Week 2

Well so far we have removed flooring and torn down drywall. Blake (Lane's brother) is in the process of framing in where we are putting the breakfast bar in...

...and the new upstairs guest bathroom/extension of our walkin closet

Other than that and wallpaper, not much has happened. We're moving right along this week with Blake working though! Should be able to paint next week. Lane got a big job out of town right when we got home from California, so he's not able to help much. Plumbing is being fixed and moved around, wallpaper is almost off, drywall will be put up, and lighting will be wired in.

I got my Christmas present early!...A new Dyson vacuum! You don't know how excited I am. Plus, we got a washer and dryer! (all Black Friday deals). I feel so spoiled, especially when we receive our new appliances and carpet and get to move in. I'm set for the next couple years!

Homeowners: Week 1

We made it! We're official homeowners! Friday was the day; we received the phone call around noon and picked up the keys around 3:00pm and immediately started the demolition! We were so excited.

You may notice I said "were" excited. We still are! We're just ready for it to be done. ha ha. Who knew that would happen? (Just kidding.) It's still fun seeing the progress. Within 3 days we knocked out walls, removed all flooring, got some plumbing fixed, and removed wallpaper. I am still in the process of removing wallpaper because it is such a tedious job. The place is a construction site currently and will remain that way for the next 5 days (we're headed to California for Thanksgiving!) We've made a lot of progress and our goal is still to be moved in within 3 weeks. AND the dog/cat pee/poo smells are 98% gone! Only people who are highly sensitive to smells, like me, can notice it!

Goals for the next 3 weeks:

• Frame in new walls/replace drywall
• Wire in some new lighting
• Paint
• Put in laminate wood flooring/carpet
• Replace windows
• Receive our new appliances
• Move in!

Yes, we ordered new kitchen appliances! We were thinking of just waiting, but there was a good deal at Lowes and their credit plan worked well into our budget. So with those, and open kitchen with a new island, and people to come visit...I am SO excited to cook!

Things to save up for:

• Washer/Dryer
• Master Bathroom everything
• Master Closet shelving
• Vacuum
• Doors/trim

...and for Spring/Summer:

• Lawn Mower
• ...and all other kinds of lawn tools
• Front door
• A whole bunch of other crap!

(Pictures will be posted when construction site has been cleaned up a little bit)

Finally Something To Update:

Previously on our house updates, we switched to a bank from a mortgage broker. This was done about a month ago. Yesterday, our stuff was accepted from final underwriting, and we signed to close! Just a reminder, last time we signed to close, the lenders got bought out and nothing happened. This time, it will go through because we're pretty sure Wells Fargo won't be bought out by Friday. So basically, we should be homeowners on Friday and can finally start the demolition!

I had forgotten how much stuff we had on our list of things to do when we close. We use to go to Lowes and Home Depot a few times a week and had everything planned. We basically put everything off for a couple months because the end wasn't in our sight. NOW it is! Now we have to re-find carpet and paint, and get everything in order. We'll be able to start working on it this weekend! :) YAY! And hopefully everything will be in place for me to decorate for Christmas! (I can't wait to put lights on the columns, have our Christmas tree in the front window, hang stockings on the fireplace! ahh!)