tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75749719258836449932024-03-19T03:56:09.282-05:00MyurbanelifeIt's just my point of viewmyurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-90498160945197545252014-03-16T06:48:00.000-05:002014-03-16T06:48:04.521-05:00Welcome back... It's been almost three years since my last post. Changes are in the air and it's time to get back to the blogging. <br />
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Most notable is a planned relocation. After 5 years in Pilsen, Chicago we're moving to Streeterville, Chicago. A downtown highrise with all the amenities. <br />
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Can't wait to share with you our new life in downtown Chicago.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's all about curb appeal,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here you can see the before during and after on this weekend project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnZ2iPA88bLiajsmPe2DSWXKIOgEXvAq1rH-SsMq9AS2OAUGTotw7TjtsDv4lu9_CUC7u8UCmEkGvVuC2lHUcg8hI0mqYOf9Z8PCOLf3_1iKgMc7nYhgR67Ush56kTnbZ-6igBQ5lurb3/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnZ2iPA88bLiajsmPe2DSWXKIOgEXvAq1rH-SsMq9AS2OAUGTotw7TjtsDv4lu9_CUC7u8UCmEkGvVuC2lHUcg8hI0mqYOf9Z8PCOLf3_1iKgMc7nYhgR67Ush56kTnbZ-6igBQ5lurb3/s320/015.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-29020582333310091812011-04-11T09:29:00.001-05:002011-04-11T09:29:59.337-05:008 months and 3 days later....yes.. still alive and have plenty to blog...myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-29154421160850048212010-08-08T07:24:00.002-05:002010-08-08T07:24:58.487-05:00Babe..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN1pl7CyFtyniOtGw2NlUW79SkrYUITlDjhgeqlBEgdG5yc2WGFa4YJeBTi-64jt9P9TShmn-FDMH3LrFGTRCBi6tl5DAzraQ5MTCg6_Ecb5nzVr8lUKXRwmR7-neVhhnnuGbDWaaVCFX/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaN1pl7CyFtyniOtGw2NlUW79SkrYUITlDjhgeqlBEgdG5yc2WGFa4YJeBTi-64jt9P9TShmn-FDMH3LrFGTRCBi6tl5DAzraQ5MTCg6_Ecb5nzVr8lUKXRwmR7-neVhhnnuGbDWaaVCFX/s320/067.JPG" /></a></div>in addition to Babe being one of my all time favorite movies, and I LOVE baby pigs.. here's a babe for the Lake House.. Bowser wasn't quite sure about him since he's bigger than Bowser is..myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-49582256986882399392010-08-08T07:22:00.002-05:002010-08-08T07:22:57.736-05:00other Trophies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6FgXLDCGJCpN_VoI_EADPuEu66bptgSrVRCiZocH7Tcf4O8v3FncVl5mrJ-SvbXCZg8Zkhuuz-tO9Gwi6WnyxyqRkniIFMdxUKgxssmfmiONmjYeIzgLHZlR5IYjK5Qr8JssTDYgaeO9/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6FgXLDCGJCpN_VoI_EADPuEu66bptgSrVRCiZocH7Tcf4O8v3FncVl5mrJ-SvbXCZg8Zkhuuz-tO9Gwi6WnyxyqRkniIFMdxUKgxssmfmiONmjYeIzgLHZlR5IYjK5Qr8JssTDYgaeO9/s320/069.JPG" /></a></div>Ken has a nice collection of Trophy Cups at the loft in Chicago, we just had to add some to the lake House