New at Fort Bradley and Beyond
The major project was removing the carpet from the two upstairs bedrooms in my house and replacing it with a new luxury vinyl plank flooring that works well with the existing tile (that looks like hardwood) in the the main living spaces throughout my house. Then I sold the couch that I have had since Fort Bradley began in Roseville and replaced it with a new, larger sofa (and lots of throw pillows). To go along with the new couch, I replaced a side table/dresser and wine cabinet with a new bar cabinet. While my parents helped with so much, I made sure to feed them well and we had some great wines too, plus we celebrated my birthday together in Napa a few weeks after the flooring went it with wine tasting throughout the Napa Valley, stopping at Rombauer, Spring Mountain Vineyards, and Fontanella.
For Halloween, I tried out the new TV in my garage (which also hosted a neighborhood virtual wine tasting ... and one day hopefully will host other TV viewings), and provided a safe place to pass out Halloween candy to the many thankful children looking for a small sense of normalcy in a not so normal world. There was also a quick trip to San Francisco to see a masked dinosaur and more at the California Academy of Sciences.
The new continued with a stop at a stop at a high school friend's family winery (Story) in the Sierra Foothills, new sunglasses, a Polar Pizza thanks for a co-worker, and even a series of virtual races thanks to the Napa Valley Marathon.
Along with all the new decor, I wanted something that could memorialize my two home purchases, and thanks to Etsy, I found two personalized items. A cutting board with the Sacramento skyline etched into it commemorates my first home in Roseville, while a wine barrel themed tray symbolizes my home in Napa.
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