...and the house, too!

Anner and I don't tend to do things halfway. Nope. We're strongly in the "well, if you've got time to do that, why not also do all those other things and really tire yourselves out" camp. :) So, though it's not exactly wedding related 100%, I thought I'd toss in a quick update on all the remodelling going on pre-wedding. For those who don't know, we decided that this would be the perfect time (i.e. - post proposal and before Anner moves in) to do some remodelling on the house/yard while I could come over and live with Anner until things are done - nice to not need a hotel!

Things started off with me tearing down an 8' shed from the backyard which was a real eyesore. Not so much room for the mower and potting soil now, but the yard looks MUCH bigger. And we now have room for the 15'x20' tent for wedding weekend!!! Part of the shed was recycled (a friend took most all of the 2x4's for using to make his new art studio), part went to the dump and the remainder should head there this week. I can't tell you how glorious it is to look out my bedroom window and see trees and greenery instead of a shed. Very, very nice.




Next up was redoing the bathroom. For the last two weeks our tiny bathroom has been in the process of a complete re-do. Goodbye '70's Renter Chic decor, Hello new tub and tile surround, new water-saving toilet, new shapely sink, new drywall, new subfloor and vinyl, new fixtures, new new new! Hopefully it'll be finished tonight or tomorrow, but there's still a little lee-way before the next big event.

"What?", you say. "There's more?" Why, yes. Thursday morning Doug of Restoration Hardwood Floors will be coming in to pull up our 70's carpet, remove the vinyl in the spare bedroom/kitchen/dining nook, and re-finish the hardwood floors underneath! We're pretty excited about that. Don't know what they'll look like under everything, but we think it should be some fine oak flooring. That's the hope, anyway. Regardless, it's definitely going to change the whole look of the house! Can't wait.

AND, while that's going on, one of my frisbee friends will be starting on landscaping the yard! We've got big plans there, too...we'll see how much gets done before the wedding weekend, but hopefully you'll get to see a lot of it. And be a part of it as well! "A part?", you ask? Yes! Just wait for the "we're registered!" post for all the details.

Don't you love a good teaser ending?