Matthew's Journal

Christina and I have spent our weekend working on our new house. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, we moved some boxes of things we had already packed up from our apartment into our new house. Saturday, we masked all the trim and ceilings in the master bedroom and put on a coat of paint.

Today, my parents drove up from Moyock and helped us with a lot of things. First thing this morning, Christina and I put a second coat of paint on the walls in the master bedroom. Christina and my mom cleaned the appliances in the kitchen. The refrigerator in particular looks brand new after a through cleaning. Dad, with some help from me, installed an over-the-range microwave unit in place of our existing range hood. Doing that involved installing a new electrical outlet and several trips to the Home Depot. I think the new microwave looks great.

Saturday morning I ordered new granite counter tops to replace out pre-existing stained laminate counters. In preparation for the template fitting, I have to remove the existing counters. So, Dad and I removed our current counters which also involved disconnecting and removing our kitchen sink. I hope to have the new counters installed in no more than eight days. Thus, Christina and I need to paint the kitchen walls in short order so that everything we want done is completed and out of the wall before it becomes time to install the new counters.

Needless to say, it's been a busy weekend. I was very glad to have my parents help.