And We're Off!

We closed today! It was quick and painless, took all of 35 minutes. As soon as we finished inking the last of the pages, we sped all the way to the house to start unpacking all of the things we loaded last night. Very happy with what we accomplished! Got almost everything that were in boxes moved, some small furniture pieces and random items. I was able to get the kitchen 2/3 of the way set up and ready to go for Wednesday.  Richard still has his work cut out for him tomorrow though, and we have a good pile in the garage to distribute throughout the house.

Blinds are being installed tomorrow morning, movers are coming for the big stuff Wednesday morning, our new couch is being delivered Friday, as well as getting cable/internet set up. Lots happening, all while I'm at work. I'm thankful I get to come home and everything be moved though. Will post some pictures soon.

Overall, I'm confident the house will be in presentable condition by the time my parents get here Saturday. At least I hope it is, because next week is dedicated to wedding prep...11 more days! Closing, moving, unpacking, hosting company, and getting married all in 2 weeks :) I love it!

I Can See The Finish Line

We got everything except sod today!

My double oven :)

Happy Birthday to Me!

One of the best birthday presents, CARPET! They installed it today, granite yesterday. Everything has come together beautifully. One week from Monday and we'll have the key. Still haven't started packing, but who wants to work on their birthday? Not me! We did get boxes, tape and packing paper, so the fun shall commence tomorrow after a trip to IKEA.

Anyways, as always, here are some pics :) You stay classy fellow bloggers!

  The lighting has been making it difficult to really capture the true colors.

 

 L- Richard seeing how he fits in the garden tub. M-Family room  R-trying to capture the color of the carpet. It's a little lighter in person. Overall, everything blends well together.

Laminate flooring

The past two days have yielded a lot of changes! Drywall has been touched up and all the walls repainted. Laminate flooring was installed, cleaning has started, dishwasher in place, and rails stained. It's all coming together so fast. It seems like yesterday that we were reviewing floor plans and upgrade choices and now we're 10 days out.

We got our official settlement date and time along with all the information needed to change over/establish utilities in our name. Looks like it's officially time to start packing this weekend :)

The lighting was difficult today. Was trying to get a better representation of our wall color and flooring. This does it the best justice out of all the pictures taken.

The extension and flow in to the morning room makes the space feel so big! Now I just need to make a trip to IKEA for an area rug under the dining room table.

Stain looks a little uneven, but they should fix that tomorrow. We went with a darker color to pick up the contrast on the laminate, be consistent with the cabinets, and it looks great against the lighter carpet and walls.

We'll be going back out tomorrow. The rest of the initial cleaning should be finished and granite installed. I'm curious as to when they'll be installing the carpet and appliances. Guess I'll find that out tomorrow too, as our PM likes to give weekly updates on Friday. Til next time!

Let There Be Light

While we were away at a wedding for the weekend, the guys finished up all the trim work and installed the lights! This week will be dry wall touch ups, second coat of paint, and laminate flooring.

Wiring and holes where in-ceiling speakers will be.

Love the stairway light

Would just like to say how great everyone's houses are looking! Everyone is really making progress, and I want to say thanks for posting pictures and sharing!

Cabinets and...

 Our fireplace! We have a mantel!

 Rolling drawers...have never had these, and really looking forward to it. Overall, I was happy to see everything hung and in place-it literally made my day as work was a little rough. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!

Can I Just Say?!

How much I love our deck! It's huge! The second picture is a better representation as seen from the fourth bedroom window. Oh, they start unpacking our cabinets too. The gentleman working on it said they should all be done hung and done this time tomorrow. Will definitely be going back out-until then!