A Three Hour Tour

Troy & Marina were in Lowe's for *three hours* today.
It's our second home.
Or maybe it *is* home ... since everything we own will come from Lowe's.

Anyway, we met with a gentleman named Will, who was very patient in helping us design our kitchen. He had a swankity computer program that provided us with a visual tour of the kitchen! Radical!

Troy & Marina either have very rich tastes or very poor estimation skills because we are significantly over budget for cabinets and countertops. Fortunately, we think we will be spending less on appliances than originally anticipated ...

So, after talking to Will, we priced appliances, where I determined that the only difference between the $650 Whirlpool fridge and the $850 Whirlpool Fridge is the *SUPER ICE* function, which apparantly provides the service of making ice at TURBO SPEED. Seriously, how much ice could we possibly use to necessitate this $200 addition?? How great can rapid-fire ice be?? Whirlpool sure has nerve! Depriving people everywhere of the sense of worth that comes with the weighty task of fetching more party ice.

Also, we gawked at paint swatches making use of the handy magical light box that is used to see what the colors look like under different light situations. Neat-o.

We'll see. Those cabinets are quite lovely though. And I want my free sink from LG Hi-Macs!!!