Well I fell victim to the stresses of licensing board exams that come with 4th year of dental school and this poor little blog sure did get neglected! Dental licensing boards are something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. It was the most pressured, anxiety-filled situation I have ever experienced. But I am now finally on the other side with official passing status.. Woo-Hoo! Just a few more signatures and a walk across the stage before I'm an official D.M.D!
So now, with my full undivided attention back to the project site, it's time to give you a little update on what's been happening over at Project B in my absence!
Remember this project list?
We are getting things checked off little by little, although it seems things somehow keep getting added as well. But with a move-in date looming in the near future we are working on this list full speed ahead to try to get this place in move-in condition!
Here are some of the things that have been happening lately:
1. B Street experienced it's first (to us) major snow and looked beautiful!
2. My Dad has been hard at work on some major building projects around the house. Here are a few sneak peeks of what he's been working on:
3. We went to the "Southern Home and Garden Show" hoping to get some ideas on our upcoming projects. It's really kind of sad how excited we got about this show. It's a huge convention center full of vendors such as flooring specialists, granite companies, patio services, electricians, and even some delicious food samples that we may or may not have made lunch out of. :) We left with tons of great ideas and some free consults. We also were able to make a decision on the granite company we want to use for our kitchen counters and decided on a slab color (I think.) We even scored a free upgraded fancy edging on the granite just for attending the home show.. score!
4. My brother-in-law, Robbie, spent a few afternoons helping us with some electrical work and we are forever grateful! I've learned that electrical work is not cheap but also not something to try to "DIY" if you don't know what you're doing. (Apparently the risk of fires and electrocution are just not something you leave to chance.. ) Robbie works in Athletic Facilities department at Clemson and knows a thing or two about electrical work so he offered to help us out! We were able to re-wire some things, add a few light switches, and even install some brand new can lights which I am pretty much obsessed with. (Blog post to come.) We also started getting a lot of our fixtures hung back up after we took everything down for the ceiling work back at the beginning of this project. Something about having light fixtures hung has made the house start feeling a little more like home rather than a construction site!
So that's what's been happening at Project B the past few weeks! We are working hard at getting some of these last few projects finalized and we have a few more big projects left including hardwood floors and some kitchen work that we plan on doing before move-in. Check back soon!
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