Arrivals

We are grateful for a few things this week.  First and foremost, our love button Tessa,  is coming Friday sometime. We will pick her up at PDX together.  Lucas is counting the minutes until she arrives.

Another unexpected arrival this week- WINDOWS! 
Oh. My. Gosh. 
I did not think I would ever be excited over windows.  But their early arrival is helping the kitchen process so much!
That means that as soon as it can be scheduled, they can be installed after the electrician moves the wiring and outlets tomorrow night.  That also means that the dry wall can be installed next week early and the walls painted shortly after.  That leaves everything ready for the cabinets.  Which should be done about June 5th.
I need my sink which is still in China being shipped with the range hood.

I chose my counters and I have selected white carrara marble. 

I made a fun visit to Pental  A granite/stone distributor here in the NW. It is a huge warehouse for stone and tile.  I had fun looking at all of the beautiful stone.  And yet, I kept coming back to the marble section.  I have heard the horror stories about how it is too porous and everything stains.  But new sealers are incredible these days.  So... They gave me a sample of honed marble, treated it with a sealer and said-" Try and stain it".  I tried and everything beaded up and wiped off with a towel.  I gave it coffee, salad dressing, mustard, strawberries and blueberries.  Nothing stuck!
So there myth busters!  I have always loved marble and I am so happy. 

After cabinets arrive, we will have floors refinished and base board and light fixtures installed.
I think about 4 weeks from now, I will have a lovely, complete kitchen.

I'm attaching some photos- one of which is my range hood.  It is unfinished, but still so awesome!

We have so much to be thankful for and always it is tempered with our broken hearts over losing Nick.
It would only be better if he were here.

XOXO,
Kimberley

PS: Happy 20th anniversary to my best friends Hudson and Kevin!  I hope you have 100 more!