Today is December 24th, 2008. It is the day before christmas (christmas eve in 3 hours) and Summer and I are chilling at the house listening to holiday music and doing little odds and ends. After a full and thorough house cleaning yesterday, the Granite Company showed up two hours late to install the new marble top we had custom cut for our master bath!

The installation of the marble took the crew of 5 about 2 hours to complete. They certainly weren’t the cleanest crew (maybe it just seemed that way because the house was so clean before they got there), but they got the job done and Summer and I are one step closer to having the vanities and Jacuzzi tub section of the Master Bedroom complete! We’ll dedicate an entire post to some photos.

I spent two hours this morning weed eating and hacking down weeds, bushes and small trees with the machete that harbor Pica Pica come winter time. I worked in and out of the downpours.

The weather outside is beautiful, but probably not to a tourist that is down visiting for a week. It is 79 degrees, the wind is gusting to around 15 mph and the rain squalls are moving through ever hour or so. We planted two Mango trees, two Canepa trees, 3 king palms and an avocado tree this week (in addition to the 10 or so citrus trees we planted last week) and they are all LOVING the rain. Historically, this time of the year is dry, but the last three weeks have brought us many afternoon showers and late night downpours.

Happy Holidays everyone!