The story of the brick.

Here's how laying our patio ended up going.

First, we spent four months buying all the supplies, readying the cement, and laying the pattern. Then, Saturday morning, we swept sand over it to fill all the cracks. 

Here's the exciting part. Sunday, we sprayed it all off.

Then, we enjoyed it for like a day.

Then, it was time to seal it. [Seal? Is that right?] We went for the "wet-look" seal, and we rolled it on...

White?? Just kidding. It got clear as it dried. Now, we get to enjoy it endlessly.

The end.

In all actuality, this was a long and grueling, and OH, SO, WORTH IT process! We're seriously so excited and proud to be done with this part of it. Even if there is a lot of work still ahead of us, seeing this part is enough of a reward for us to keep pluggin'. 

I'll post more "norm" pictures of it soon, but first we need to clean it off from our Valentines Day SLASH Christmas Tree Disposal fire. Oh yes, we combined them. We're not huge Valentines Day people - could you tell? Sorry for the ridiculous lack of posts as of late, I'll get back on it...tomorrow. Probably. Maybe. We'll see. I'll try?