The Cornell vs Kentucky basketball game is the inspiration for this entry. While sitting here watching the Big Red play a tough game, I started to think about basketball terms and how I might relate them to our renovation. But first... Go Big Red!!!! Basketball fever is alive and well in Ithaca, NY and we are very proud that our team is part of the Sweet 16!
I'll give this my best shot:
Traveling: I took some time off from the blog to travel again, this time to Chicago to see my sister. We had a blast and we spent some time in stores like West Elm, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn and Room and Board searching for decent looking kitchen stools. Of all the things we have had to purchase for our renovation, this was probably the hardest decision to make. The second hardest has been the microwave. Well, most of our decisions have been difficult, but today and this week, these two items have required too much time and energy. By the way, my sister bought two cool kitchen stools for her space in Crate & Barrel. Doubling teaming in Crate & Barrel - score!
Blocking: There are too many choices of kitchen stools and most of them are ugly! Rob and I kept blocking each other from scoring some great stools. This was not because we couldn't agree, we were just overwhelmed by the options. We settled on these after seeing them online and sitting in similar ones at Crate & Barrel: SANDRA COUNTER STOOL SWIVEL/METAL BRUSHED ALUMINUM. They arrived today in four huge boxes. I've only unpacked one so far. We'll have to store them in the attic for another two weeks or so, when we hope the project will be complete. For now, the hall bath is 95% done just in time for our move back home this weekend. We'll be using our new fridge, our gas grill, a microwave and lots of paper plates and cups to get through the home stretch (with baseball season only days away, I couldn't resist).
Dribbling: We knew we only had our rental for 8 weeks, the fastest 8 weeks of our lives! Tomorrow, we start moving things back in to the house and by Sunday we will be back home full time. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, our kitchen will not be complete for another two weeks or more. The cabinets are up, the floor is down, the appliances have arrived, but you can't install the range, dishwasher or sink until the counters arrive. Sigh. Right now, it feels like a slow dribble, even though this has probably been the fastest home renovation on record (if you don't count those HGTV shows).
Dodging: Living in the house during this renovation was never an option early on. We only had the one full bath and the house is small. The contractors have been in every room, even the rooms that were not being torn apart. Dodging contractors was not in the cards.... until now!
Rebounding: This is what we hope to do once we move in and start enjoying our beautifully (albeit, partially) restored home. The rebound will be about the gobs of money we just spent on the house. We hope to rebound financially and emotionally!
Foul: this is how we feel sometimes when things don't go as planned. For the most part, our project has gone smoothly. Let's hope these last two weeks pass quickly and quietly!
Nothing but net: I don't have anything to compare here, just love to say this! I especially love to say it when Cornell scores three pointers. GO BIG RED!!!
Awesome writing MB- I had no idea my sis was such a sportster!! You go girl!!
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