The cabinets are in!!!! (Make sure you check the renovation album!)

Kev, Ant and Pat got all the cabinets installed on Wednesday and Thursday nights. They look FANTASTIC. I am so flippin' excited, it isn't funny! The boys worked so well together and no matter what they say, I think they enjoyed the bonding time! (And the multiple 12 packs that were drank didn't hurt their spirits!)

As with any project that is done, there are always the "parade rainers" who have to throw in some negative opinions. A few of the ones I got were, "wood on the ceiling will make the ceiling feel lower" and "the room looks big now but when the cabinets go in, it will shrink right up" and "if you paint with two colors you have to make sure the corners are perfect or it won't look right". Well guess what, the ceiling is gorgeous and people cannot stop raving about it, the cabinets are in and they actually make the room seem bigger, and we are putting moldling down the corners so you won't see where the paint meets! The opinion you felt that you had to put in was worthless! And don't get me wrong, thinking that everyone has to like what we did. I am not delirious. I know that Kevin and I have taste that is very different from others. People don't have to like what we did. I just want people to appreciate all the hard work that went into this. If you don't like it, that is fine, but don't try to bring us down. I really feel that the negative attitude people possess comes from one of the following sources- insecurity, low self-esteem or envy (or maybe the three go hand in hand, if you possess one, you possess them all). I only say this from experience. I remember as a child feeling very insecure and I felt like I had to offer others a negative opinion because I was jealous of something they did or had. (To anyone I might have done this too, I am truly sorry, especially to you Meg, I think you took the bulk of it.) Now that I feel secure in who I am and our personal taste, I feel like have to be a personal cheerleader for everyone. I also have learned to love and appreciate what people do to their homes. There are so many factors that go into each decision. By the time something is picked out, you have hours labored into that thought. It is like a personal attack to hear a negative opinion, and it makes the hours that went into the decision feel very wasted. I have to love this blog because everyone who posts on here is so positive and I truly appreciate it. You all are my cheerleaders and I love you!

Our next step is the countertops. They are coming to do the template on the 23rd. We didn't think the cabinets would be in before Sunday and we are leaving for Florida on Tuesday (YES!), so we made the appt. for the day after we get back. And the fridge is out of the living room! My house is starting to feel normal again!

If you have been following this blog from the beginning, you will appreciate the pictures in the album of the man-cave! I think Kevin's breathing is reminiscent of preparing to dive into cold water every time he opens the door! I am sure the boxes will all be gone by Sunday!

Here is to positive opinions, a kitchen that looks like a kitchen, and LOTS of cardboard...