Stone Auction

Early Sunday afternoon, Chris and I took a drive up to Pflugerville for the Stone and Marble auction that I found on craigslist. I really didn't know what to expect and half thought we'd walk into that place only to turn around and walk right out of there. Yet as it turns out, not only did we stick around, we also let the thrill of the auction lure us into some of the bidding action.

We planned to purchase only the tile we needed for the kitchen and sunroom, but ended up getting some jade marble for our master bath as well. I mean, we would've been stupid to pass up the opportunity to own 2 tons of rock for only a fraction of what it would cost to purchase elsewhere.

We ended up with a pallet of travertine for the kitchen and sunroom:

and, a pallet of jade marble for the bath (that we didn't intend to redo until later down the road...):

Needless to say, I had stress dreams about hauling and laying stone--2 tasks I have no idea how to accomplish but will need to do in a matter of weeks. Anyone have any pointers?