The Silestone guys called last night and asked if they could show up an hour early today and I said YES! So they were here at quarter to eight this morning. With my new countertops. They were polite, professional, and efficient…and they did a great job installing my beautiful new counters. I peeked in to see what was going on and I couldn’t believe how different the room looks. They also installed the new sink and faucet, which are lovely.
As if that weren’t enough, the plumbers showed up mid-afternoon and got the sink all hooked up and left me to fill it with hot soapy water and wipe all the dust and renovation grime off the counters, the cabinets and the appliances. Ahhh. I’ll admit, I stuck a video in the DVD player so Julie would let me have a few minutes to commune with my new kitchen. Bad Mama, I know.
I have a huge expanse of empty counterspace at my disposal right now. To celebrate, I cooked 
this lovely Thai green curry chicken. It was delicious.
Oh wait – you wanted to see a picture of the kitchen?! Well, I’ll taunt you with a glimps of the counter 
And I’ll further tantalize you with a couple peaks at the walls…the first with flash and the second without, neither of which translates to the exact color on the wall, but you can imagine the reality as something in between.
I’m not going to show the big picture till Friday, when the cabinets have all been installed. Don’t want to ruin the excitement too soon, you know. But at least I’m not making anyone wait till the undercabinet lighting is installed – that will be some time next week. So for now, just take a moment to share the joy with me. I am now the owner of an almost-pretty kitchen.