Lucky 13

13 days to go! Can you believe it? Crazy.

Kitchen! Totally loving how it's turning out - the stain, the countertop, the lights - all of it! They've started to install the appliances already. The refrigerator, cooktop and dishwasher are in. The rest of the appliances are either in the living room or the garage patiently waiting their turn.

They finished the fireplace today - grouting the tile, color enhancing the slate and putting the face on the actual fireplace. It's stunning! I thought it looked really nice before but was totally amazed at the difference today.

The chandelier we chose for the dining room.

Our future front door. I don't know - it looks pretty nice in the family room... maybe we should just leave it there.

The weather has been pretty crappy here - cold, rain, snow. Not ideal for finishing all of the exterior stuff. They were able to get the steps and the sidewalk in this week and we're hoping that with the slightly warmer weather we're supposed to be getting next week will help. They still have to put in the driveway, paint the exterior trim, grade the front yard, install the sprinkler system in the front yard, etc.

As far as the interior goes - the big things left are carpeting, finishing the hardwood floors, completing the cabinetry, painting everything and finishing up all of the electrical. Then they also have to do all of the finishing touches and clean and probably a million other things that we won't even know about.

Our close date is still Oct 28. Troy & I are planning on moving stuff to the house Wed-Fri and then do a big truck on Saturday morning to finish it all up. We got notice that we have to "check out" of the e-partment by noon on Oct 31 - what is this, a hotel? I think not! So, anyone up for helping us move? It'll be super fun - at least this time we'll be carrying everything down 2 flights of steps and not up.

Seriously though - 13 days. Not even really - more like 12 days and 90 minutes. We are going to be pretty busy for the next little bit b/c we haven't even touched a box or tape or anything since we moved into the e-partment. We're going to have to kick it into gear next week so that we're ready to move ASAP. But first we have a super fun weekend ahead of us - heading to Iowa to celebrate birthdays. Can't wait!