decor.myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-10980918956564255282010-08-08T07:21:00.000-05:002010-08-08T07:21:30.486-05:00some new additions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSxPgAxL4NH-fbU0ZW38hvVOx68zdz7RCcGyYk42K2ddC04nLZVJWHynCRliP8LXh8RqosFdOdTOEEIcdzXp1Q9rDZ5NJckJwUlKx-3WL5TnIrFYSknkQb1_pqNFmIDTdHfIpiPlCITrW/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSxPgAxL4NH-fbU0ZW38hvVOx68zdz7RCcGyYk42K2ddC04nLZVJWHynCRliP8LXh8RqosFdOdTOEEIcdzXp1Q9rDZ5NJckJwUlKx-3WL5TnIrFYSknkQb1_pqNFmIDTdHfIpiPlCITrW/s320/066.JPG" /></a></div>some new additions to the Lake House...for the record, not a fan of deer hunting. I am however a fan of Trophy Mounts.. and until now all of our Trophy Mounts have been faux.. But this guy was just so beautiful and he was so lonely hanging in that musty antique store. I figured, he's already mounted.. he might as well have a beautiful, warm home to keep watch over.myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-60662342182283784352010-08-08T07:16:00.000-05:002010-08-08T07:16:38.996-05:00First there was a sign..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ugsYrVlB4i0KjiicNpLPMTIkDqlUDQBgbFnzLR-tOr0P6Z71q5RdvcKvD3cQHvNrtElxDq5ZHmgI07Zg7c0SkGj93DWik8ppT_Um8I_Qce0hA5PK8r_TPPiIHvMypR8bHdFaLQbiLW48/s1600/yoder+boys+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ugsYrVlB4i0KjiicNpLPMTIkDqlUDQBgbFnzLR-tOr0P6Z71q5RdvcKvD3cQHvNrtElxDq5ZHmgI07Zg7c0SkGj93DWik8ppT_Um8I_Qce0hA5PK8r_TPPiIHvMypR8bHdFaLQbiLW48/s320/yoder+boys+sign.jpg" /></a></div>So Ken and I have a dream about retiring to a Hobby Farm. I say screw it, why wait for retirement age.. I vote 5 year goal! We have a sign.. just need the farm..myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-10627960387946693912010-08-08T07:14:00.000-05:002010-08-08T07:14:13.905-05:00Hey there...Sorry I've been gone for so long.. 1st off I went back to work.. ugh. so thats where I'll lay all the blame on my neglect.myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-60986717873309736292010-07-01T15:57:00.000-05:002010-07-01T15:57:20.622-05:00My love of all things Blue... Happy 4th of July...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLCPlxuskxep4tog7tz02wqFt8F4kcaQ5C8nOOTW3Fe52cLR39eoS1QEtEmbFbHmengSwY5yw0TlCTLoXpCNW1dvvr7dPXIGBkhQmIEzu1zai9Z3DCAyJ4tAVf1kPFPLQ9Go8lkrowh_V/s1600/bd+cape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLCPlxuskxep4tog7tz02wqFt8F4kcaQ5C8nOOTW3Fe52cLR39eoS1QEtEmbFbHmengSwY5yw0TlCTLoXpCNW1dvvr7dPXIGBkhQmIEzu1zai9Z3DCAyJ4tAVf1kPFPLQ9Go8lkrowh_V/s320/bd+cape.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3Q-65sP653cg6gFHgi8XBa8MKQwnozbAtFOL2rvCWHgnMV23twJiVI_qL9OIPVdgwbN1_NUc3q7vIhgRKXPjz1lK2ltPn9kEWicRbXpGZaayUsY6rQBcoAQMfjxGf9XOY_CB-jEk4Qw/s1600/blue+dog+with+flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp3Q-65sP653cg6gFHgi8XBa8MKQwnozbAtFOL2rvCWHgnMV23twJiVI_qL9OIPVdgwbN1_NUc3q7vIhgRKXPjz1lK2ltPn9kEWicRbXpGZaayUsY6rQBcoAQMfjxGf9XOY_CB-jEk4Qw/s320/blue+dog+with+flag.