where do i start....

time for another update. it seems like the weeks have just been flying by, i can't believe june is almost over. at least we've been getting alot accomplished.

kitchen:
base cabinets + countertops are installed. all plumbing is working, including the hot water dispenser that i am loving. its great being able to make 1 quick cup of coffee in the french press whenever i want :) 2 of the wall cabinets have been installed over the sink area; i need to run out to ikea this week to pick up 2 shelves to go under those cabinets to hold plates, mugs, etc.; here are 2 shots of the kitchen so far--





we're hoping to get the remaining 3 wall cabinets installed this week, the walls finished, and hopefully painted [at least the sink wall, so i can put the shelves up and start putting stuff away!]

with the ungodly hot and humid weather this weekend, landscaping plans were put on a hold a bit. i have 3 levels to the front retaining wall up but ran out of stones. we need to pick up one more load to finish the last level... then comes the fun part, adding the plants i've been growing and making it look nice and pretty :)

managed to remove another radiator, this one from the master bedroom, to make a little more room in there. photos of that coming soon once its cleaned up, haha.

to even out all the heavy labor of the weekend, ian and i also managed to get lots of shopping in. we finally took the plunge and bought a 37" flat screen LCD that we've been eyeing up for the past month or so. hopefully by friday at this time, it will be hanging here:



thats the view from our new couch. we also bought a slipcover for that off of ebay this weekend; the folks at ikea were kind enough to find some samples of discontinued fabrics that were being sold. photos of the living room will be posted in the next week or so, when the couch is covered, tv installed and if we're lucky, the walls painted! also need to call and get order some kind of cable service. trying to decide between adelphia digital cable or direct tv. since i have no experience with either... not really sure which way to go. we have 4 tv's throughout the house, so the direct tv deal may make more sense. hmm...

i think thats it for now. time to start unpacking all the kitchen and cooking tools that have been in storage for much too long.