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Ah, paradise!
Chuck and I just got back from spending 9 days (well, 7 days if you don’t count the travel days) in the Caribbean – the Dominican Republic, specifically. Punta Cana even more precisely. We were first timers in the Caribbean and also newbies at all-inlcusive resorts. After reading a boatload of reviews on Trip Advisor
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10 years
Ten years ago next Tuesday in Laguna Beach at a gazebo overlooking the ocean on a glorious afternoon just at sunset (I took the craziest risk of my life (did I mention that prior to meeting Chuck I was a lifelong commitment-phobe?) and married Chuck. It’s been glorious, joyful, sometimes sad, sometimes scary, adventure-filled ride.
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Chez O’Shea is back in business!
Just in time for holiday visitors, Chez O’Shea is open and ready for company! It took us ten days of intermittent hard work (with breaks for gainful employment) but the spare bedroom now has hardwood floors, fresh paint and an overall new look and feel. It is now the official GUEST bedroom! Next up: the
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Keeping Big Brother in the Know
Chuck and I are going to the Caribbean in early December to celebrate our tenth anniversary (I know! Awesome, huh? We’re pretty excited.) We wanted to go someplace where neither of us had been and that wouldn’t break the bank (home improvement ain’t cheap) and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic fit the bill. We’re
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Not ones to let grass grow under our feet, on to the bedroom!
It seems like just last week we were putting the finishing touches on the spare bathroom. Oh wait! We were. But that was last week. Now it’s time to move on to the spare bedroom. On the agenda: wood floors, new base boards, and closet doors. Oh and a wall-mounted TV which entailed taking out
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Hallelujah! The bathroom lives!
It’s taken a lot longer than anticipated but the spare bathroom remodel is finally drawing to a close. the final tile work is drying, the toilet is back in place, the slink and faucets are all in working order. Yep! It’s a bathroom again! It looks great, too – and it really does (as I
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