Tile floor- check- well almost!

Yesterday, my Mom watched the kids so Kevin and I could tile the floor in the new kitchen. It actually turned out to be fun. It was hard work. A lot of kneeling and carrying heavy boxes of tile, but looking at it now it looks great. We ran into one little flaw, we ran out of mortar, so today we are going to Lowes to buy another bag of mortar and the grout. There is only one small section that needs to be done, maybe about 20 tiles. I will post a picture when we finish that small section.
Overall, I was really proud how Kevin and I worked together. When we first bought our house, he didn't really let me do too much. His perfectionist personality drove him towards doing everything and I would stand and watch and be really bored or go out and get coffee or a snack. Boy has he changed. I was involved in almost every aspect of tiling the floor. The time flew by. I layed tile, applied the spacers, moved and opened the heavy boxes of tile, prepped the floor before we put down the mortar, sponged off the areas where the mortar got on the tile, and more. The only thing I didn't do was mix the mortar and actually spread the mortar, which was fine by me because I constantly had something to do. I worked really hard and Kevin gave me a few compliments. He said he was "very happy to have me helping" and "the job went really fast because I was there." It made me feel really good about myself.
Today, I am reminded of how much I miss working out. I have that familiar ache in my muscles. I love this feeling. It lets me know that I used my muscles enough to make a difference but not too much where I would have injured myself. When I would go to the gym 5 days a week before work, I would work specific muscle groups at a time, so the next day I would have this stretching type of ache in that muscle group. It always felt good and I do miss it.
Back to the floor, we didn't do the pattern that we thought we might in the beginning. We did the whole floor in the Katanga Copper tile. We decided with the wainscotting it might be too busy. Plus a large part of the detail would have been covered by the cabinets and table.
Now onto the table. I found a corner bench style table that I love. It is around $1000. Is this a good or bad price for a dining room table? If I could prompt a poll: please in the comment section, tell me how much you spent on a dining room table. To comment without an account, just click the button that says anonymous. You can leave your name in the post section. I would really appreciate it. Remember that our previous table cost less than $200 so we are pretty clueless as to what they cost. We are looking at one that can seat 8 people.
Another toot on my own horn, last week we didn't eat out once. I managed to make every meal at home. I used my crock pot and grill. We had steak, chicken, meatballs, soup and sandwiches, and a night at my parents and a night at my in-laws. So as a reward, tonight we are going out to buy groceries and then we are getting sushi! Yay- don't be jealous Meg!
Here is to progress being made and sushi ...