We Have a Hole!!

On June 25th we received our permits and closed on our construction financing...that's what we call really good timing. And on June 29th the hole was dug. It really seems surreal but we are really excited. Its funny once things work out how you look back and it all makes sense why other things didn't work out. We looked at and offered on so many other lots that just didn't work out. Now seeing where we are building and planning our future it all makes so much sense. None of the other lots can hold a candle to the beauty and peacefulness of this place I can't wait to spend everyday here. This will be the view from our front door and deck..doesn't get much better

The main house(view from the north west corner)

A better view of the garage...they will dig it down more level when the back fill the foundations

View from the north east corner

The girls love to go to the lot. They ask everyday if we are going. They love to climb around the piles of dirt and play in the hole. Gracie looks so tiny in the hole

View of the garage from the north west corner

South west corner

Probably my favorite picture of the bunch. The view is just the cherry on top of this amazing experience

Now we are off and running. Although at this point it feels very surreal. Matt and I have planned on doing this since we got married almost 9 years ago. So many decisions to make but Im so excited to be doing this with Matt and the girls

My 1st House Find

I happen to stumble upon these beauties during a middle of the night nursing session with Em. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do in the laundry room but I knew that I wanted something different than the kitchen cabinets and colors and when I saw these I knew I had to have them.  The current owner was remodeling and just wanted to get rid of them. I could hardly contain my excitement and it took pretty much all the self restraint I have not to wake Matt up. So once it was a reasonable hour I was able to show Matt he liked them as well so later that evening we picked them up and $500 buck later we have awesome laundry room cabinets. Now I can't wait to put them in the house!

The Dream Begins

The time has finally come and we are ready to roll. Thursday 6/25 we got word that our permit was ready to go. Matt stopped by the county to pick it up on the way to our closing for our construction loan...the time couldn't have been more perfect. And here it is in the physical form.

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Friday the surveyors got everything staked out so the hole was ready to be dug. The plan is to dig the hole Monday 6/29 and we couldn't be more thrilled.

The pan is to be done by Nov 15th and get moved in before Thanksgiving but I hate to get my hopes up so I am hoping we are in by Christmas. We are so excited to get started but I'll be honest I had no idea how much work goes into a self build home. There are so many choices to make and it definitely isn't for the faint at heart. I get worried that one finish wont match another but the parade of homes has given both of us a reassurance that we should just pick what we want and it will all work out.I'm so glad to have Matt by my side that we are finally getting the chance to do this together. Im looking forward to looking back at these posts to see the progress we have made as the house progresses.