And...

...Just because he's so cute, here is a picture of our puppy!

A Kitchen...Finally!!

We have a (somewhat) working kitchen!!!

After almost a year, we are getting close to having a working kitchen! From the time we moved in, neither the fridge nor the stove has worked and for the last couple months since we started renovations, there has not even been a sink that worked (I have done dishes in the bathtub people - not fun). But, today our new sink was installed!! And we will have the appliances by this weekend! Woohoo! Kevin has been heading up the renovation and has been doing a lot of the work himself. We're both pretty proud of how nice it is turning out and are looking forward to our first home cooked meal!

I can't seem to find before pictures right now, but I promised Elizabeth some pics so here are some pictures of the work so far - I'll have to add the before and after pictures later...

Introducing...Alabama Brant!

We got a puppy!!

Alabama "Bama" Brant is a 12-week old Boston Terrier.

Here are some of his first pictures:

Kevin Is Moving In

Kevin is moving in to the house tonight, I on the other hand am waiting until the kitchen has been remodeled :) We've set up some of the furniture and unpacked some of the boxes, but still have quite a bit of work to do. Here are some updated pictures:

Bathroom:

























Living Room:





































Master Bedroom:


















The only thing that's completely finished so far is the bathroom, so if you'd like to come visit, that's most likely where we'll be hanging out...
:)

We're Engaged!!

Kevin and I were having a romantic dessert in the park at sun set a couple weeks ago (I'm a little slow with the post) and he surprised me by getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him!! It was so sweet :) I have had a big goofy grin on my face ever since...

Hooray for Carpet!!

Yesterday we had carpet installed in the 4 bedrooms - downstairs and upstairs - and it has really made the place look like a home instead of a remolding project. We also have rented, and filled, our second dumpster and will most likely have a working bathroom by the end of this weekend. No move-in date yet, we still need to do some painting and put up blinds before that can happen.

Here are some (pretty boring, I know) pics of the carpet. I love the carpet we bought for downstairs, but don't really like the color of the upstairs carpet...oh well...

Here are some of the 'after' photos of the work we've done so far. We've put new drywall up in all four bedrooms, the downstairs bath, and in the upstairs living room, put in a new tub and tile floor in the downstairs bath, and did some landscaping in the front yard.

Here are some pictures of the progression of the drywall in the downstairs bedrooms. Disregard the furniture piled in the bedroom, it's the only room that is finished enough to store our stuff...

Here are some pictures of the progression of the bathroom. Gone is the wood paneling! Yay! We also moved the tub from the wall in front of you when you walk in the bathroom door to the wall on the right hand side. This will give us a lot more space in the small bathroom. The best part is the tile floor. It was our first experience laying tile and Kevin did an amazing job! He looked pretty hot all sweaty and covered in grout :)


And finally, some pictures of the front yard. We've replanted half the grass in the yard so far and are waiting till fall to do the rest so it looks pretty funny right now, but the flowers are a definite improvement over the ugly bushes that were there.

We still have a lot of work to do - finishing the bathroom, painting and replacing the trim in the bedrooms, painting the living and dining rooms, and don't get me started on the kitchen or backyard, but it's coming along!