I am tired!! Jessica and I, along with our parents and my brother, worked hard around the house. Saturday and Sunday we painted the outside of our house. We got the house itself done on Saturday, and worked on the trim and touch-up on Sunday. It really updated the house a lot. The neighbors all liked it too! I haven’t spoken to as many neighbors as I did this weekend since we were married (when I moved in). Some were a bit jealous that we got it done so quickly and so nicely, and are dreading their own painting that needs to be done as well.
A before and after shot, note that we also updated the lights on the front of the house (and one on the back too – not pictured)
Before
After
On Monday, Dad helped me get a little more work done on an inside project as well. I have been building lighted soffits in the living room. We did not have any overhead lights before, but when we are finished, will have 10 recessed lights in the bottom of the soffits and rope lighting above that will be reflected off the ceiling (I’ll post pictures when it is finished). Dad helped me finish installing the sheetrock, so I can begin taping and hopefully wrap this project up soon. We have been so busy that it is taking quite a long time to get it done.
Today we broke from the work to go to Jessica’s family’s so she and Mike could do a little barefoot water skiing. We both dread going back to work tomorrow, but we both also only have a 2-day week, as we leave Friday for a fishing trip at Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.