Kitchen remodel project

I just realized I have written nothing about this!  Where do I even start?  We got some new appliances on Black Friday last year after Thanksgiving, and I think that is what kicked off the start of the kitchen update.  I don't even know what to write because we made so many decisions so I'll make it short.  We made some design changes, added a cabinet here and there, took one out, replaced the island with black cabinets (to go with the new black refrigerator/dishwasher), added a small sink next to the coffee maker on the other side of the kitchen, got new countertops, and we plan to get a new tile backsplash in the next few weeks.  We love the changes and can't wait for it to be finished!  For close to two weeks things were a bit crazy and difficult, because 80% of the kitchen contents were stacked on the dining room table and I had cardboard countertops.

Choosing the countertops (back in January).  Since we got rid of the white and went with black appliances, we wanted countertops that were darker, but still incorporated some tan/white to go with the existing oak cabinets and white tile floor.  This looked beautiful!  Its called "Cosmic black".  We found this at Midwest Granite and Tile in Des Moines.  The countertops were cut from four slabs of granite:

Sort of a "before" picture but the fridge/dishwasher were older and white, this pic was taken the day the countertops were cut off:

Cut out the "appliance garage" in the corner, yay, I get the corner back!

Island cabinets/new 36" range, switched from electric stove top to gas.  Oven is still electric.

Extented the length of the countertop all the way to the door frame on the right, added 2 new cabinets below, one for a 2nd wall oven, one new upper cabinet to fill in the space.

Countertops measured early March, installed late March: