Monday, March 17, 2008

Move That Dirt!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

All is quiet on the western front, But not for long! We went to the bank on March 7th and went through the pre-approval process. We did not have all of our prices back on some of the materials so we could not lock in the rate or finalize our application. The pre-approval went very well and it was a great learning experience for both Mike and I. We have a meeting with Uncle Chuck (Contractor) on Thursday to get our final contract and get everything set to go. I made an appointment to finalize our financing on Friday (Good Friday, so please keep your fingers crossed that rates stay nice and low). We are getting anxious to get started!

For those of you who may not know, we purchased 6.5 acres about one and a half years ago to build on. Below I have posted pictures of the property before breaking ground! In the first picture you will notice a darker spot of grass in the middle, this is approximately where the front porch will be setting, which makes for a great view in the spring and fall months!

Not much longer to go and there will be DIRT! We are so excited! I never thought in a million years I would be so thrilled to see a hole.



From The Bottom of DriveWay Looking Up

From the Garage Side Looking West

From the Top of the Yard Looking Out Over the Hill