We went to the condo for a quick looksie this evening. We're 30 days from closing, so things are really moving along. Here's the outside as of today. We're excited about the two palm trees in front of our windows. It's really going to be a nice-looking place.

They have the marble on the bathroom counters now. Also hard to see because of the protective covering and lack of light, but you get the idea.

Here's the chandelier that will hang over the dining table. That's the plan, anyway. We didn't have a choice of fixtures, but we like this one, so that's good.

Here's the corner of the granite. Using flash makes it look brighter than it really is, so I used natural light for this, which caused the blur. But you get the idea of the color, anyway. Lots of gold and green with flecks of black, gray and off-white. Everything will look different once the carpet and lights are installed. They have the tile down in the kitchen, entry and baths now, but it's covered with corrogated paper to protect it so it's hard to see.

I went for an official visit to our condo today. The cabinets are installed, as you can see. But the granite isn't in yet, which is what we're really excited about. They also put the wrong glass in the two cabinets (it should have a "water" texture). But they'll fix that. Our closing has been moved to end of September, so they're really moving along fast. I imagine they'll have the granite in by the end of the week. We can't do another walk-thru next Sunday because we'll be in Ontario for union constituency meetings, and starting in September they're locked up (to protect the floors). We'll have our offical final walk-thru a week before closing. Once we close, we'll probably spend a few days painting before we move in. I just bought four books from Home Depot (painting, decorating, windows, coloring) to give us some good ideas. I am currently being oppressed by allergies or a gross head cold, which is quite miserable, so I may just curl up with these books and a stack of sticky notes. We also learned where our assigned garage will be; it's just around the corner and it's on a wing where one car can park directly in front of the garage door, so that will be wonderful for visitors. We're getting excited!

Here's the outside of our unit as of this evening. It's getting there! Our cabinets are sitting in the unit in their boxes, so the next time we visit (a week or 10 days, at least), they should be installed; maybe with the granite. Yay! Our closing date has tentatively been moved up to end of September, so we may be in sooner than we thought. Exciting ... and SCARY! But mostly exciting. Can't wait!

Here's Ken standing amongst the cabinetry. :o)

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