slowly, but surely

we're getting there...

spent the long weekend working on our project.  thanks to some great friends and family we are moving along nicely.  painted the walls (almost the same color the kitchen was previously but more of a browner tone) and started on the floor.  the floor is taking a little longer to put down than we thought, but it looks amazing!

i'll be the first person to say that my husband is seriously handy, but he honestly never ceases to amaze me with his skills.  i'm so blessed to have him around.

remember what looked like this:

 and then this:

well, now it looks like this:

and what looked like this: 

 and then this:

now looks like this:

and finally, what looked like this:

now looks like this (it's a slightly different angle and yes, my fridge is currently still in the middle of the kitchen):

are you sick of my house pictures yet?

cristy's wedding

one of my dearest and oldest friends got married on friday, may 25th.  i was lucky enough to be invited to her sealing ceremony in the manti, ut temple.   it was a beautiful day!  even if the wind blew so hard it ripped her veil out of her hair and made it fly through the air until comfortably resting on the roof of the temple...

congratulations cristy!  I couldn't be happier for you.

progress on the homefront

because my hubby is amazing, much progress is being made at our house.

what looked like this:

 now looks like this:

what looked like this:

now looks like this:

what looked like this:

now looks a little like this (i know, it's a slightly different angle):

please note the 3 light switches hanging from nowhere in the pictures. that is my favorite part!  Also the bottom picture shows our soon to be flooring.  we picked it up yesterday and got it all out of the boxed to acclimate to our casa.

what's ahead?  finish taking out the remaining 2x4s from the old wall, sheet rock for the half wall, new paint, and we still need to rip out the old kitchen floor.  can't wait to be rid of this beauty!