So...we're building a house!

 Yes, it's true...Sean and I are building a house.  We signed the initial contract to start building back in November.  I'm really starting to feel like grown-ups now.  It's a little scary, but also really exciting at the same time.  Everyone I've talked to that's built a house has said to take lots of pictures, because it goes up so fast.  It's really amazing how fast it really does go.

This picture was taken the Sunday before we left to California for Christmas.  We've tried to drive by as much as we could, and this was really the first time anything had started to happen.

 While we were in California this is the pic our construction manager sent Sean.  They poured the slab the Tuesday after Christmas.

 This was what it looked like after we came home from Christmas!  They had poured the slab, and even started the framework!

I'm just warning you now that a lot of these are really bad pictures.  Most of the time we have to go after work, and by the time we get off it's already dark. :( 

Crazy, huh?

I'll take you on a little tour through the house...this is the dining room.  When you walk in the front door, it's the first room on your right.

View of the kitchen into the living room

The kitchen sink/bar stool counter overlooking into the family room.  Can't you just picture Sean standing there doing dishes? :)

Our covered patio 

Our master bathroom

Our future fireplace

One of my favorite parts of the house, our huge master closet!

Yes, I seriously love it!  It's a good sign when your hands can't touch both sides of the closet walls!

Sean in the master, he HAD to show me what corner the TV was going in.

View from inside the garage.

View from the front door/entry.

Fireplace in!  For those of you who know Sean well, you know he's a piro, and is REALLY EXCITED about having a fireplace.

They started putting in the doors...

Master bath

Sean checking out the shower...

Updated view from the family room into the kitchen.

The little art nook...

Sean wanted to take a picture of us sitting down where the couches will be.  Our view :)

More windows!  This one is in the formal dining room.

We have a front door!

Our address!

Probably the most updated picture, sorry another crappy one.  They just put in the third window at the top of the three elevations. 

We're supposed to close on the house mid April, right before my birthday and our anniversary.  It's exciting going each week and seeing all the changes.  This Wednesday we're doing the 'frame walk through', and after that they'll start putting up the dry wall.  Very exciting!  More pics to come...