MCU Phase II

 If you are looking for a page about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you have come to the wrong place.  The MCU to which I refer is the McGuirk Construction Universe.  I can see how you might confuse the two, as both have the same initials, and both, quite honestly, have about the same budgets (the Marvel MCU budget is on the order of a few billion; the McGuirk MCU is slightly less, but not by much).

The carriage house is done!  We have moved all of the old-garage stuff out to the new garage.  We even managed to install a pretty nifty bike rack.

You can also see the gym in the background.  The climbing rope has been hung, and I've been giving it a go every now and then.

Bode has taken an interest in working out (although it seems to have died off a bit as of late).  He doesn't like me taking his picture, so I had to sneak in a shot of him dead-lifting.

We have ordered a couch, a chair, new blinds, and some curtain hanging hardware for the upstairs.  These should come in within the next month or so, and then it will really look nice.  We'll also have to figure out a TV and a small desk and perhaps an area rug or two.  Ashley and her father are making a table, and Frank made a beautiful bathroom mirror (I'll post a picture when we hang it).  Thus, the invitation is out there for anyone that wants to come visit sunny Florida.

Phase II of the MCU has started (Phase I ended with the completion of the carriage house).  The first major project in Phase II is making the old garage part of the existing house.  We're not exactly sure how we'll furnish it (there are rumors of a Ping-Pong table or an air hockey table), but we do know there will be a lot of bookshelves and a desk for me.  Construction should start in the next couple weeks; for now, Ashley and I did the destruction by removing all the drywall.

We are very excited to get Phase II underway, and we hope for completion by the beginning of summer.  The only hardware we are waiting on is the windows; we ordered these back in December, and they are supposed to be delivered this week; here's hoping!