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New job, new hobby

Its been a while since we have updated the blog. Jen, Peyton and I are still settling into the new house. As spring has come around, we did something we’ve never done before. We turned off the heat and air conditioning. The house, because of how its built, is near steady temperature during this time [...]

2010 year in review

** I started writing this in December, but I never was able to bring myself to finish this entry. 2010 was a tough year. 2011 is a fresh year and as sad as it is to move on from some things, its truly a fresh start in many ways. — March 21, 2011 ** 2010 [...]

House completed, and we’ve moved

What a busy month it has been.  Our house was completed on October 30 and we received our certificate of occupancy.  The next day, we celebrated Peyton’s birthday and we were able to show the house off to Jen’s parents who came into town for the birthday celebration. After receiving the certificate of occupancy, we [...]

Dropping off the package at the bank

Today is a big day in our household.  On my desk, sits an oversized manilla envelope with final floor plans, elevations, designs, the contract and our financial information.  At 3:30 this afternoon, I meet with our banker to discuss the financing for our dream home.  And, we are so satisfied with our final plans that we can’t [...]

Winter update

So much is going on right now.  Since the last post, we have moved into a rental house, plans for the new house are coming along quite well and we are waiting on our final price to build.  We hope to be breaking ground on the new house by end of April, at this point. [...]

New house, new washer & dryer, and paid mortgages

Holy cow!  What a few weeks it has been… I am happy to report that we have completed our move and are settling into our rental house.  Its pretty comfortable.  We refuse to unpack a lot of what we own since we know this is all temporary and so we have a lot of (non-necessary) [...]