Our shell has skin!

Yesterday was very exciting. It was the day in which our house finally started taking shape and looking like an actual house where actual people might actually live. Rolando and Gabe brought over their crew of 7 and all the drywall was hung in less than 10 hours... amazing! I'll never forget this day for the rest of my life. The day that our shell turned into a house. Of course, none of it would have been possible if not for the wonderful skeleton provided by Ray, Tony, Kevin, Josh and crew. Great work, guys! We're in the home stretch now!

And now, a few pictures:

quite the nice effect.. I should have asked them to leave it like this.

working on the skylight walls.

a little before:


and after:

Rolando the drywall master on his magical stilts.

the 3rd floor in most of it's glory. look, ma! no walls!

our entryway closet. perfect for all of your coat, glove, hat, key, cell phone charger, mail, and dog leash needs.

the kitchen is starting to take shape!

and in other non drywall-related news: this man is repointing our bricks. repointing basically means "making them look nice and purty"

The drywall should be ready for priming and painting in a week or two. Soon after we should be seeing some tile and windows. Exciting!