Updated House Progress

So, I don't necessarily want to share these but lots have been asking for them, so the masses win! Soon, I hope the house will be in a better state to really show off the pictures! Each day it looks better and better. Now, I just need visitors! (and I guess I should officially move in as well) Thanks again Mom & Dad for all of your help for getting me as far as I have in such a short time period - especially since I have been out of town for most of it!!

House Progress

I found out about a week ago that the final walk-thru on my house is going to be September 18th. It's coming so fast! Here are some pictures to show you some of the progress. They are about a week old, but not much has changed. They painted the interior (it's now a pale brown/taupe color) and they painted the outside center entryway tower and front window pop-out the light cream color.

My future kitchen. Isn't it beautiful?

My future office

My selections. The larger stone is the granite for the kitchen, the smaller is marble for the master bathroom. I put tile throughout the house in all areas but the bedrooms and put the carpet to the right of the tile in the bedroom.

More to come! I'm hoping when I get back from my trip this week that the cabinets will be installed. Once more progress is made, I'll post some more.

Dear Family Challenge Judge,

Does sitting in your house with no air conditioning when it is over 100 degrees outside count as cardio? I'm pretty sure my heart rate is up and that there is a puddle of sweat on the floor below me.

Sincerely,

Sweltering in Scottsdale

Changes in Blog Page Design

So I think I got carried away. I liked what Shaliece and Becca had done to their blogs with the background and started playing around -- now I can't get it back to what it was. If anyone objects, oh well - maybe I can find a different background, but not sure if I can get it back to what it was before.

What I Will Miss...

Just in case you are wondering, there are a few things I will miss about DC. This only mentions a few, but they are important nonetheless.

**I live outside of Arlington in Fairfax, but quite a bit of my time over the last five years has been spent in Arlington.**

Visiting AZ

We had a great time with Steve, Becca, and Evan this last week. I have LOTS of pictures to go through, but here are a few of them... love you guys!

The Anniversary Cruise

I love you Mike!  Thanks for planning this wonderful trip... thank you mom and dad for making it possible to leave the kids.  I can't believe it has been 10 years!  Can't wait for the next 10 years, but I don't want to wait that long for another cruise!

Sorry... this video is about 10 minutes long.  Hope you don't get bored.  I've also added posts to my blog as well... not sure if any of you ever check that out!  OK, mom and Anne do, as I occasionally get comments from them.  :)  At least there is a little love.