I'm Still Alive...

The Dude has been away for awhile. Part of my absence was due to business related travel, but the rest is due to enjoyment of our new pool.

To my loyal followers who have lost faith, I assure you I will update the site with new pics soon. The pool project has more or less come to an end, but the overall project still has a ways to go. This blog has only touched on the other portions of this project, namely the outdoor kitchen and bathroom, so I'll continue to update as those pieces slowly come together. The latter portion (the outdoor bathroom) deserves a dedicated site all to itself. One piece of advice relating to this effort...don't hire a plumber from craigslist.

Back on topic, like child birth, most of the pains of the project have begun to fade and we've just been enjoying our pool. I don' think we have any real regrets. We made a decision to move forward in a recessionary economy and in some ways that probably wasn't the best move. However, I truly believe that we played a big part in keeping our pool builders afloat through parts of the last eight months. We had our pains and the process was dragged out way beyond where it should have, but the end result is better than we ever imagined, and in the end our pool builders delivered on their promises.

We had a major issue with a recent storm that put half of our new landscaping into the pool. While El Duderino was across the pond in a foreign land, the dear La Wiferina was left to cope with the mahem. Our pool builders really stepped up to the plate and helped get everything squared away, so much so, that upon my return, there were no signs that anything had ever happened.

More pics to come in the next few days...