Today Stefan ad I went to Rustic Tile in Mayaguez, to check out some tile for the wetroom/shower for our master bedroom. This is what we came up with:
We’re thinking, the light travertine for the floor (since it’s not as slick/slippery as the marble), dark brown marble for the walls and broken marble for the trim. Bueno? Do you like it?
Stefan and I were driving by Tamboo, (which is a popular touristy bar on the beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico) and we both noticed that they got new doors for their trash bins…and we like them :D:
I think they would look cool for our downstairs doors (which are currently just big metal gates…):
The doors above are also SO simple to make. Hmmm…So many decisions…
Here is a picture of Stefan, Kuta and Monkey, chillin’ on the front porch. Waiting for the electric company to flip on the power…
Still waiting….
Summer and I are planning on doing a bunch of work to the front yard of the house to help with our drainage issues. We are going to be bulldozing about 4 feet of dirt out about 30 feet from the house. All of the extra dirt will end up up the hill to create a flat spot before the 4 ft drop off to our flat front yard. Along with this, we are going to have to build a retaining wall that will be about 50 feet long and 5 feet high.
As long as we have the backhoe there to dig our footings for the wall, we are going to dig the footing for the entrance gate and front wall. Also, this will allow us to have a truck load of cement show up to pour all the footings we need at once…instead of hand mixing dozens of bags and moving them via wheel barrel.
This is the fence we are considering…you like?
Stefan and I went to the Home Depot in Mayaguez and picked some paint for the interior of our house.
Yo Pinto (I paint):
Stefan pinten, tambien (Stefan paints, also):
Our house still does not have electricity, so Stefan and I scramble around town every day, in an attempt to get some work done (which means we need to find internet/electricity). I picked up a slight signal on my cell phone, so I wandered up two flights in this abandoned building, found a bucket and got online. Do you like my Puerto Rican office?
I have Jungle Hair. Puerto Rico is pretty darn humid. I forgot to bring a brush too, so I bet that doesn’t help…It still makes me laugh every time I see my reflection in a window…
Two great things happened today. First, I got to take this picture of the ocean from on top of Rincon today while running errands (Dad, Susan and Skyler; this is where my service cut out while talking with you on the phone). It was beautiful up there this morning…a few degrees colder than down by the water and the ocean was showing everyone home much it has been raining lately.
Second…the electric company came and installed our poles and ran the line to our pedestal. Apparently there is something that is not up to par with our permits or certifications or something…so we didn’t get the meter installed today…but we may be pulling enough strings to get the ball rolling tonight for tomorrow. We are meeting some people at 6:30 to try to get it done. Greasing palms may seem expensive, but it is getting things done quick. If you ever need any help in Rincon with electric poles…shoot me an email..I know a guy. 
