The day before the big event... and all is well!!

It has been a few days since we've had a post as we have been busy during the week leading up to the wedding. 

The last major renovation task was completed this week.  The patio has been extended.  In the last post there was a picture showing where they removed the bushes next to the house.  That by itself absolutely transformed the feel of the backyard giving it a bigger, more open feeling.  This week they finished the concrete work and we now have a new patio area to replace the old one.

The new patio.  You can see where the new patio was poured as it is lighter in color.  That window A/C unit will be taken out, the grill will be placed at the far end and some of the of the patio furniture will be arranged here and along the new addition..

The electrician came back and installed under-counter lighting, an outlet for the range hood and uncovered an outlet that was covered up by sheetrock.  There are just a few minor items left for RHD and some major items for Andy left to do but now we have the luxury of not having a really hard deadline.

Of course, the reason that drove the timing of the renovation is Anna's big wedding and the invasion from Switzerland.  The first wave arrived last Saturday with Monica's dad and his wife.  The two nephew's, Marco and Angelo, and their significant others arrived on Thursday.  It has been about 20 years since we seen these folks.  Marco and Angelo were young boys at the time.  Even though they were extremely tired from the flight, we had a big spaghetti dinner and consumed just a "few" beverages in celebration of their arrival.

Anna, Marco, Hans, Debra and Angelo partaking of the makeshift spagehetti buffet.

Marco and Corinne loading up their plates while Hans and Leila get in line.

This weekend is for enjoyment and celebration.  Then it's back to working on the house the following weekend after the wedding and departure of the Swiss.  We'll have a wedding posting early next week once we recover from the party.