Oh yes! ! ! THAT'S the feeling! And the cool tile CAN feel pretty good! I like the "brick stagger" you did there. That's what we're going to do next weekend in the other rooms.
I actually think the WORST part is knowing you have to move the furniture back in!
This job really was not an option as we have 5 dogs that live in the house, and after 10 years, the carpet was getting pretty worn (not to mention all of the dirt that makes its way through the carpet AND the padding). Even with regular great deep steam cleaning, it's amazing what gets through. The only carpet that will be left in 3 weeks will be the front 2 bedrooms and front hall (only used for guest rooms).
