Engagement

Here is a photo from March 5 - the day we closed on the house and got engaged.

Dumpster Rental

We are demo-ing three rooms in our new house where we're doing a lot of work - what used to be the upstairs kitchen (that was demoed last weekend), the upstairs bathroom and the kitchen. It turns out that plaster is absurdly heavy, so we've rented a dumpster for all the debris. Because nothing is ever simple, the dumpster will not fit in our urban driveway, so today I had to navigate city bureaucracy and get a dumpster permit. Success! It took awhile (up to the 5th floor and wait and wait and wait and then down to the basement for a signature and then back to the fifth floor...) but at least I came away triumphant. So the dumpster arrives tomorrow!

Here is a before picture of the upstairs kitchen:
















I will try to upload a "during" picture this weekend - the room is now just a shell! Next comes the new electric system, then capping off some plumbing, insulation, and sheet rock. Whew!

Also, last night Carlos and I bought a Frigidaire Gallery dryer that will be joining the lonely washing machine down in the basement. Hooray for Sears Outlet, that's all I have to say. :)

Life Updates

So life gets hectic and I forget to update! Whoops! But something tells me I will have lots of interesting things to post in the near future. Carlos and I got engaged on Friday, March 5, the same day we closed on our new house on Downing Street in Fair Haven. We're overwhelmed and excited. Let the renovations and planning begin!!