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOyenQPatcPRXZou-l5XTEzLf6GrqIjwDKxg0rQvUZUthHcSYzdt2cDFoxlw_WDvsxUNEfvVsJ00kq4TXRwHL9k2dmH4Su0OGvcplu6ZlcEKveMIGA_gEiclFzec0UMjw8wrLB9bQ_u4M/s1600/blue+dog+flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOyenQPatcPRXZou-l5XTEzLf6GrqIjwDKxg0rQvUZUthHcSYzdt2cDFoxlw_WDvsxUNEfvVsJ00kq4TXRwHL9k2dmH4Su0OGvcplu6ZlcEKveMIGA_gEiclFzec0UMjw8wrLB9bQ_u4M/s320/blue+dog+flag.jpg" /></a></div>as in Blue Dog...myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-33161777957107928962010-07-01T15:54:00.000-05:002010-07-01T15:54:32.983-05:00summer lovin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-jSDCeo-h4jeuanbIjLdYsdOY5AVV8sW4FcOZWJwnfbOk5YcfWAcJaesfAYdH93l8mYygLg53CS8DfD87sMhIxOiNB4XyIt5veKPwKyT3g8EVKSOuTGz_Ar-QXKpDVEzDz02kbgPvsOw/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-jSDCeo-h4jeuanbIjLdYsdOY5AVV8sW4FcOZWJwnfbOk5YcfWAcJaesfAYdH93l8mYygLg53CS8DfD87sMhIxOiNB4XyIt5veKPwKyT3g8EVKSOuTGz_Ar-QXKpDVEzDz02kbgPvsOw/s320/008.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5pmJrgNoK3GgRlV6siIYmfsvbACUgV_3Bn33BCxf6C_Ddq_Ki3tJIPJ7HasL2n5rt5sTM-sFUTpjCpb5xCIGRsoKP8Wm6CnkfZ2JqZEdWdC0TjELII11DLPakTMBUZX7qH1A5Zl1v0K-/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AgMYRpHakc6B6WRzWx2TIVmpEupLBRQjMMOQUrIQms6b9fWebROIKe7CQBI16lmEG7QMB1i-g5EDwvgy7-50tTiP41-JUdFsdiAyEXDYVcVo7J8a7_zL6xzXDGe-u5ky6_A5QC-ZYFMw/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AgMYRpHakc6B6WRzWx2TIVmpEupLBRQjMMOQUrIQms6b9fWebROIKe7CQBI16lmEG7QMB1i-g5EDwvgy7-50tTiP41-JUdFsdiAyEXDYVcVo7J8a7_zL6xzXDGe-u5ky6_A5QC-ZYFMw/s320/034.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9bayn_q1je9-lJ8aqatIbrCg2YlYREQMHejha_VT8mN8_MRHf9h7vhzWy66g8-H_2vB4XB43rEUExioKJDcINre1cAt7pf2ThmQUBL6WC-KL6sQ-eGONFAhaLc6OBOCdkEn9YXPARU97/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9bayn_q1je9-lJ8aqatIbrCg2YlYREQMHejha_VT8mN8_MRHf9h7vhzWy66g8-H_2vB4XB43rEUExioKJDcINre1cAt7pf2ThmQUBL6WC-KL6sQ-eGONFAhaLc6OBOCdkEn9YXPARU97/s320/018.JPG" /></a></div>a baby rabbit was playing in the yard while a wacky squirrel devoured most of the food in the bird feeder....myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-5329649310791899092010-07-01T15:48:00.000-05:002010-07-01T15:48:16.356-05:00The rain gutter adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think we did pretty well.myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-70955144610348005372010-06-03T10:42:00.000-05:002010-06-03T10:47:45.922-05:00This is the real grill..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08cTJpUCF-kwmWZ-ItSQrXI0LFUj6Hme_eTkAjY6oN247Pdh_0hiSBR5QEJAxu8pbKSrk-wtwtel3WtUJVw5_28zIYtMm1BRWgaWvI_TqYNOJIqyr6obKDoRMsS07pRtUjSHkyzJ4kEl7/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478574628539415746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08cTJpUCF-kwmWZ-ItSQrXI0LFUj6Hme_eTkAjY6oN247Pdh_0hiSBR5QEJAxu8pbKSrk-wtwtel3WtUJVw5_28zIYtMm1BRWgaWvI_TqYNOJIqyr6obKDoRMsS07pRtUjSHkyzJ4kEl7/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br /><div>we broke the grill in the night before by grilling steaks, but this lunch just turned out so beautiful I had to show it off. The Steak kabobs the next night were near perfection ...