Oh man, I am so excited for this weekend…. and there is not one plan on the horizon. Actually there was the plan to go run this morning, but I have already blown that off and decided that the road will come calling at some point, and I will oblige. But for now: Coffee, SunRoom, […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
An image speaks 1,000 words
While we have complete confidence in the new builders, we are running out of time if we want to be in the new house by the end of the year. So Charles and I decided that we were going to say good bye to the sins of the past. We created a list of what […]
Found “Haven” in a New Builder
Building a custom house is a lot like planning a wedding. It all seems like fun and games, and then you get into vendor selection, budgets, availability, and timelines and all of the sudden you start considering the perma-engagement wedding option of house-building… just staying where you are. Charles and I worked with the builder […]
Happy 30th Birthday Charles!
It’s not often that a milestone birthday lands on a Holiday weekend, but as I began to plan for Charles’ dirty-30, I realized it landed on theSaturday of Memorial Day Weekend! Of course this ignited the wheels in my head and they began spinning at full speed. I knew I wanted it to be special, unforgettable, […]
Operating on Overload
Charles and I have met with the architect and builder a few times in the last two weeks in an attempt to get the floor plan for the new house right. We are so close with one outstanding issue on the main floor: the mud room opens up into the dining room – YUCK. We […]