Dare I say it? Do I see a light at the end of the never-ending rental renovation tunnel?
I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but today after spending over an HOUR in our local home improvement store I think we made our last purchase on crap supplies for said rental renovation.
I hope.
Fingers crossed.
After we got home and ate lunch, I headed down to the other house to check on the progress.
I am in shock and awe and amazement.
I saw the potential in that dingy, poorly lit, unfinished upstairs and the stairway that reminded me of something from a bad horror flick. But somewhere over the last 2 months, a dozen or so nights of going to sleep without Andy next to me and umpteen bazillion hours of work on his part I lost sight of the overall project.
At one point, after a 10+ hour work day, Andy wearily crawled into bed, let out a big sigh and said, “I’m too old for this shit.” All the while, I’m thinking, “We’re too young for this shit”
I got burnt out and I wasn’t even the one doing the work.
I am so proud of Andy and all the work he has done. I think I’d have to turn over my blogging card if I didn’t show you the progress. It is, of course, always more impressive if you see it in person and the iphone photos don’t even do it justice, but I hope/think you’ll get the gist.
You ready for it!!??
Angle 1:
Angle 2:
Awesome right!? It’s like a real, deal usable area now! It doesn’t even look like the same space.
Now, as I write this, he is down at the house working again…but this time it’s putting up the finishing touches!
{Also a HUGE thank you to those who came to lend a hand!}
I am so ready to have my husband back. And we have a month left of summer and we are planning on soaking up every possible ounce of it!
For the record, I still hate renting. I still hate being a landlord. But I am oh-so proud of my husband…for his hard work and his selflessness, always doing what’s best for our family.
W.O.W. That's freaking amazing work, Andy! Really, really. And Katherine? Way to go, too. It's never easy giving up "family time" for crap like that – but seriously – it looks awesome and your renters are going to LOVE it!
Thanks Karey! And you're right…it hasn't been easy giving up the family time I just had to keep remembering…he wanted to be doing the work as much as I wanted him to be doing it. Hahah.