ceiling fans!!!

so i guess i never really learned to appreciate ceiling fans and central lighting until we moved into our condo...the first thing dave noticed when we walked in to look at the place was "well, we'll have to take off the popcorn ceilings..." now, having lived in ghettos all over provo, that was the last thing i would have noticed...but i fully supported the idea. i had NO idea what we were getting into!!! what a project! along with the popcorn ceilings came no central lighting (except in the closet of all places)...which gets REALLY annoying when you only have one light and have to switch it from room to room when you need it... so... down came the ceilings. oh man. what a mess. but kinda fun. don't know if you've ever seen it, but it comes down in SHEETS of gunk. kinda cool. kinda gross. makes me wonder who ever came up with that stuff and what is he doing now? haha. and i must say, if you're gonna do something that messy, do it with someone you love. makes it more fun. :)
once the ceilings were down, we had a visit from dave's parents and Glenn brought his trusty tools. i came home from work to find lines drilled in the ceiling and down the wall, working around the crown molding fortunately, and wires going from the light switch to a plate in the middle of the room. THANKS GLENN!!! dave patched up the holes and began the texturizing. holy smokes. he is the BEST texturizer (so we hear...). a few weeks later, we painted...and then finally this week...we have ceiling fans in all the rooms!!! SO exciting. lights with dimmers and fans and they are so pretty and i'm so excited. anyway, here are a few pictures. just have to give props to the bestest husband in the world for doing all this to make our house into our home. you should all come see us, even if it's just to see the ceilings. :) next project...color! i'm so excited.

just so you can see the fantastical texture on the ceiling. i LOVE how it looks like little islands. haha.

almost there!!!

isn't that fantastic!!!?!