Adventures in painting....

Hi! We are now connected to the Internet and I have my wireless connection all set up. We're so happy to have access to the internet again even though we were only without it for 2 weeks. Ethan has to use it frequently for school, and I use it for communications for my job so it's definitely a necessity for us. We're also glad to have our cable up since this fall's TV lineup has proven to be very entertaining!

Our painters came yesterday and painted from 8:30 to 4. They're here again today finishing the last of it. It is truly amazing how fast they work and what a great job they have done.... and it is even MORE amazing to see the finished product! Our home feels like a real home with the paint on the walls, and I think Ethan and I picked really great colors... they reflect our personality but they're also very calming and peaceful. I just think home should be a haven, and it certainly feels like one!

We are having problems with our A/C... we're very thankful that it is October, otherwise it might be pretty miserable in here. So far, we've been able to just leave the windows open and that has been very sufficient. Since we're on the third floor we don't have to worry about people trying to break in. Apparently there are power problems on the roof where our A/C unit is. They told us to call an electrician but we told them that it was their responsibility to fix it because (a) we just moved in on the 26th of September and (b) half of the building is still under construction. So they agreed to fix it. Ethan let them know in no uncertain terms that it had better be a permanent fix, because if it isn't... he'll be sending the general contractor the electrician's bills.

Aside from all that... we are selling some of our old furniture. I posted an ad for it and literally two minutes after it was active online, someone contacted me to look at it. A newly married couple will be coming tonight to look at our sofabed and we'll see if they want it. If they do, it'll be gone by Wednesday (which is when they move into their first place together). We'll see what happens!

We have decided on everything furniture wise except our dining room table... but hopefully we can finalize our decision by the end of the week. We will be ordering those things by the end of the month and will have most of them in place by Thanksgiving. We're not sure if we'll be able to have guests this Thanksgiving... that depends on whether our wallbed arrives in time!

Hope everyone has had a wonderful and relaxing weekend!