Sack of Crabs: 12/01/2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Happy Anniversary Dana & Frank (and the Sack)!!

This weekend we celebrated Dana and Frank's 28th wedding anniversary and our 1 week anniversary as owners of the "Sack of Crabs". We enjoyed a fabulous meal at the Bassnight's Lone Cedar Cafe located on the causeway. We did manage to relax a little bit, however we did get quite a bit done at the "Sack". The builder poured the pad for the "shed" aka "Golf Cart Garage" aka "Man Cave" aka "whatever!" They also finished up the lattice work across the front of the cottage, re-configured the steps by added a landing mid-point on the staircase underneath the house which makes it so much more functional. Thank you Pogie!

While us gals ran errands (shopped!), Ron and Frank mounted 2 TVs, hooked up all the components, put in a dimmer switch, hung pictures, hung mirrors, moved all the adirondeck chairs to the top deck and got a really good night's sleep (can you say exhaustion?!) I have included some pictures reflecting the progress from this weekend.

Crab picture courtesy of our neighbor, Wendy. She created this picture out of tiny, tiny bits of red colored paper cut from magazines. What talent! It is beautiful & we found the perfect spot for it!

New art work in the upstairs master bedroom

The infamous "Lulu" ready for a dive!

Additions to the kitchen above the door and window

Dining Room - waiting on the ceiling fan to come in.

Living Room - waiting on ceiling fan as well as coffee/end tables to come in

Table turned TV component cabinet thanks to the handy work of Dad and Ron. They transformed the drawer on the left to a false front that houses all the components. We are working on getting rid of the cords hanging down in the back. Thanks Dad!!

More of the Living Room - Large sectional couch to the right. Again, looking a little bare due to the lack of coffee and end tables. Hope to have them soon!

Foyer / First Floor Landing - Dana and Frank purchased this large vintage Woody sign - looks great in the foyer!! What a perfect piece to greet you as you enter the Sack of Crabs. Thanks Frank and Dana!

Re-configuration of the steps under the house. Originally steps were a single flight with the piling awkwardly placed at the base. This works out much better and we gained a seat to put on and off our shoes. Outdoor shower is around the back side of the steps.

Sack of Crabs with the lattice work complete. The concrete pad to the right is for the shed/golf cart garage/man cave. Hope to have the cottage "sign" up in the very near future.

We hope to go down the end of December and ring in the New Year by relaxing at the Sack of Crabs! We hope you come for a visit in 2012 - the door is always open!!

Sea ya!
Kim and Ronnie

Monday, December 5, 2011

EXTRA! EXTRA! Collins Close on Cottage!

Dana's wonderful shopping find!

Wow, what a weekend! Friday (12/2) we closed on the "Sack of Crabs". The past 7 months seems like a big fat blur. One thing we do know is that we must give a gi-normous shout out to Dana and Frank for coming down and helping the entire weekend. Our closing was delayed 6 hours so Dana and Frank were saddled with meeting, managing and juggling the movers, the furniture delivery folks, the cable dude and the internet/WIFI guy and they still managed to stock the refrigerator! We couldn't have done it without them! We would have had to cancel all deliveries in order to make the delayed 3:00 closing (originally scheduled to occur at 9:00 am). The entire "hurry up and wait" was so nerve racking. To make everything even more complicated the settlement attorney's office was approximately 45 miles from the Sack of Crabs. Anywho, it is all behind us and we had a wonderful and eventful first weekend at the Sack of Crabs. Most important, the new beds/mattresses are wonderful. We managed to unpack everything that was delivered and put it in its proper places. We are still waiting on our coffee and end tables in the living room as well as the barstools for the island in the kitchen. We also have the TV being deliver this week that already has its designated spot on the wall in the living room. We bought some art pieces on the way home today as well as placed our order for the 12x16 shed (need a garage for the golf cart, right ?!?!?!) We plan on going back down next weekend to wrap up the furnishings/decorating as well as hanging the purchased wall art. I am hoping to work remotely on Friday so we can go down Thursday night and at the end of my work day Friday, I can shut my laptop and begin to put things in order Friday evening.

Here are some pictures of our furnishing / decorating efforts thus far: