Arnold and Co.

As we've been working on getting our house in good order, we've decided to purchase a few new appliances while the dollar is doing well. What we really wanted was a new dishwasher and refrigerator. The old dishwasher is completely rusted, inside and out, and is currently a nest for spiders. The refrigerator that came with the house is small, old, and has been making some interesting noises. For people who like to entertain neither appliance is going to cut it.

David and I have been refrigerator shopping for YEARS. We know that sounds silly, but we would often go into Lowe's or Home Depot and stare at the beautiful stainless steel refrigerators for hours. While the selection here in Chile is not nearly as extensive, after a bit of looking around and research on the web, we found a refrigerator that filled our every wish! We ordered it up and it was delivered the next day.

And here he is...



We've decided to name it Arnold - as in Arnold Schwarzenegger, aka Mr. Freeze. Not that either of us has ever watched that particular Batman movie, but it sounded perfect to us.

Arnold has a couple great features, like the little energy saving hatch in the fridge door for accessing milk and condiments without opening the entire fridge. He also has a water dispenser with lights and buttons. One of the buttons (the EXPRESS FRZ) will even sing a little song to you. I will never tire of pushing this little happy button.



The dishwasher we bought is not totally ideal, a little small and without some of the bells and whistles. Still it is quite nice. We decided to go with white instead of stainless because of the white kitchen (and the extra $300 price tag...seriously). The inside is steel though - so we've decided to name her Bessie - after the Bessemer Process used to make steel :)




Anway, it's slowly starting to come together. Our stuff arrives the end of November! I can't wait to get my home in one piece and have a party!