Let There Be LIGHT!

Well, sort of.

Chris and I worked from 9:30am to 10:30pm yesterday. We took nice hour breaks at lunch and dinner to reenergize us, but it was a LONG and productive day.

Chris kept the theme of electrical work alive yesterday and spent a considerable time up in our (very hot) attic

Along with working on all the previous lights and switches, he also worked on installing our two hall lights and their outlet

(just a side note, Chris and I did NOT make that wonderful art that you see on the left. Once again, the previous owners treated the house REAL well and decided to write all over the walls. It's lovely.)

He also worked on installing a light switch to control the outside and foyer light by the front door

And, only fitting he worked on wiring the foyer and porch lights

And, lastly, he worked on wiring the sconces in our office

It was really hot in the attic and at times he had to really scooch himself into some pretty tight places. He worked really hard and I am (as always) eternally greatful for his mad skills :)

While I wasn't helping Chris shove and pull wires down the insides of our walls, I worked on painting the trim in our kitchen (it will be the same off white as the cabinets).

I also worked on sanding, repairing, and painting the salvage door we got that we'll use as a pantry (same off white color)

When I was finished and Chris was at an appropriate stopping point, we came together to get the first coat of "Outback" on our kitchen walls

I LOVE the color. Every time I look in the kitchen it makes me so happy. I'm really glad we picked this one.

We didn't make it out to San Carlos to look at the granite because the person we need to meet with wasn't available past 3, and making an appointment at that time would sort of suck out all the productivity from the day because of the timing, so we made our appointment for Wednesday. Very exciting.

Chris has to go to work today to get some electrical done there (he's just LOVING that right now), but hopefully it doesn't take too long. We'll try to get another coat on the walls, my dad may come over to hook up some new satellite stuff before he and Wendy leave (sad) and then we'll see what else we can get done. I'm glad we got a lot done yesterday though, it feels great when you have a super productive day like that.