Let the building begin!

Steve and I stopped by the plot last week before we left town to check things out.  We were very excited to see that brick laying had begun. Seeing the bricks come to life confirmed our choice of color for both of us. We drove by again today to see that the first floor has been framed.  It it very exciting to see  progress being made.

Our driveway, yay!

From the very back of the cleared portion of the lot.

Our forest (180 degrees from the picture above)

The wetlands at the back corner.

Our bricks, before the building began.

Our bricks... as OUR HOUSE!

Ladies and gentleman, the first floor has been framed.

We also had a meeting last week with our builder's wife to design the color scheme for the rest of the house. Wall colors, wood floors, tiled floors, carpets, counter tops, cabinets, siding color, outside tim color and shutters... oh my!  I think the only things we have not picked out are the lighting fixtures. For that, we make an appointment at the lighting gallery and hash it out them.

We've also been busy looking for new furniture. Specifically dining room furniture, kitchen table/chairs, living room furniture, and possibly new office furniture.We've seen some things that we like, but not anything that we LOVE... yet.

It'll be hard not to stop by and check things out now that the structure is going up, so I'm sure we'll have plenty more pictures to put up in the future. So stay tuned!