</div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-57057580243373875062010-06-02T15:37:00.000-05:002010-06-02T15:41:15.354-05:00Memorial day visitors...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqbY9Drm0yVembKGgx1W2GeAU_X9XNaV6ic1NiArGO2TQqK-RTFmjnfdnHw_CgwGadNzW6lIh3EnmvDlvfZejPdX0wyBZwD0DwdTKYUCjPy4xAC7cHf0Ieiae8Ploqi7BJzxaGc63hyphenhyphenRC/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478279059325905506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqbY9Drm0yVembKGgx1W2GeAU_X9XNaV6ic1NiArGO2TQqK-RTFmjnfdnHw_CgwGadNzW6lIh3EnmvDlvfZejPdX0wyBZwD0DwdTKYUCjPy4xAC7cHf0Ieiae8Ploqi7BJzxaGc63hyphenhyphenRC/s320/047.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PKHHDzRAbxnkXtoMnz8ioy6rJXc5E6T1Fmo1JM9LCpfqu0soUIAW7yING1RVCwGm4WmqqWakh4Wgy4xSpZY9BAoLDnV9a57CxMZOQSfnO_xMbaLjzldDmKCvVsKn-sTwrxMXHMGWu5fX/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478279025617855634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivldbnpYgbnDAGL19szw3Zpuk31lrvcT4YU1jJbtZ3HJs4sEnCdN81q-es2jjyhXrjzRcp8MMJTL2i2-alZoJiz0OSaAvKxkF8pRnS4kzFD8UtSIE18cANmCniHcVCXo_YMeM8GIb1SdYi/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>we're finding more and more critters that like to visit at the lakehouse...</div></div></div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-34098754545749511732010-06-02T15:30:00.000-05:002010-06-02T15:37:12.573-05:00the Screen room...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA5jID0JTaz2oVLrJsJoFsAx5l8TzoX6MvssVqE36AwEBAwKzrY-aLSdYKxUrpn5YF320dv2UlPtCnSp_YUWB4ovHdBVVWxS2oscnNWlaRCt17dfTFHTSbnZiGtu2CqbJ6d6uNfW8a1RS/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478277989898313506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA5jID0JTaz2oVLrJsJoFsAx5l8TzoX6MvssVqE36AwEBAwKzrY-aLSdYKxUrpn5YF320dv2UlPtCnSp_YUWB4ovHdBVVWxS2oscnNWlaRCt17dfTFHTSbnZiGtu2CqbJ6d6uNfW8a1RS/s320/037.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjGtsWsdNKPijxWrRgnUFSZpfxxgGM-L3uxsPyerthTsmSXRuWLlDgtY6hi-6v_V_Jb8CwkT5VoJZQyTy67zVYut8V0swtcu9EiGfTA1gbOWb-UEZsNUBAExfctCxwpVvJww2tT2YPBSN/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 238px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478277974934160082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjGtsWsdNKPijxWrRgnUFSZpfxxgGM-L3uxsPyerthTsmSXRuWLlDgtY6hi-6v_V_Jb8CwkT5VoJZQyTy67zVYut8V0swtcu9EiGfTA1gbOWb-UEZsNUBAExfctCxwpVvJww2tT2YPBSN/s320/036.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-eXC5SHNTElAT1F9Wj-FoqzXz4viLNJO_RWo8aunToK3BEoTS5SYyhUSSBS2yWec6SSpA7q9SFfjwa_-pLiiw6mItbq1vH3RgOVNDA0I8zetTMVqB4osjpuHMZfBSFSauiJZ61QKwJmv/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 238px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478277972581273506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-eXC5SHNTElAT1F9Wj-FoqzXz4viLNJO_RWo8aunToK3BEoTS5SYyhUSSBS2yWec6SSpA7q9SFfjwa_-pLiiw6mItbq1vH3RgOVNDA0I8zetTMVqB4osjpuHMZfBSFSauiJZ61QKwJmv/s320/035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqfMP0wTvAKvnWWSYPfmuCuJghp0dGbBFzD1mwEPZdtks63VOg5JdHi1MvghV5w3g8jWrR7qUbvFSbpiAMdBPjC1PUdacm1s7KNBRK-9SK2FncNVggcbSOz4v65mstVNKVGxY8Zx52tMG/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 238px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478277964262999042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqfMP0wTvAKvnWWSYPfmuCuJghp0dGbBFzD1mwEPZdtks63VOg5JdHi1MvghV5w3g8jWrR7qUbvFSbpiAMdBPjC1PUdacm1s7KNBRK-9SK2FncNVggcbSOz4v65mstVNKVGxY8Zx52tMG/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5keW0FQNyHibW_PndiDNDcxJvTWO-R19KkSvuNo51ysmvQlB9e7h347UKx4gBiF3jNYWJ1Qtc_Y9z-RDv7SfZdKoQ6o7R1OSdx1jGNgPQN7eiIB-IkMi0u4JYirRNn4adGOEDTdVV68J_/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478277956839937970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5keW0FQNyHibW_PndiDNDcxJvTWO-R19KkSvuNo51ysmvQlB9e7h347UKx4gBiF3jNYWJ1Qtc_Y9z-RDv7SfZdKoQ6o7R1OSdx1jGNgPQN7eiIB-IkMi0u4JYirRNn4adGOEDTdVV68J_/s320/007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>we redecorated the screen room at the Lakehouse this weekend. We were looking for a tent feeling and chose a striped canvas fabric from Ikea. Tenting the fabric to cover the ceiling. We added halogen lights along the ceiling since there are no light fixtures out there. Check out the before and after photo's.</div></div></div></div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-16036213030261573862010-05-17T10:07:00.000-05:002010-05-17T10:09:33.746-05:00Outdoor living at the lakehouse....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW8DfdEFXreRcDMnpMyPxQv7DLGaREQnScWjWXPo7bKrbkjuN0HpmDFepVTosQf5WebG6GIVgChSRkWhODKnBXdZvDjyAR2QAyVlvaalHUt4Vanvv2RVRzzt3DLl3MgGdGAuls-YmnLOV/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472256310732991682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW8DfdEFXreRcDMnpMyPxQv7DLGaREQnScWjWXPo7bKrbkjuN0HpmDFepVTosQf5WebG6GIVgChSRkWhODKnBXdZvDjyAR2QAyVlvaalHUt4Vanvv2RVRzzt3DLl3MgGdGAuls-YmnLOV/s320/008.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ9462g5HtPKiQJ5vYiWS1PTzG-M5ZItiy_1wSXU5wuAP2XwqAXRNNhfYgG-RJeWATS8w-Fop_aRwR1fqckCwwfz86PuNNIoij9W-C0yqdIj7rgOVzACpVbWDtEb_gy4xDrB1uGxDr8-D/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472256304473728290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ9462g5HtPKiQJ5vYiWS1PTzG-M5ZItiy_1wSXU5wuAP2XwqAXRNNhfYgG-RJeWATS8w-Fop_aRwR1fqckCwwfz86PuNNIoij9W-C0yqdIj7rgOVzACpVbWDtEb_gy4xDrB1uGxDr8-D/s320/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD-88_e00pGuL29C_J3wXpboKrcZMYwXuihRBxVG9vCNI5GlazA96P11SDn844jO5AWJoFjx-CbNosmyGyImMM73wXMKsqqZLaM3gcoJoC3_slF_myOscvWpU-Kic8khHrjw8leUbXdVA/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472256295858940066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD-88_e00pGuL29C_J3wXpboKrcZMYwXuihRBxVG9vCNI5GlazA96P11SDn844jO5AWJoFjx-CbNosmyGyImMM73wXMKsqqZLaM3gcoJoC3_slF_myOscvWpU-Kic8khHrjw8leUbXdVA/s320/003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAobGj0Ngt8V6fvXDU3lKiszLZBeZlFcaJP9gQsQab4mK4klscO6Q2DKwMgkXBZLHag79E95pcpxuIBEAgyYoD2oKq9Byv-qAqFXj7m1lUlVgMkLuRf_sWmImwoWujArAx6VYHVDtoPbuF/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472256291820846450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAobGj0Ngt8V6fvXDU3lKiszLZBeZlFcaJP9gQsQab4mK4klscO6Q2DKwMgkXBZLHag79E95pcpxuIBEAgyYoD2oKq9Byv-qAqFXj7m1lUlVgMkLuRf_sWmImwoWujArAx6VYHVDtoPbuF/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsW-2VvpUNZdHDZIAX80eosMFvi2DRw3VCWcyOCoFjHQxlid9Yu8PwtyAGfRrcbYJHD3ZTlgD_Zufsm5PeUMrl5WKWQvsmZHgPaao0fnV7ZnU3uUDYCjLWSgpIDvV7m_6YwVSRZFcGLOV/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472256283548637362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsW-2VvpUNZdHDZIAX80eosMFvi2DRw3VCWcyOCoFjHQxlid9Yu8PwtyAGfRrcbYJHD3ZTlgD_Zufsm5PeUMrl5WKWQvsmZHgPaao0fnV7ZnU3uUDYCjLWSgpIDvV7m_6YwVSRZFcGLOV/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-77493157710815613142010-05-11T10:12:00.000-05:002010-05-11T10:14:39.610-05:00Notice all the conveniences of home..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIceBXGo9_86iMF75Ys4a4I_tmMZpVAcn6uINR2C2ccTIDPkOOVBsqr28VpkaYs4tNBB1QcQEGXslbpY0Ue1LvD2BsISDBui5vkTrJm-8uSIlE99eCNTWM8e67_eHwbVHCvQpP8aiGMxwX/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470031085955828002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIceBXGo9_86iMF75Ys4a4I_tmMZpVAcn6uINR2C2ccTIDPkOOVBsqr28VpkaYs4tNBB1QcQEGXslbpY0Ue1LvD2BsISDBui5vkTrJm-8uSIlE99eCNTWM8e67_eHwbVHCvQpP8aiGMxwX/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtdK5PxkVmkbbC9gC3vR-E7xUuzf-lSi9eSBqiFeKbOgNx4-uDevg1RgVqXZ1qr4nZh_Fb01P6zfVS1t6GiPBtFZav5GXXU0a2Kb7IfHkFSrB3wZSxVoRj31jS_OWQf8Bk4dc_JlqNjUA/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470031078428629682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtdK5PxkVmkbbC9gC3vR-E7xUuzf-lSi9eSBqiFeKbOgNx4-uDevg1RgVqXZ1qr4nZh_Fb01P6zfVS1t6GiPBtFZav5GXXU0a2Kb7IfHkFSrB3wZSxVoRj31jS_OWQf8Bk4dc_JlqNjUA/s320/011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgzMtVCPDXnd9sq2ySka4m3abzi4PSBKa0IXUc53WOR1Z-KM2U_Y6J057mRJhCxWVOIbAjmZI3hktOaeyshzgf7u8CUm1dC41arUW3nBw8Z7evfKHmVHw6oDXh_PW49JY5fL_5Tf5Ouni/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470031073130877938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgzMtVCPDXnd9sq2ySka4m3abzi4PSBKa0IXUc53WOR1Z-KM2U_Y6J057mRJhCxWVOIbAjmZI3hktOaeyshzgf7u8CUm1dC41arUW3nBw8Z7evfKHmVHw6oDXh_PW49JY5fL_5Tf5Ouni/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>actually the appliances are nicer than what we have in the loft. LOVE LOVE LOVE the waiter / ice in the door on the refridgerator. We even have a garbage disposal.. we haven't had a garbage disposal since we left Los Angeles in 2007....