Almost Done...

Over the course of the last few weeks our house has gone from drywall only to cabinets, flooring, counters, paint...all of which have made it look and feel more and more like home to us. We still visit every night, as nearly every day something is new. Hasn't lost its luster and hope it won't for a long time.

The girls still find playing in the empty house so much fun (and a nice reprieve from 9 weeks living in an apartment!). Here they are playing restaurant, where Izzy always orders a Diet Coke and french fries. Atta girl.

When our cabinets were installed. They look black but that are really a very dark, called Mocha. Love them.

View out our back wall of windows

View looking into the great room from the dining room. Can you see Izzy is in the middle of a fit? Mid-foot stomp & arms crossed. Classic.

Kitchen view from living room looking at back door entry and planning nook.

Planning nook and front hall entry

Mud room at the back door

Deck, before house was painted...all raw & treated wood

Mike's pride & joy...his finished garage. Of course he had to upgrade to having finished and painted walls. He judges our neighbors based on whether or not they've finished theirs. Mike is also pumped that one of our neighbors hand waters his shrubs/flowers/trees/lawn (takes pride in his lawn!) with a cigar in his mouth. Mike has mowed the lawn with one since before I met him. Too bad ladies, he's all mine.

Staircase newly built

Judges paneling and crown molding going in. And a diva to boot.

Front entry looking into great room

We have counters!

Painting is now complete. We have a few shades of green, black shutters, white trim and a red door.

Carpet went in early last week and this is how much the girls love it:

It's funny, the first day we had carpet the girls spent a long time up in their rooms playing while Mike and I were downstairs measuring for furniture. Mike looked at me after about 20 minutes and said, "Should we be worried we haven't heard a peep from the girls?" I replied, "You should be thrilled we haven't heard from them!" Living in the apartment you can hear everyone at all times. Heck, you can SEE everyone at all times. Exciting to soon have some quiet time and personal space.

Here's a pic of the sink, oven and wood floors newly installed

It's really starting to look like a home!

Shower stall newly tiled and the girls are playing in it...I'm wearing a smile because we're that much closer to completion.

The last few nights after we visit our house we've gone to the pool for dinner and swimming. It's been fun slowly getting acclimated to our new neighborhood and community. Even more fun to see the nearly finished project. Tomorrow is our first walk through. We close on Tuesday. Movers come on Thursday. I've never been more happy to move in my life. It'll be like Christmas morning opening all the boxes that have been packed up for months. Organizing clothes, linens, dishes in new cabinets and closets. Decorating our new space. This is the fun part. And we're almost there.