New is Bustin' Out All Over...

I know the song is "June is bustin' out all over", but work with me here, people! =)

Well, eventfulness in the Herrick household continues. Had another baby shower last Saturday with college and church friends, and this week had some new kitchen appliances installed. So, I figured it was time to post some shower pics, as well as some before and after shots of the kitchen work we've done so far.

This is me with "the other" Heather (that's what she always leaves on my voicemail), Erin, and Christy at my shower. We had it at Erin's house.

Another picture from the shower. This is me with Lisa and Mandy, friends I met at the last church Ben and I attended.

Another friend from our last church, Becky, and I.

The gift stash picture. I should have taken a picture with them all out of the bags so it was more obvious what was there. Got lots of great stuff, anyway! =)

Okay- the work in the kitchen. This is a "before" shot of the light fixture in our kitchen's breakfast nook. Can you guess what year our house was built? Lol.

This is the "after" picture- new breakfast nook light fixture!

This picture wasn't originally taken to show the old gaudy light fixture hanging there, but it's the best I've got. (You can also kind of see the old cabinet hardware, which has since been replaced with brushed chrome hardware.)

The new kitchen light fixture! I'm not 100% lovin' the pull chain, but our options were completely limited by the fact that whatever electrician wired our house did not put a light switch in for the main kitchen light! At least it's not gaudy any more. =)

Okay, our favorite part. This is the "before" shot of the appliances- microhood, gas range, and refridgerator... from the 1970's with a variety of issues (knobs you can't read, LCD displays that are non-functional, the busted refrigerator light that comes on only after the fridge has been open for 3 minutes, etc).

And our brand new, stainless steel Kenmore appliances- microhood, gas range, and fridge!! Got them all 28% off at Sears. You can read all the knobs and LCD displays, the fridge holds more, and the light in the fridge turns on EVERY TIME you open the door! Wohoo!!

If you remember that obnoxious hole in the kitchen soffet that I blogged about before (with the metal pan rather than a replacement for a leaky pipe)... we are finally getting closer on the fix for that, too. As of yesterday, there is drywall and the first layer of putty over the hole, so the pipe is no longer visible. Hurray for progress!

More to come- I have two more baby showers to go and will post some nursery pics when it's 100% ready for Baby Girl Herrick to come and reside there. =)

God bless, all!!