Sheetrock + Granite = Progress!

We were gone last weekend in the Boundary Waters (I know, I need to blog about it - maybe tomorrow...or the next day) and came back to our sheet rock going up!  They finished hanging it all this weekend, on Saturday, and today they start the mudding and taping.  We're way past this video, but I thought I should share it anyways to give you an idea of the progression of things. 

Today the granite men showed up with their big slabs of rock for our kitchen!  I just want to sit over there in  a corner and watch them work all day.  It's SO interesting.  They are quick and I feel like I'm missing lots.  However - I have so much school and this other house to keep up.  Also, who wants some girl hovering around watching your every move as you work?  They'd probably be irritated.

Here's the work station they have going outside to make all their final cuts and holes:

Working inside - making all their final measurements

(Like our front-and-center pile of trash? We're getting our THIRD dumpster today)

Wooden counter top before the granite:

Alright, my curiosity is killing me!  I'm going over to check on them again :)  

Everything's Coming Together

Here's a quick video update of the house for you all - enjoy looking at those studs!  It's the last time you'll see them on video.  Sheet rock starts going up on Monday!

(Sorry it's rather shakey and discombobulated - I was in a hurry and a little distracted when I took it)

Big things that have happened with the house in the last week:

• We ordered our shower for the master bathroom and bathtub/shower for the front bathroom
• Almost all the cabinets are installed - only two left to go!
• We picked out the granite for our kitchen (Verde Butterfly) (sounds green, but the slabs we are getting are more black with silver specs to bring out the stainless steel appliances) and put our deposit down.
• We decided on tile for the back splash in the kitchen.  This was a big step for me, for those of you who don't know, I mini-panic when it comes to decorating and picking colors.
• The exterior of the house started getting painted - the first coat is on and they're working on coat #2.  It's been raining rather randomly though so they're trying to work in between all of that.