Vacation in Cleveland

11 06 06-07 - Vacation in Cleveland, a set on Flickr.

Off the Cleveland we'd gone to visit the incredible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If any of you call yourselves rock fans, it's a must see. It was surreal to be so close to artifacts like Jim Morrison's letters to his mom, Jimi Hendrix's grade school drawings and the Band's hand written lyrics to The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down!
Another destination for us was the Christmas Story house, if you've seen this Christmas classic, you'll understand why Amanda and I had ear to ear smiles when we pulled up to the front of the house. The Leg Lamp was around but the Red Ryder BB Gun was no where to be found, Ralphie must have locked it away safely.

Windfield Patio - Final

11 06 05 - Patio Progress Day 14, a set on Flickr.

I don't know what happened but I'd posted 3 blogs but only the Gazebo blog entry went through. Anywho, here is the final result. Rob and the crew was nothing short of amazing and we're so glad the job was done, it was everything if not more than what we'd hoped for. Of course, immediately, we had to run out and personalize with colorful flowers, grasses and other plants.

Windfield - Gazebo Build

11 06 05(2) - Gazebo Build, a set on Flickr.

Not even a full weekend since the patio's been finished, Amanda and I have to put our touch to make it truly ours. The day previous we'd already planted more flowers, grasses and bushes, but we have been waiting weeks to put our gazebo up. It was anything but a breeze, it took hours to put the top together. We also lifted this 300+lb beast ourselves THEN Amanda tried to install the legs while I Olympic style weight lifted the roof. We got the one side installed and while lifting the other side as the legs torqued from all the weight. Our neighbours came to the rescue and helped us finish what we'd started. With four people it was still a struggle. My suggestion for any of you thinking of tackling something like this, DON'T, hire someone else to do it, and make sure they have insurance!

Off to Cleveland...

Got lots done this weekend! Amanda and I still don't feel like we're on vacation yet since we've been hustling and bustling since Friday after work. Lots of pics but no time to post, almost 12 now and have to leave here by 5am to head to Cleveland for a few days of relaxing and touristing. Check back soon!

Windfield Patio - Day 12

11 06 04 - Patio Progress Day 12, a set on Flickr.

A few days work but I didn't get a chance to take pics until this morning before Rob started working again. It's coming along very well and I'd have to say, it's looking pretty damn good.

Windfield Patio - Day 11

11 06 01 - Patio Progress Day 11, a set on Flickr.

Another great summer day (about time after all that rain we'd gotten), another surprise. Our builder had put in our new tree on the boulevard. Not only that, fence boards have started to go in and the backyard in general is really taking shape. I'm looking forward to the next few days, we're truely stunned at what a great experience it's been so far working with Rob and his crew.