Unbelievable!!

The exclamation, "Unbelievable!" can be read with either a hint of amazement and awe or annoyed disbelief.  The current updates on the house elicit both readings.

What do you want first? The good news, or the bad?

Let's get the bad news out of the way.  

The counter tops were supposed to go in tomorrow.  Yesterday, when we called to confirm and to pay the 50% deposit, we were told that they are out of the material we chose and weren't sure how long it would be until they had it.

The only things waiting on the counters are plumbing, floors, and the backsplash.  There was actually a chance that this house would have been done by October 31st.

Now, it will be at least another 3 weeks.

Unbelievable.

Now, the good...

The carefully designed trim and entryways look unbelievable!

I argued with Rob that these fans might be a little too much. Now that they're in, I'm a 'fan'! 

Though they, of course, installed this chandelier in the wrong room the first time, now that it's in my master bath over where the clawfoot tub will be I think it looks rather unbelievable!

What word comes to mind when I look at how our 85 year old floors look now that they've been refinished?
UNBELIEVABLE!

The first time the old floors were put back down they were put in the wrong place.  After at least 5 discussions with the contractor, they still forgot to put them in the master closet and put them in the hallway instead.  Un. be. lievable.

Many hours went in to choosing the light fixtures.  I bought the shades for the pendants in the kitchen at an antique lighting store last week.  

I hadn't ever seen ceiling fans on front porches before I moved to Texas.  I have to admit, though, that some air circulation on a hot Austin day can feel pretty....
unbelievable!