The dishes are done, man.

Oh my, what a milestone. We now have all of the deckboards down!! Does this mean we're done?; no, of course not. :)

We are now working on the planters and benches that will be in the raised seating area. We will also be shopping for hot tubs, sourcing some countertop and railing materials. With all of that done, we can call our electrician back who has surely forgotten about us to get all the lighting run.

It feels like we're in the home-stretch now and I am estatic. I will love this thing when it is finished but will probably love not getting up every weekend to work on it. I envision myself laying in a lounge chair sunning myself while enjoying a nice, cold beer. These are good visions.

No, I still don't have an ETA, but think everything should be wrapped up by summer. Stay tuned for an eventual party. :)