Electric, bed, paint and family!

Due to limited brain space and time, I'm just giving y'all the low down in a nutshell.

Wes got outlets done and electric wiring complete!

The bed frame has been officially made, with lots of storage!

Wes installed the ceiling panel, and we were ready to paint thanks to Wesley's mom Lindy and Granny who came up to help!

Finished paint and floors!

I got to take a quick getaway to see my family one more time before we leave. It was bittersweet but exciting also. 

After getting back to Beersheba, we started the finishing touches on the shower and divider wall. We put lace from one of Granny's table cloths on the plexi glass at the top of the shower, and at the top of the divider wall.

Hot water heater and the kitchen side of the shower wall.

We started applying polyurethane to the counter tops, complete with our AWB signature. :)

Wesley's workspace in Mr Sam's workshop.

Wood shavings for our compost toilet!

Today we install the fridge, toilet, sink, and mattress. Along with some finishing touches here and there.

Our plan is to head out late Saturday night from Beersheba to Murfreesboro, and then early Monday morning from Murfreesboro to Arkansas. Please pray for safe travels and efficient work!

Little by little

Some days feel like we have made big progress, while other days seem like we barely did anything. Flexibility and patience are two huge lessons that The Lord is teaching us while we are up here in Beersheba. 

This past week has been full of progress, and then standstill, and then a little progress again. Wes added a some shelves to the dividing wall between the bathroom and bedroom. He also finished and secured the plumbing and shower, which was a huge project.

Working on this airstream gives us a chance to be creative, which is especially fun for Wes. In this case, there was going to be some unused space between the shower and the wall. So Wes custom designed some storage shelves that can be used in the bathroom and kitchen!

Bathroom side:

Kitchen side:

This will be great storage for bathroom towels and other various things. And cutting boards, cookbooks, spices, towels, and cookie sheets for the kitchen!

At this point, Labor Day was approaching and it was time for the annual Girl's Trip! Two of my closest and dearest friends came to stay at the cabin Friday and Saturday night. So we decided to throw some stain on the floors before our company came and called it good for a while. 

Wes also got to spend some down time in Nashville with good friends, allowing him to unwind and recharge.

Anna, Sara and I fully enjoyed our time together, complete with wine and chocolate, hikes to waterfalls, and of course yoga at the overlook!

We also got to get some yummy food and drinks at the Stirling Coffee Shop in Sewanee. After lunch, the girls headed back to Nashville on Sunday, and I met Wes in Tullahoma at his grandmother's house. 

Our cabin hosts had some family come stay at the cabin from Sunday until Tuesday. We used that time to take a breather and go to Chattanooga. We got to stay with a good friend of mine, Beky, and her husband Ryan.

We ate good food, enjoyed lovely company, and fully rested while in good ole Chatt town. I even got to see my friend Katie!

We returned Tuesday night and crashed until Wednesday morning, where we got to have some special visitors up for the day. Wesley's brother, David, and his wife Summer, along with their two boys, August and Moses all came up and went hiking with us.

We cooked dogs over a fire and visited Stone Door and the Greeter Falls blue hole!

Today Wes plans to build the bed frame and hopefully get that finished. He has had to pause any more bathroom and kitchen work because he will need a pro to come install the hot water heater. 

We pray daily for each other and our marriage during this transition period. We also can't wait for Beatrix to finish her transformation!

Walls, countertops, primer oh my!

This past week, we have gotten a lot done! With the floors and panels officially installed, we were able to finally get some white primer paint put on the panels. It has already opened the entire airstream up! After the primer, we started to put up the dividing walls.

Starting from left to right, those first two walls will be our closet. Then you have our pantry with drawers and shelves, along with a lot of counterspace and storage underneath! We decided to do butcher block for our countertops again, just like we did in our house. It's a great look, and I can't wait to show the finished product with a pretty stain and finishing polyurethane. 

Finally, you have the fridge all the way to the right, which ended up being much bigger than we expected. Which is a good thing!

 I also learned and mastered the art of replacing screens in the window frames. Like a boss.

Anyway, here is another view from the back of Beatrix (our bedroom) looking on the passenger side. This is the bathroom and shower. Can you make out that retro and awesome bathroom panel? ;)

And another view of the driver side from our bedroom complete with closet, pantry, countertop, and fridge!

Also, Pip and his drinking buddy, Brown.

I'm thankful for this guy. Hard worker, dreamer, explorer, artist, teacher, and a great friend. 

We are both so grateful that we've only been here a week and a half and have already gotten so much done. We are excited and eager to do things well; and to finish up and head out west!