All moved in!!!...well...almost

FINALLY!!! SO sorry for my brief hiatus. We closed on our home 5/28....and here we are! Getting unpacked and organized takes time!!!

AJ is so good at watering the plants!

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My second favorite room in the house.

Wow, boring wall!!!

Living room.

My favorite part of the house...my pantry...ahhhh...

She's a brick...HOUSE!

Finally, I found time to give an update! We've been busy, busy lately. We moved out of Broad Ripple two weeks ago. Thank God for Scott, Melissa, and Bryan!!! We couldn't have done it without their help. We spent most evenings last week cleaning and tying up loose ends, and this past weekend our renters moved in. I have a feeling being landlords will be quite the learning experience. So far, so good, although it's only been four days.

AJ is now living with his dad, and I'm staying with my parents--it's kind of like high school dating! :) It's hard being apart, but at the same time it's good to spend quality time with the fam. Tonight I'm going to watch Sophie's gymnastics class, then when we get home we're working on math flashcards. It's the small things like that that I'm really enjoying while living in the 'ville.

Above are some recent pics we took over the weekend. The exterior is almost complete, and the inside is coming right along. I think this week they'll begin the flooring. We were pretty unsure about the paint color, but now I think it's growing on us. Soooo many decision when building!

Another Brick on the Wall

Good-bye 68th Street :(

Well I feel like all we've been blogging about lately is the progress of the new house. So I wanted to give an update about our current house...I think we've got it rented!!! We posted it on Craig's list Friday night, and had a few showings over the weekend. We're now in a pickle, b/c we've got two offers and don't know who to choose. My heart goes out to a single mom/widow...but she has two cats, two dogs, and two fish tanks. AJ's leaning towards two guys who are in their early 20's. Either way...looks like we're about to start packing-fun. We have to be out May 1, so we'll be moving in with the folks for a few weeks. We're going to miss our neighbors soo much. :-( We've been so blessed to have such a great neighborhood and so many great friends here.

Pre-drywall walk-through

George, our construction manager, asked us to walk through the house over the weekend to look at all of the electrical and plumbing to make sure everything is in the right place. He wanted us to do this before they begin hanging dry-wall. There was one little issue that AJ noticed right away...the HVAC, go figure. ;-) In the pre-construction meeting we specifically asked them to put the vents near the exterior walls. The vents were placed correctly on the first floor, but on the second floor all the vents were placed near interior walls. AJ, being the HVAC expert, explained to me that it is more energy-efficient to have vents on exterior walls because that's where the biggest heat loss/gain factor lies. SO, here's the question...should we let it go...or should we be "those people" and ask them to re-do it?? What are your thoughts??

Roof & Windows

Here's a shot taken 3/20. It made me nervous watching these roofers! As you can see, our windows are in, too. AJ stopped by a few days ago and said they've also installed our electrical and mechanicals. NOW.....we MUST get serious about RENTING or SELLING our current home! Yikes! Please pass the word along if you know of anyone looking at the Broad Ripple area. I think we're going to list it for rent on Craig's list soon, and AJ's anxious to get a "for rent" sign in the yard. We'd love to hear any suggestions on renting!!

Next Phase...

This weekend was absolutely beautiful...LOTS of sunshine. While I was in Chicago "celebrating the season" as Liz calls it (she happens to be an amazing Irish dancer), AJ took a little tour of the house. It amazes me how fast this crew works! This is where we are exactly three weeks from the day we broke ground. Linda and Miss Lily went with him on Saturday to check out the progress!










Hearth room.





Miss Lily!!!





Foyer.





Garage.

To be continued....