Saturday, November 28, 2009
Finally closed!
We signed closing papers Wed, Nov 25. We're supposed to get our keys on Monday, Nov 30. Then the moving begins!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
House update
Earlier this week we had our walkthrough on the house. At the walkthrough, we went through the house with the Project Manager and a Customer Service/Warranty guy. They taught us how to use everything, how to maintain a new house, and all about the warranties for everything. That was fun and marked our last step before the closing.
Yesterday, Friday Nov 6, the house passed it's final building inspections. It is now legally ready for occupancy.
We are set to close this Thursday, Nov 12. Yay!!!! I think we're going to go find some boxes today and start packing nonessential stuff. There's no where to put the boxes except in our living room, but it'll be good to get it started. We'll just have to be careful not to ship any of our stuff to customers, or store a customer's order with our stuff!
Yesterday, Friday Nov 6, the house passed it's final building inspections. It is now legally ready for occupancy.
We are set to close this Thursday, Nov 12. Yay!!!! I think we're going to go find some boxes today and start packing nonessential stuff. There's no where to put the boxes except in our living room, but it'll be good to get it started. We'll just have to be careful not to ship any of our stuff to customers, or store a customer's order with our stuff!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Our house is finished!
Our house is finished!! There are some small things yet to be completed, but the house is in the final inspection stages. We do our walkthrough next Tuesday, on Nov 3. We might be signing papers the same day, but I don't think we'll get our keys for at least another week.
The final picture of the outside. The light is poor since it was nearly dusk, but you get the idea. It's a lovely house, I think.
Camille standing in her room.
The final pic of the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Shannon's talking to a painter in the doorway. The painter was doing touchup work outside.
Final kitchen photo! In the end, I like the white appliances fine.
A photo of Camille's amazing closet. I couldn't get a really good picture, but the thing is huge! Easily big enough for a dresser and some storage. Or her mountain of shoes. Or her huge collection of dresses!
The final picture of the outside. The light is poor since it was nearly dusk, but you get the idea. It's a lovely house, I think.
Camille standing in her room.
The final pic of the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Shannon's talking to a painter in the doorway. The painter was doing touchup work outside.
Final kitchen photo! In the end, I like the white appliances fine. 
A photo of Camille's amazing closet. I couldn't get a really good picture, but the thing is huge! Easily big enough for a dresser and some storage. Or her mountain of shoes. Or her huge collection of dresses!So that's it, until we have keys anyway. It's been a fun process to watch and photograph. I've enjoyed journaling about it and will like having the journal as part of our memories.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Almost there!
We're getting so close and now that we know it's ours, we're visiting at least once a day.
They painted! They've done Phase 1 of the exterior paint, so we now have a dark green house. Phase 2 is in process...they're painting the fake shutters and any trim that can be removed and taken into the garage (it's pretty wet today). Phase 3 will be on the next dry day and will be the rest of the trim. In the end, we'll have three colors...dark green, ivory trim, and tan accents.
The kitchen, missing only the stove and microwave. I'm wishing we'd gone with black appliances. We chose white, though, because our refrigerator is white and it's only a year old, so we won't be buying another anytime soon. But I think black would look really nice in the kitchen. There's more counter space and more cabinets than I remember.
Master bathroom is complete and sooo roomy. It's huge! We could put in shelves on the opposite wall. Cabinets even, if we want. My brother Matthew and his wife just completed a house in August and they told me to expect things to look bigger than they do when the house is unfinished. And he's absolutely right. There were times during the building, especially when only the studs were up that we wondered if the house was simply too small. But it's actually so big. At 1200+ square feet, it's about the size of our current rental house, but it's laid out differently and the space use is more efficient. Not so much hallway and more living space. I can't wait to move in!
They painted! They've done Phase 1 of the exterior paint, so we now have a dark green house. Phase 2 is in process...they're painting the fake shutters and any trim that can be removed and taken into the garage (it's pretty wet today). Phase 3 will be on the next dry day and will be the rest of the trim. In the end, we'll have three colors...dark green, ivory trim, and tan accents.
The kitchen, missing only the stove and microwave. I'm wishing we'd gone with black appliances. We chose white, though, because our refrigerator is white and it's only a year old, so we won't be buying another anytime soon. But I think black would look really nice in the kitchen. There's more counter space and more cabinets than I remember.
Master bathroom is complete and sooo roomy. It's huge! We could put in shelves on the opposite wall. Cabinets even, if we want. My brother Matthew and his wife just completed a house in August and they told me to expect things to look bigger than they do when the house is unfinished. And he's absolutely right. There were times during the building, especially when only the studs were up that we wondered if the house was simply too small. But it's actually so big. At 1200+ square feet, it's about the size of our current rental house, but it's laid out differently and the space use is more efficient. Not so much hallway and more living space. I can't wait to move in!Monday, October 19, 2009
We officially got the house!
Our loan officer just called...we officially have the house!!!! Our financing came through this morning and she locked our rate at 4.875%. Amazing!!!! God has brought us so far in the past three years...from literally nothing to the American Dream.
Neighborhood pics
It's been a long while since I showed pics of the neighborhood. For comparison, here's my last post on the neighborhood: http://hicksfamilyhouse.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-of-our-neighborhood.html. The pics below are the same views as in that post.
First, the infamous "house next door". Still about a week ahead of us, this one is now finished except for the tiny little details, like painting over little scratches on the walls.
Looking out our front door to the east. These houses weren't in the first picture at all. They are a couple of weeks behind ours and I'm not sure they're sold yet. Behind them are several almost-complete houses that are sold and just about ready.
From our front door looking west. These houses were either barely started or partially finished in the last post. Now they're completely done (except for the one with the white garage door). The one at the far right is now occupied.
First, the infamous "house next door". Still about a week ahead of us, this one is now finished except for the tiny little details, like painting over little scratches on the walls.
Looking out our front door to the east. These houses weren't in the first picture at all. They are a couple of weeks behind ours and I'm not sure they're sold yet. Behind them are several almost-complete houses that are sold and just about ready.
From our front door looking west. These houses were either barely started or partially finished in the last post. Now they're completely done (except for the one with the white garage door). The one at the far right is now occupied.
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