Let the water flow ...

I thought this was an interesting picture. It shows all of the hot and cold water tubes coming together as one.

The patio

As the house comes more and more together we are starting to visualize how we will set up rooms, what we need to buy and what we should place where as we walk through. One of the most exciting things that comes to my mind is the set-up of the patio. The thought of all of the future gatherings of friends and family, relaxing and telling stories that we have all heard over and over again brings joy and peace to my heart. Here is a picture of what the ceiling of the patio looks like to date.

Man Cave wiring...

The beginnings of the man cave are happening. In the pictures below you will see an orange pipe that runs mid way from the wall down to the bottom. This pipe is for all of our "wire management" that are associated with TV and many, many components that are required to offically be a "man cave".

Security System

Our security system has been wired into the entire house. As most of you know, I am really weird about house alarms because I am such a scardy-cat so this was a major item on my list to make sure we do right.

Our first doors....

The back doors are on.

Drywall!

Our house is covered in drywall! Well ... almost. Tonight when we went by the house we found stacks of drywall loaded in all around the house.

Roofing!

The roofing is underway. Here are some pics that show the almost complete roof!

It's Electric!

Today we went to the house to find that the wiring of the house had begun. We walked into cables being pulled all of the house and the installation of outlets. It was fun watching the guys walk across the planks in the ceiling as they drug heavy cabling from one room to the next. I am sure glad that it is them and not us!

Rub-a-dub-dub!

We have tubs!

Bricks!

What a sight to see when we drove up this weekend to see that the bricks for the outside of the house had arrived. We are told, though, that it will be a couple of weeks before they actually get placed because we have a round of inspections that have to happen first.

Err... is that the master shower?

Somthing fun about building a house is that you really, I mean, REALLY learn that what is on the plans and how that translates into your head is not necessarily what actually happens. Case in point our master bathroom shower. Here is the shower pan - 36"x36".

Just seems teeny, tiny and then I remember the 12'x15' closet next to it and I move on!

Nice pipes!

That's right ... we've got plumbing pipes! Check 'em out.

Did you know that when plumbing pipes are installed they attached a thick black sticky type thing (I know ... I am very technical) on the wood so if you were to drive a nail into that section of the wall it would stop you. I thought this was both smart and interesting.

Happy Birthday John!

John will turn the big 3-0 this weekend! Hurricane Ike has pretty much ruined all of the birthday plans, so we have gone to the store for all of the "essential" supplies and plan on hanging out in our rain gear and getting cabin fever instead. We'll try for some real birthday celebration next weekend!

Creepy crawlers in the attic!

We have air vents and the framing of a fireplace!

Peak-a-boo I see you!

Tonight we went by the house and noticed that we had windows installed! Of course John jumped out of the car and immediately started inspecting them to 1. make sure they were installed correctly and 2. to make sure they work. I let him do his thing, taking pictures behind him and now that he gave them a thumbs up, I post the pictures for you to see. Also, our builder called and told us that in the next two weeks plumbing, electric, roofing and A/C will all be installed. Ohhhh...Awwwahhh!

We've got mail ... boxes!

Just two house up is our neighborhood mail box.

Outside looking in

This week has been the most changes on the house. Here is a view of what the outside of the house is looking like these days. We are so giddy everytime we drive up!


Masterbedroom and John's Office (back of house)



Front of house (no, the port-o-potty is not staying)



Side with view of patio and kitchen



Back patio

Arches, arches and more arches!

Did I tell you that I love arched doorways?

Archway into living room from kitchen

Archway from dining room into kitchen

View of arches from front door entrance

Archway from dining room into living room

Introducing the 2nd Floor!

We actually got to go up to the second floor of the house last night. Here are some pics.

Game Room

Looking into media room from game room

Media Room

Stairs going up to the second floor

Up, up and away!

I am starting to become obsessed! Everyday (I know, I told you I was obsessed) I go by to check on things there is something completely new and different on the house. This is so exciting!

The beginnings of a roof!

There was no day off for labor day in our neighborhood. John and I checked out the house today and there was major progress made.