Thank you, virgilcarter -- that is very helpful. Construction costs here are quite high -- $235 per square foot on average, so we are conscious of the need to prioritize and economize where we can. Our inspiration is a smaller version of a Caribbean great house, which of course had porches all around for natural cooling and (at least where we live) a less formal "throwaway" floor to deal with hurricane flooding. Because anything under roof is counted as square footage for governmental fees, we need to be careful not to go over a certain number of square feet, including covered exterior space. I was hoping that since the design includes more open air porches and less interior space, there would be some cost savings, but I don't think that's true, sadly. We will have to be careful with our design and save pennies where we can. Many thanks for your detailed reply. **Edited!! I accidentally transposed two digits in the cost per square foot. It should be $235 per square foot, not $325!! The reality is bad enough! I have changed it in the original post -- just to save any confusion. This post was edited by caymaiden on Wed, Feb 27, 13 at 9:43

Hi, I just remeasured amd I will need 29 SF (not 30SF). I just went on the Datile website and it looks like the Hopscotch pattern will work. My only concern is that the seller says the smaller tiles are 5.34" square but that does not seem correct. All the Datile patterns have the tiles at 6" square. My floor plan is 5X7 with a the vanity measuring 1.5' x 3' of floor space. The price for all of the tiles seems great but I think I will only be able to incorporate the 12x12 and 5.34x5.34 tiles. I would love to use the smaller glass tiles in some way but I am not sure if that's possible. Thanks!

I have another take on the wedding picture.. possible she wants "fans" to think she's currently married? Same with the tat.. if "fans" see it, they know it's a guys name? On the photos on Facebook; are you sure they are on her page and not the guys? I am able to see pics by a friend of one of my friends on FB; in my friends photos page but they are not that friends pics if you look at the location on the bottom right of the picture. The tat.. I have an ex husbands name on my back shoulder; it's 3 letters and kind of merged with a larger tat. It is covered by a tank top strap; so not everyone sees it. I would love to have it made into a butterfly but have not; 1 due to the pain, I'm not sure I could handle tat pain any more and because the person I use lives too far. I do not trust just anyone to do ink on me. My hubby knows the name means nothing to me; but I also don't talk about my ex's unless it's to say something negative about them being fathers to my kids. My hubby has an ex as well As far as Facebook; my opinion is it's a relationship killer; especially in situations like yours. It is one thing if everything is private; you only have relatives & close friends; but adding people of the opposite sex or ex's can be asking for trouble. Call me old fashioned; I don't get sites like that and what the appeal is to have as many people as you can listed in your friend list; especially if your real name is used. Being separated from someone for 5 years without divorcing; I'm 1/2 & 1/2 on that one. I can understand because divorce can be expensive but the fact that she & her husband have moved on; well the adultery charge is BS. Would he really charge her with adultery at this point? Here in the states, a reason doesn't really matter. Did I read that you 2 are engaged? If the 2 of you are, I don't feel she's serious if she's still married. If you are not engaged, is it possible that this is what she's wanting from you? Without knowing either of you, you sound like 2 different people; she probably is not going to change and no matter how much you love her, it won't be enough to be able to live like this. One day you may find yourself married to her, she's pregnant & you're not sure whether you are the father. Then there is the fact that she goes out and sings; where will you be?

Oh, I think it was a good question. It took me a while to figure it out, anyway. There is so much I don't know about facebook, that other people know. I wish I could get lessons, or something :)