Here's To: Uncertainty

So I'm kind of freaking out. Our kitchen/garage/living room remodel was supposed to start last week but due to some logistical mishaps we are a little behind. No big deal- it just gives me more time to think of all the things that could (and probably will) go wrong. It's just kind of terrifying to think of FINALLY starting a project I've been planning for almost 2 years and keep thinking of things I forgot to account for. Or even WORSE, second guessing EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE. And this is all happening during the busiest semester at school I've ever had. Ahh...
Joe has to go back to work in April though so we kind of have to get started. SO, we will be demolishing our kitchen next week and even though I am totally stressed and nervous and scared that I'm TOTALLY out my league, designing this entire remodel myself- I can't wait. It will eventually be awesome. And honestly- anything is better than what we have now. A camping stove in the middle of the desert is better than what we have now. So for those of you who are curious- let me just show you THE PLAN:
This is the floor plan of what we have now:

And THIS is the floor plan of what it is eventually going to be:

What we have now doesn't look so bad from above, but those of you who have been here before can testify- it SUCKS... HARD. You walk in the front door to a CLOSET! Who designed this?? And the so called 'Breakfast Area' only gets used for Vegas's kennel and the microwave table. Oh that's right, I forgot to mention we only have TWO 2 foot wide counter top areas- I've seen motor homes with more counter space. So we put a table in the breakfast area to hold our microwave to give us just a little extra room. Ugh. Actually, it might be easier to list off in bullet form what else I hate that's getting ripped out:

• The ugliest cabinets I've ever seen
  
• The faux wood formica counter top. I don't know how anyone thought they were fooling people with that.
  
• The dishwasher that takes 3 1/2 hours to do one load of dishes
  
• The refrigerator that has a broken ice maker
  
• The oven from the 60's that hasn't worked since the day we moved in (2 1/2 years now without a working oven... AWESOME)
  
• The baby-poop-brown carpet that is covered in dog hair and stains. We knew we were going to eventually replace it, so anytime anyone spilled anything we just wiped it with a towel and made no attempt to clean it. It's pretty gross.
  

I just can't wait to NOT be embarrassed about this crap house and actually be able to have people over and cook in an oven and not keep our microwave in another room because there's no space. I know it's going to be stressful- all home renovations are, but it can't get much worse than what it currently is. So here's to uncertainty, and all of the excitement and possibility that comes with that!

P.S. this post is pretty positive- I apologize. I can probably guarantee that the next time I'm on here I won't be in such a good mood =)