Wonderful Weekend

This past weekend was a HUGE success! Don't you love productive weekends? I sure do!

I got to hang out with the Miller family (love them!), catch up and take some fun family photos.

Steve got to hang out with Josh and make some additions to their twins.... I mean Jeeps.

I got to purchase a few things for our guest bathroom! I am very excited about this. I am going to try and do the whole bathroom myself.... tile and plumbing included. Tune in to find out how that goes! Ha-ha! (Anyone have experience in cutting mirrors down to size? Just tossin' that out there!)

Here is a sneak into what I've been planning....

The mirror, lights and tile I have yet to purchase because I'm doing my bargain hunting and have to find the best price/ greatest deal.

And we started the man-cave construction. Which couldn't have been done without Nick, such a great friend we have. And Ryan joined in on the construction as well. Thanks Ry!!

But man o man, when Nick says he is coming over to help, that means business and also means production! My heart smiles at how generous he is to us, and how he kicks our butts into working mode. I am thinking up ideas on how we can repay him since he wont give me an invoice.....hmmmm.....

So far we have done the following this weekend:
- Cleaned out the basement.
- Made ONE trip to Home Depot. (That is amazing because I think the record is 5 or 6 in one day!!)
- Knocked down the bedroom wall.
- Knocked down the closet wall.
- Put up new wall for home server and more storage.
- Did all electrical for new area.
- Figured out where new overhead lighting will go.
- Ran PVC for cables.
- Ran wires for speaker system.
- Figured out where bench would work its way in.
- (in my mind) Figured out color scheme and little details of the room.

WHEW!!

Next on this list for this week:

- Install overhead lighting.
- Remove gas line from the non-existing fireplace location.
- Purchase more wood for bench seating and table top that goes around the whole room.
- Possibly start drywall and bench construction.
- Figure in more ideas for 'man-cave theme'. (Yes, I get to pick out the 'style' even though it's Steve's land!! Ha-ha.)

Can you believe it?? Then before you know it, Christmas will be here, then New Years - which means new carpet and furniture and then BAM basement is complete! Wow... one room out of the 9 complete! Makes me smile! Also makes me praise God for how blessed we are to have such amazing friends and family, to have great jobs that provide, and the creativity and skill he has blessed us all with. So the real thanks goes to him. Can't wait to celebrate his birth this Saturday!!

xox m.