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.