"She paints me blue"

This weekend was probably one of the first in a while where I didn't have much school work to do.  On the other hand, I had a lot of stuff to do at home and outside of the home!

First, I went to a funeral for one of Darryl's distant relatives.  Afterward, instead of hanging out with a friend from UCLA before he left for med school, I ended up hanging out with my boyfriend and his family for a whole day.  Scheduling just didn't work out well, but I always enjoy hanging out with the BF's family.

After that, lots of golfing, working out, and a trip to the OC to pick up something.

I also went to a Yelp event that could have been at a better venue.  A dark, crowded art gallery with NO AC in the summer??  Ugh.  Instead, Darryl and I ended up walking around Little Tokyo, eating at Koraku, and buying candy and goodies from Marukai.  I went to Japanese markets twice this weekend, and I cannot get enough!  Some of my haul: Calpico, dark chocolate Kit Kat, mochi, Hello Kitty strawberry honey balls, Choco Gummi, rice candy, and more.  I really wanted sushi this weekend, but ended up not getting any.  Now I have plans for next weekend :)

Then, my boyfriend and I decided to take on the task of painting my parents' kitchen, and it was a multi-day process because my mom was being fickle and we were tired, haha.

With the new cabinets and black granite, but no paint.

The planned updates are around 75% done, but there is a lot that has not been planned for but needs to be remodeled.  My mom didn't want to do the whole kitchen in the new color, so we painted the wall leading to the family room white to create a transition.... or something...

"Aqua Pura" paint by Behr.  We need a new wall phone as well!

The cabinets have been completely re-done.  We added a black granite counter to the buffet-ish thing.  We're in the process of getting the 2nd and 3rd pieces of granite counter that go with a new stainless steel sink next to the stove.  The counters, sink, and a subway tile backsplash should be installed this upcoming week.  Exciting!!

 New fridge.  Old counters taken off and plywood counters put on to prep for new granite.

 Bare walls for a subway tile backsplash.  Some drawers removed as well.

All that's left to change is the stove, various small appliances, popcorn ceiling removal, light fixtures/ceiling fan (we need to get those out of the 1970s and into the 2000s), and a new dining table + chairs.  Nothing much, right?......