Dan and I threw a housewarming party. Partly because he wanted to throw a party, and partly because we needed something to really motivate us to get stuff done around the house. Our main focuses were the kitchen and finishing up the entry way between the living room and dining room.
We were almost finished with the entry way, it was down to needing one more small coat of spackle, some sanding and then it would be ready to paint. If only that is how things really work. One day shortly before the party Dan was standing back and admiring his handy work when he realized something just wasn't right. Now I don't want to put any words in his mouth, I wasn't there for his realization or his reaction so keep that in mind. But the top wall that we built wasn't straight. In fact, it was horribly unstraight. It was hard to miss, it looked great compared to how it had looked for so long with the horrible jagged edges of plaster and metal mesh, but that didn't change the fact that our entry was lopsided and terribly noticeable once you actually looked.
So we had to rebuild our doorway. Dan tore down all of the corners and we had to go Home Depot for some thin wood to put in some shims and get more drywall. It didnt take that long to fix but it set our schedule for being finished for the party back by about two days. We didnt have as much time to layer the spackle and so the corners and the places where we spackled onto the drywall were noticeable But alas, with a day left before our grand party, we decided to hell with it and just let the spackle dry. Dan painted it the next day, leaving mere hours for it to dry before our party.
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