Another glimpse

A lot has happened in two days...I am getting so excited to see everything coming together!! I'm pretty sure they will be doing all the finishing touches tomorrow and that we will be able to close as planned. What an exciting thing...it's so fun to walk through the house with Jake and see him light up and get giddy about OUR place and see the relief he has that he has brought a dream to life and that he has proof that he does support us adequately. Thank you, Jake, for all that you do and especially for working so hard to let me be home with our hooligans.

The ENORMOUS rolls of sod ready to be laid. It was such a cold and windy day, but the landscaper was out there getting the job done!
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And he had the coolest "tractor" to actually lay the sod for him and then a neat little rake to help straighten the rows...it was pretty neat to watch and know he wasn't breaking his back as much with the help of these neat inventions.
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the cabinets!! my favorite...the thing I've been waiting the most to see.
knotty alder with a medium stain...LOVE IT! I asked for extra storage and they custom built the large cabinet on the left of the picture. I think that will be my favorite feature in the kitchen...
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I drove up to the house this afternoon and I saw this...
the grass COMPLETELY done! and the back fence up!! I got so excited I literally ran into the house to see how much got done there!
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before I entered the house I took a picture of the back yard...this is the angle that shows my garden spot...it looks like there still might be a little fence to be put up.
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this is the opposite side of the yard...there's a little spot of fence left there too...cool! I can't believe that we already have a back fence and a yard with sprinkler system! It's all surreal...
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I walked in, and my carpets were all laid!! It looks fantastic! Yes, I picked a more expensive carpet, but we made a sacrifice with a few other things to keep the budget as it should.

this is the living room...

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this is the angle from the front door...I'm loving the softness of my carpet-even with shoes on I could tell it was plush. I can't wait to walk through with barefeet and enjoy brand new carpet!!

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the style of home we have is "santa fe" this is the door style throughout the entire house-LOVE it!! good thing they've invented swiffer dusters-I'm sure this will be a pain to clean

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this is the master bath...I took this to show the counter tops throughout the house...again a splurge (supposedly-this was not intentional) but I LOVE how it matches/goes with all the colors and styles we've chosen throughout the rest of the house.

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the appliances are in!! The dishwasher and sink...

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the microwave and gas stove-with an extra burner in the middle. again, we splurged on this, but we knew that the only way we would get what we really wanted and not have to replace it was to use the appliance allowance toward the three appliances and then purchase the fridge separately. I am super excited to use a gas range-I grew up with them and have never really liked electric, it's just not the same. I also know that I want/need a huge fridge, so we will be purchasing that just before we move, so it can be in and ready to store food! I will show pictures of that when it's in it's spot...I'm loving my kitchen!! now if I can just figure out how it will work with me and not against me as most kitchens have done...we'll get there soon enough!

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I can't wait to go see the finalized version tomorrow...they still need to put on a few door knobs and touch up some paint spots and most importantly, they need to install the garage door! It should all come together by tomorrow evening! It's a thrilling and surreal thought to know I will have my own custom home-it's really kind of a weird thought-I'm sure it's like that for anyone who's a first time homebuyer...but wow! what a step in life.