Chapter 29

She Says: We are going to be able to sit down at a table to eat, I hope! True to this not so typical Stickley furniture's nature, the re-assembly process appears to be challenging (part puzzle part expanded wood).  So I hide and type as they work! Not a great picture of furniture(consequence when using but a cell phone camera), but it is gorgeous!
Bottom line, The Amber Door does great furniture restoration. With all the former stain one could not see the table was Cherry and Maple heart wood! And the seats are whole and sturdy. Now I just wait for boxes to arrive Monday and hunt for key that opens and closes the china cabinet doors. We fully endorse The Amber Door!

Each week I feel like I am so close to having a more functional condo and life, but then realize we have a ways to go. Painting and cleaning accomplished this week. Monday brings boxes in storage (plus our rocking chairs so we can sit  on the porch!). Bedroom furniture will also arrive Monday so we be able to find clothes (and I'll be able to augment my wardrobe with items I packed!!!) and unpack boxes titled kitchen and bathroom. Jane will also be by to install window treatments and possible put up some pictures. So maybe life will feel more normal then.

We have not yet missed a TV... Still delaying purchasing just a monitor as apposed to a  TV. This may be one of my wait three months deals before I invest. News is the true challenge, but does true news really exist or is it all entertainment? TWC is still a monster in my opinion. One a lighter note like a giggling teenager I am hooked on Friday Night Lights courtesy of Netflix. Do have to admit season two is at a tipping point for being over the top... Hope they reel it back in in episode three.

So what are the urbanites doing this weekend? Jason has a colleague who plays in a band that has a gig at Carolina Wings tonight. And tomorrow City of Columbia will host Elliot and the Untouchables (Blues) from 7-10 at Finlay Park. Able to walk to both!!!!!! We just have to hope the summer monsoons hold off (especially since Jason is on call this weekend for SCE&G customer service).

A shout out to Angie Wolff at Fit Columbia. Week three of the RSD1 SAB building group, and it is a not so serious group with short attention spans. She handles our diverse levels of fitness very well, but I bet like me she just wants to holler! Who knows who will come back after our first six weeks are completed... I really need to bump up my efforts outside of our weekly meetings and not get mac-n-cheese in my veggie plate at Lizards Thicket.

I will try to get Jason to take a picture to post soon of the new hair do. It is part Rachel Maddow part Jamie Lee Curtis... so it is short! Everyone says they like it and close friends say they love it. It did motivate me to go visit Angelica (Moscow native) to do something about the circles under my eyes with a little help from Estee Lauder.

Long post so I'll sign off, as Amber Door continues to complete the puzzle...