Mark said it best Saturday afternoon as he looked around at the mess that was our yard and home and said "This has quickly turned into one of the most productive days of my life." Yes, it was a very busy Saturday at our house this past weekend.
Here's why:
My daddy was over trimming down the massive tree that shadows our front yard. Mark's brother Michael was over helping us acquire mulch for my gardens. Our friends Rob and Katie were over - Rob putting in our new ceramic tiles in the bathroom and Katie keeping me company while I worked away at spreading mulch or trying to keep my daddy from killing himself up on the ladder. In the middle of all that, we also held a team meeting for our web design company in our dining room. CRAZY!, but it felt absolutely fantastic to get a few of the major items on our to-do list checked off.
For me, the big thing was the bathroom floor. I really did not think that was happening prior to the party!! I was sooooo so so so happy when I got the text from Rob on Friday night saying he was going to be there first thing in the morning.
You know me, every once and awhile I grabbed the Canon and took a snappy of whatever was happening in the moment.
Here Mark is, shoveling the mulch down so I can spread it. They (whoever "they" are) say that if you put newspaper down before you mulch it'll keep the weeds down to a minimum. So we're giving it a good go and if it doesn't work we'll know for next year.
Watching Daddy trim the tree was interesting entertainment throughout the day.
He got our electric tree trimming stuck in one of the mega-huge branches he was cutting down. (Not his fault, the weight of the branch caused the saw to get jammed.)
We tried several ways to release the saw, but here are my favorites:
I don't know what he thought he was going to do with this stick, but he tried it...
When that didn't work, him and Mark orchestrated a sort of "rope weight" using a long rope and a heavy bit of tree limb. Daddy threw the weight over the big tree branch...
...then he pulled the branch down using as much of his body weight as possible...
... and "Voila!" the saw released and all was right in the world once again.
We have sooooooo much tree trimming to get rid of now. Our yard waste guys are going to hate us :)
While all of this was going on outside, Rob was working away inside making my bathroom look beautiful. This room is starting to look like it's coming together. Here are the first BEFORE shots of the bathroom (the vanity and sink are new, that we installed about 6 months ago.)
Lot's of things will be changing in the next few months with this bathroom. For starters... NO PINK will be anywhere in site! I love pink. It's my favorite actually. But NOT for a bathroom. For now, the only thing pink is the tub and a few of the wall tiles - both of which will be getting replaced this year. (The new wall tiles are a surprise from my handsome man. I don't have to re-glaze after all! I get to go to the store, pick out something lovely, and then hire someone else to install them. Woo-hoo!) I can totally deal with the pink tub and not-so-appealing wall tiles just a little bit longer, especially since it means I get an even better bathroom upgrade than I was anticipating!
The first AFTER shot of our new bathroom floor and new WHITE toilet!
See! You can barely see the pink tub as long as we keep the shower curtain closed. It was incredibly difficult to pick out a grout color. After putting three different colors in the cart, I chose a bright beige color called "Biscuit" because they would of had to special order the "French Vanilla" that I really wanted and we didn't have time for that. We will also be getting a new medicine cabinet/vanity mirror and I'm going to be putting up some new shelving and art work on the walls. The upper portion of the walls have already gotten their fresh coat of paint ("Popcorn" by Martha Stewart, it's a creamy white color), so all that's left to do is hang up the cute stuff! Hopefully I'll at least get to that before the party :)
This whole "Turning our first house together into a Home together" thing is super time consuming, but also totally exciting. Bits of things seem to be happening instead of entire rooms changing all at once, but it's so much fun with each new little update. I'm completely enjoying this process :) We're so thankful for all of the help we receiving from family and friends this weekend!
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