Finished!

Matt came today to grout the shower, so I can say, at last, that the shower is now FINISHED!  We have waited 16 weeks to get to this point, and the relief of not having to worry about weather anyone would come to put in or to grout the tile is wonderful.  Matt did a great job, adding the grout to the wall, blending it into the tile at the front of the shower, and adding a darker grout to the floor.  Pictures tell the story.

Matt added grout to the walls and let it dry for a few minutes.

The sponge waits to be used to remove the grout from the shower floor.

The finished shower dries.  Once the doors are
added, we will have our shower back for use.

After Matt left, we packed a quick picnic lunch and headed to Tampa to pick up Stephanie at the airport.  Her flight was delayed, so we stopped at Ben Davis Beach on the causeway to eat our lunch.  When we got out of the car, we discovered that the picnic bench was wet from the heavy morning sea fog, so we decided to eat in the car.  Good move.  By the second bite of my sandwich, the sky opened up and blessed us with a free car wash.  I am SO glad we were not across the street sitting on a bench.  Our next stop was to kill a little time at the Container Store and then the International Mall which are both near the airport.

We are so happy that Stephanie came for a visit.

From there, we went to the cell phone waiting area until we could see that Stephanie's flight had finally arrived.  We moved to short-term parking and met her as she came through the terminal.   We are delighted that she is here, and she is thrilled to finally be off of that plane.

Tomorrow we head for St. Augustine for a little rest, relaxation, and good old-fashioned sight seeing.