J and I have been married for five years and will finally be
building/buying our first home together.
We are beside ourselves with excitement and can’t wait to finally plant
ourselves, take a deep breath and let our roots grow and grow {all the while swinging
for miles and miles on our front porch swing dreaming about boatloads of
grandbabies}! We have been renters and
have moved five times in those five years.
To say that this is a long-time coming, to us, is a vast understatement! I have joked several times of how the Laverne
& Shirley theme song pops up in my head every time I walk through the
property or the neighborhood. You know
the song, “Make all our dreams come true, for me and you”… and now it’s in YOUR
head, you’re welcome! J
We had no intention {well, J had no
intention} of building. In fact, I seem
to remember quite vividly a “conversation” about how it’s ALWAYS more expensive
to build over buying current inventory.
When we evaluated and re-evaluated our budget, our needs with wild three-year-olds,
two home-run businesses, an 80 lb Labradoodle and a, ahem, very particular
certain interior designer and her husband that don’t like carpet or too many
walls, well we thankfully realized that building was an option and we could get
exactly what we wanted and needed without being weekend warriors for months and
months. Sure, I have huge dreams of
owning an old Southern dilapidated home with sprawling porches, original white
clapboard siding, a grand entry staircase and 100+ year old wood floors, but,
really, what woman in her right mind would take that on with tornado twins A
& B anywhere within 100 feet of that renovating madness?!?!?! So, building was the absolute best choice for
us and we haven’t regretted it {yet} for one second!
Our lot, look at
those trees!
And this is our
progress thus far {it’s happening, it’s REALLY happening!}
I can’t wait to share the progress and finished product with
you. Bwahahaha, who am I kidding?! It will NEVER be truly finished!!! My poor husband……
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