Here it comes.

It's been a while! January's been a pretty full month. Brace yourselves ...

First, while Cat was in Philadelphia for a conference, Matt made a table for his equipment in the music room. Really, a table. How cool is that? See:





Then, Cat took Matt on a surprise trip to Nashville for his birthday:





CatMatt also started working on the house again. They painted the guest room (white paint on the ceiling, parisian taupe on the walls):


(before)

and


(after)

They finished just in time for a weekend visit with a few of their favorite people (and a dog named Albie):

No fan of (bathroom) fans.

Readers,

Should something labeled as such:


Require this:


?

Alas, Matt triumphs:

IOWA.

CatMatt are extremely not fond of traveling in Iowa during the winter. Not at all. They'd like to thank their family and friends for making it worthwhile. Seriously, thank you.