Floor Trusses!

Check out these latest pics...

Inside the kitchen

Inside the dining room

Future location of the stairs

Sticks in the air!

We are off and running now! Check out these pics showing the framing of our house.

We have foundation!

Last week after our morning run, we thought we would just check and see if any progress had been made on the house. Much to our surprise when we drove up we did not see any lumber framing the house, but rather concrete!

Bagged, cabled and waiting...

It is gonna happen, any day now...or so we are told. We are bagged, cabled, framed and ready, but no big truck with the moving circle thingy on the back with that thick grey stuff that makes everything stick is yet to be seen. YES! I am talking about concrete. Concrete = foundation and foundation = sticks in the air and sticks in the air = that I can finally see just how big my closet will really be as compared to what I imagine in my head. I know ... all about me. I guess John will want to know what his "man cave" will be so he can start plotting where all the "stuff" that is required to be in a "man cave" will go. But for the ladies out there, you know I am talking about where to place my 70+ pairs of shoes. Details, people. Details. Oh, did I mention we have had another rain delay. This is number 2.

We have pipes!

We offically have plumming! This does not mean that we are certified to ditch the fabulous port-o-potty that currently resides in our front yard, but it means that we are in the process of getting ready to pour the foundation. We have also noticed that we will have neighbors to the right and directly infront of us. Hope they have some "trick-or-treaters" for us!

We're engaged

A slight departure for the house blog to tell you that we are ENGAGED! John popped the big question on Thursday, July 31st on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building in Chicago. The day started with a lovely walk up call at 3:30AM to get to the airport and on our 7AM flight. John was hiding my ring in his eyeglass case for fear that he might set off the security gates if he kept it in his pocket. Once air born, randomly, John suggested an in-flight cocktail at the ripe old hour of 8AM! Knowing what I know now, it was completely called for! Once in Chicago, we hopped on the public transportation system known as the "L Train" and rode into the city to meet up with John's father (who was in town for business) for lunch at their favorite spot, Portillos. We spent the rest of the day cruising around museums and taking a boat tour through the middle of the city. I remained completely oblivious to the fact the John constantly has his hand in his pocket and is varying in shades of white. We return to our fabulous historical hotel, The Whitehall Hotel, off of Michigan Avenue to get ready for dinner. We dined at a wonderful restuarant, The Signature Room, 1200 feet in the air with sweeping views of the city and lake Michigan. In-between dinner and dessert, John slipped a ring on my finger and asked me to be his wife. I gleefully responded, "YES" and immediately broke into the ugly cry ... go figure. We toasted to the occasion with my favorite bubbly drink. We had a wonderful rest of the weekend with John's family sightseeing. shopping, taking in a Cubs game and plenty of eating ..yum!