As most of you know, Hank and I are getting ready to build a house. Getting ready being an understatement. We bought land in Oct of 2009. So I guess we've been technically "getting ready" for 14 months.
When we first purchased our land, it was ready to build on for the most part. It had already been cleared and the previous owners had pushed off an area for a "pad." So over the last year we have worked on our land.. cutting trees down.. and picking up limbs.. etc. In February this year, we went ahead and did our dirt work for our house... our first real steps towards getting the house built. Since then we have been at a stand-still. Just waiting on a few minor details with paperwork to be settled (waiting on others).. and then we will be ready to go.
This past Friday.. Hank and I went to CHC in Laurel to pick out a few things that we will need once we get started.. shingles.. windows.. etc. WOW,.. how exciting. Following the salesman around the showroom -- I felt like skipping, like a little girl in a candy shop. I guess things just started to feel real.. like we were actually going to get started! :)
Of course we still aren't ready to start this week. But hopefully... (fingers crossed) we will be ready to start next week with footings & a foundation. Believe me... I will keep you all updated. I can't wait to actually see some progress. It's funny to walk across our dirt pad... and be like... "oh this is the living room" or... "there's where our bedroom will be."
Ecstatic will not be the word!
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