happy friday

our new cabinets were installed this week, and can i just say - i love them! they look great. the walls look less orangey (and more gold) next to them as well, so i'm much happier with the paint color. we are missing one piece for the fan over the stove area, so once that comes in, the contractor will come back to finish up that and a few odds and ends (the last cabinet, next to where the fan will go, as well as the trim). bryan has already started cleaning and loading the cabinets, though; it will be very nice to start having a kitchen again!

we bought our sink and faucet this week as well, along with the garbage disposal, so THAT was a fun transaction at the home depot registers. the granite company came out today and measured for the countertops. not sure when they'll verify that they have the color we want, but the installer said we should have them installed in about 4 weeks. and then - gasp! - i'll have a kitchen again! we'll still need to tile the backsplash, but i'll have an actual functioning kitchen.

we also need to install the new light fixtures; we bought them but are waiting until the cabinets are in to avoid getting them dirty. we went with antique bronze halogen track fixtures for our main lighting, and a lovely glass pendant to hang over the sink. OH! and we need to buy our under cabinet lighting as well. does the spending ever stop??

lots more pictures in the projects gallery.

bryan and i started ordering little accessories: a hanging pot rack, new fancy dish rack, etc. i need to order the butcher block island and kitchen carts yet; having a hard time pulling the triggger on those just knowing how much they cost. i'll get over it though, don't worry. drop in the bucket, at this point...

we got our first csa box yesterday! unfortunately, due to the insane weather around here lately, the boxes had been delayed and still some of the produce is looking a little smaller than normal. we got some basil, various greens, english cucumbers, garlic scapes, strawberries, and green garlic. still, it was a pretty exciting pick up - now if only we had a kitchen to cook it in! we'll be giving some to shannon and mom to cook with... but i see shortcakes in those strawberries' futures...

no new oliver pictures, so we'll look back on an "old" one. can you believe how much bigger and older he looks already?


i'm too excited it's nearly the weekend to think of any other updates... so have a good weekend everyone!