmingly dark.  The picture on the left doesn't really show how dark it was.  I was scared to paint the living room because it is big, and it would mean unplugging the computer.  But I finally had gotten tired enough of the paint to take on the challenge.  Shout outs to my friend, roommate, and home teacher for their help, without them, the room would still be a work in progress.  As it was, it took two weeks of coming home after work to get in 3 hours of work on the walls, and a solid weekend.  I had to paint everything 4 times, which just made it feel like de ja vu.  Cutting in was the most annoying part, because I couldn't skimp on that and have the lighter color come out even.  But now, I have a lovely, neutral beige on the walls.  It makes the room look bigger and brighter.  I didn't take the same picture, because looking into the kitchen from the new living room wall color makes the kitchen look a lot more olive.... That will probably be the next paint job..... after I have had a good long rest, and my friends have recovered enough to volunteer again.  

A word about the computer.... I took it apart, and then put it back together, and I have a stack of cords that I have no idea what they go to..... This would be the one benefit of redoing your computer set up every couple of years.  Clean out the wires and get rid of the ones you don't need!

I also volunteered at the Komen Race for the Cure in Raleigh.  I enjoyed Avon's more.  

My college roommate and friend and I got together for a weekend of fun.  Since my friends have children, I am not sure if the weekend was relaxing for them, but it was nice to see them, and visit.  Because it was so hot, we went to the Children's Museum.  I had a tough time being fast enough to get good pictures of the kids.  I admire other blogs that have cute kid pictures.

In other news, training for the triathlon is going.  I am no good at swimming freestyle anymore, but I did combine swimming and running back to back once last week, so that is pretty good progress.  

And for all of these reasons, June has flown by.