Countdown

Closing is tomorrow, moving company comes on Sunday, Verizon on Monday, Guardian on Wednesday.  After closing, visit furniture store.  I'm very excited about getting a new mattress.  I went a few weeks ago to test some out and I have fallen in love with the Stearns and Foster brand.  The sales rep said wait till 4th of July sale starts for a better deal.  I love when sales reps don't give you the run around.  Now I have to convince the hubbie.  He wasn't with me when I went but I'm sure once he tests one out he'll agree. 

Thank you

I want to say a big thank you to everyone for all of the nice comments on the house.  Closing is next week and we very anxious to get the keys.  There has been a lot of progress on other's houses; I look forward to watching them come together.  In the meantime, we are packing and unpacking from our vacation.  I have to say if you like to cruise, you must try a Disney cruise.  You don’t have to have kids to enjoy the incredible experience.  They really cater to everyone young and old and every detail is taken care of.  We had 7 days of pure relaxation, entertainment, and just plain fun.  Now it’s back to reality and moving into our new home.

99.9% complete

The house is almost perfect, everything looks great.  Minor things here and there will be finished by closing next month.  Here are the latest pics as of this morning:

3 days later, many changes

We had an opportunity to stop by after work to see what changes have occurred since Tuesday.  Luckily the patio door was left unlocked and my son was able to climb up and get in otherwise we would have been "sol."  This is what we saw....so exciting...

Kitchen (love the island)

Railings are up

Office 

Master Bath

Dining Room (trey ceiling, crown molding, chair rail)

Front steps

Media room (hubby's favorite)

Kitchen

I was extremely happy to see our kitchen is taking shape.  Cabinets are in, double oven is in and so beautiful, one of the countertops is in, floor is in....it all was breathtaking.  The dishwasher is sitting in the morning room for now.  Crown molding is up in some of the rooms, doors has been installed in most rooms, the railings are sitting in the living room for now so I am assuming those will be in this week.  It's all really coming together so well.  

Cell phone pics (while eating an ice cream cone) not the best but all I have for now.....

Floor (kitchen, morning room, laundry room):

Kitchen:

Railings:

Master bath cabinets:

Crown Molding in foyer:

Guest bath:

Brick + Stone = happy homeowners

Stopped by after work to see the stone work and I really love it!  I had been a little anxious about how the final product would come together and I'm so happy with the result.  Looking forward to the red door and the final shutters being added (window above the front door).  Garage door has been installed and our faux granite countertops were sitting in the garage.  Eventually I want to replace these with something, probably not granite because I'm not interested in the maintenance but some sort of hard surface.  What I am really looking forward to is the under mount sink, not a fan of the drop in but again this is something that will be done next year or even the year after that.  It's not a high priority on the list for now.....new furniture, patio, and fence are first.

I received a warm welcome to the neighborhood by fellow blogger Rosita!  It was so nice of her and her family to stop by and introduce themselves.  So far everyone I have met has been very welcoming and nice.  I'm so happy to have great neighbors and a great neighborhood!

Next up on the schedule is cabinets that are scheduled to arrive on the 24th. 

Here are a few pics:

Lock that in!

On Tuesday we locked in our rate at 3.75%!!  I was so excited that I was literally dancing around my office!  Yesterday was a big day for inspections and everything passed.  Drywall should start going up tomorrow, mudding next week.  Siding should begin as well.  Still waiting for a new official closing date, sounds like June 5 or at least will be that week when we return from vacation.  Everyone's updates are amazing!  Look forward to seeing more...