diff --git a/app.express.js b/app.express.js
index cc180da..2d47191 100644
--- a/app.express.js
+++ b/app.express.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const GRAPHQL_PORT = 8080;
 
 var graphql_server = express();
 
-DB.sync.then(()=>{
+DB.sync().then(()=>{
+  console.log("db done syncing")
   // Expose a GraphQL endpoint
   graphql_server.use('/', graphQLHTTP({
     graphiql: true,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ DB.sync.then(()=>{
 
 var compiler = webpack({
   entry: {
-    app: path.resolve(__dirname, 'relay', 'application.js')
+    app: path.resolve(__dirname, 'lib', 'relay', 'app.relay.js')
   },
   module: {
     loaders: [
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ dev_server.app.get("/", (req, res, next)=>{
   res.render("index");
 });
 
+console.log("launching dev server")
 dev_server.listen(APP_PORT, () => {
   console.log(`App is now running on http://localhost:${APP_PORT}`);
 });
diff --git a/build/babelRelayPlugin.js b/build/babelRelayPlugin.js
index 5f10b24..d8e8624 100644
--- a/build/babelRelayPlugin.js
+++ b/build/babelRelayPlugin.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 var getbabelRelayPlugin = require('babel-relay-plugin'),
-  schema = require('../data/schema.json');
+  schema = require('../config/graphql/schema.json');
 
 module.exports = getbabelRelayPlugin(schema.data, {abortOnError: true});
diff --git a/config/database.js b/config/database.js
index 1140b79..3d32f44 100644
--- a/config/database.js
+++ b/config/database.js
@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ const model_dir = __dirname + '/../models'
 class Database {
 
   static sync(){
-
+    console.log("syncing db")
     fs.readdirSync(model_dir).forEach(function(file) {
-      model = require(model_dir + '/' + file);
+      var model = require(model_dir + '/' + file);
       Database[model.name] = model;
       Database.models.push(model);
     });
 
     // add associations
     for (var model of Database.models){
+      console.log(`setting ${model.name}`);
       model.set();
     }
 
-    return sequelize.sync();
+    return sequelize.sync().then(()=>{ console.log("done syncing db") });
   }
 }
 Database.sequelize = sequelize;
diff --git a/config/graphql/node.js b/config/graphql/node.js
index 8371453..1f4b230 100644
--- a/config/graphql/node.js
+++ b/config/graphql/node.js
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ import {
   nodeDefinitions,
 } from 'graphql-relay';
 
+import DB from './../database'
+
 var {nodeInterface, nodeField} = nodeDefinitions(
   (globalId) => {
-    var {type, id} = fromGlobalId(globalId);
-    return null;
+    var {graphql_type_name, id} = fromGlobalId(globalId),
+      model = DB[graphql_type_name];
+    return model.findOne({where: {id: id}});
   },
-  (obj) => {
-    if (obj instanceof Array) {
-      return Array;
-    } else {
-      return null;
-    }
+  (instance) => {
+    return instance.Model().graphql_type;
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/config/graphql/schema.js b/config/graphql/schema.js
index 789cb51..995a8e3 100644
--- a/config/graphql/schema.js
+++ b/config/graphql/schema.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function(){
       viewer: {
         type: DB.User.graphql_type,
         resolve: (_, args) => {
-          return DB.User.findOne({where: {username: args.username}});
+          return DB.User.findOne({where: {username: 'bethany'}});
         }
       },
     }),
diff --git a/lib/relay/components/App.js b/lib/relay/components/App.js
index c56199d..6548d40 100644
--- a/lib/relay/components/App.js
+++ b/lib/relay/components/App.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Relay from 'react-relay';
 
-import DB from './../../config/database'
-
 class App extends React.Component {
   render() {
     var viewer = this.props.viewer,
-      house = viewer.house.edge.node;
+      house = viewer.house.edges[0].node;
     return (
       <div>
         <h1>Hi, {viewer.username}</h1>
@@ -19,10 +17,10 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 export default Relay.createContainer(App, {
   fragments: {
     viewer: () => Relay.QL`
-      fragment on ${DB.User.name} {
+      fragment on User {
         username
         house {
-          edge {
+          edges {
             node {
               name
             }
diff --git a/routes/query.graphql b/routes/query.graphql
deleted file mode 100644
index f908d74..0000000
--- a/routes/query.graphql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-query GetAllCountries {
-  countries {
-    id
-    name
-  }
-}
-query GetYearData {
-  data(year: $years, country_id: $country_ids){
-    ...DatumFragment
-  }
-}
-query GetCountryData($id: Integer!) {
-  countries(id: $id){
-    data {
-      ...DatumFragment
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-fragment DatumFragment on Datum {
-  year
-  population
-  gdp
-  total_emissions
-  energy_emissions
-  industrial_emissions
-  agriculture_emissions
-  waste_emissions
-  lucf_emissions 
-}
diff --git a/routes/shema.js b/routes/shema.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c423d3c..0000000
--- a/routes/shema.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-var queryType = new GraphQLObjectType({
-  name: 'Query',
-  fields: () => ({
-    countries: {
-      type: new GraphQLList(Country.graphql),
-      args: {
-        id: {
-          type: new GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLInteger)
-        },
-        name: {
-          type: new GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString)
-        }
-      },
-      resolve: (root, args) => {
-        Country.sql.find(args)
-      }
-    },
-    data: {
-      type: new GraphQLList(Datum.graphql),
-      args: {
-        years: {
-          type: new GraphQLList(GraphQLInteger)
-        },
-        country_id: {
-          type: new GraphQLList(GraphQLInteger)
-        }
-      },
-      resolve: (root, args)=>{
-        Datum.findAll({where: args})
-      }
-    }
-  })
-});
-
-module.exports = new GraphQLSchema({
-  query: queryType
-});
diff --git a/scripts/updateSchema.js b/scripts/updateSchema.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 139597f..0000000
--- a/scripts/updateSchema.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-