When building a house, there are lots of befores and lots of afters. It's hard to tell which has more, but I guess if you are a physicist, then the answer is that there are exactly the same amount, so I decided to split up the pictures evenly between the getting theres and the got theres, between the sweating and the admiring, and between the awake and mobile to the tired and barely able to move. This past Saturday, my folks were up from Columbia and we lighted and we tiled. Well, grouted actually, which is the best part. Also exciting though was the fact that we have power now and thanks to some summer training long ago at a lighting store, my dad and I were able to install most of the lights ourselves. You know, there is a reason why electricians charge big bucks for hooking up ceiling fans! Enjoy the pictures and help us count the days as moving day is in sight! We are targeting Labor Day weekend, assuming all the to-dos get checked off. We have a drop dead date of Sept. 19. That's when the apartment kicks us out, but if we are here one or two days past Sept 3, I am going to scream. Anyway, I think you can feel the excitement.