</div></div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-20512946836907437692010-05-11T10:08:00.000-05:002010-05-11T10:12:16.752-05:00one of my favorite things about the Lakehouse...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zLx6H5i7KIfx2UK9Fpx3V3IvD4jUBhrWbPszTtqqFLgBmPI5F77W7tdCHoJ3YqroKIRkwOV2T92FKkJzu9T2EhyphenhyphenUSjavfFAx7PrchbS16P5AJ3YcQBbFD1TdqBc-TP9Eq2G-dTMSGkrG/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470030138047734082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zLx6H5i7KIfx2UK9Fpx3V3IvD4jUBhrWbPszTtqqFLgBmPI5F77W7tdCHoJ3YqroKIRkwOV2T92FKkJzu9T2EhyphenhyphenUSjavfFAx7PrchbS16P5AJ3YcQBbFD1TdqBc-TP9Eq2G-dTMSGkrG/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>yes... I'm thrilled to have a full size washer and Dryer! The cabinet above the W&D was originally mounted in the strangest spot on a kitchen wall.. I bashed my head on it the day we closed on the Lakehouse so it had to be moved! works perfectly above the W&D.</div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-85369500732336152172010-05-09T21:22:00.001-05:002010-05-09T21:25:13.420-05:00Our room...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbV9EWxUDJaenk8BWotdf0y2E5ha4ccIxS60rhCntPxemfQvbgmsJjEo5xHsscdJg58hn7TmUtXSrtQGEfOA14flDe-rSmUcLkALDuqZ8ndfY4Ksz_i4pe6Q1OlkXTpwjIADYafAcM-1SF/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469461746004418802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbV9EWxUDJaenk8BWotdf0y2E5ha4ccIxS60rhCntPxemfQvbgmsJjEo5xHsscdJg58hn7TmUtXSrtQGEfOA14flDe-rSmUcLkALDuqZ8ndfY4Ksz_i4pe6Q1OlkXTpwjIADYafAcM-1SF/s320/020.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i3CrmMaep_ycdj6X7jZa7rrCObMokJChpgWu_XyxWlxAnzmox1IQC3-xmztfcCjbifZxcR5cJnJeVCrPQ_tkCBkH_Jh-N1W_7rlbv4PdzyZJ25yBg75i8aY3swvOSRSwlIF5t8jfscWT/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469461737049513650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i3CrmMaep_ycdj6X7jZa7rrCObMokJChpgWu_XyxWlxAnzmox1IQC3-xmztfcCjbifZxcR5cJnJeVCrPQ_tkCBkH_Jh-N1W_7rlbv4PdzyZJ25yBg75i8aY3swvOSRSwlIF5t8jfscWT/s320/019.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>These bed frames are so high that Jake has decided he loves his bed under ours...</div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574971925883644993.post-72226847595312929812010-05-09T21:21:00.001-05:002010-05-09T21:21:59.355-05:00The Guest room...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KaZuUwYML9hdRO9d7zqIETYQUN1H9Q82Y3m0w9vlvaN2KU4-pqBtnEgWv7aOcl5HttR013bfEJHljRz2LAfT6uSE-9LRitJvaDaqStLT1rn0XeOo4qClddaLOuTzVq1hEyJQBf80eqwp/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469460950721281314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KaZuUwYML9hdRO9d7zqIETYQUN1H9Q82Y3m0w9vlvaN2KU4-pqBtnEgWv7aOcl5HttR013bfEJHljRz2LAfT6uSE-9LRitJvaDaqStLT1rn0XeOo4qClddaLOuTzVq1hEyJQBf80eqwp/s320/017.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>myurbanelife.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498212528532451402noreply@blogger.com0