Spring Break {Destin}

Spring Break started for us last Friday and the next day we headed out to Destin, FL for a little fin in the sun. Destin is about a 4.5 hour drive from The Red Stick, but totally worth it! We arrived at about 2pm, spent the night, and got up in the morning to hit the beach again before heading back home. We had a great time and have decided to make this little mini-vacay an annual Spring Break trip.

Wordless Wednesday {Big KIDS}

House Updates and More School???

Quite a bit has happend with the house since my last post. If you are my friend on Facebook you have seen the almost daily progress of the house. If you're not on Facebook here's an update on the house progress so far...

It's only been about 2 weeks since the foundation was laid. It's pretty exciting to see the progress and we make it a point to drive by each weekend to see how much has changed. Everything is going so quickly and we are already talking about packing up the things we don't use on a frequent basis.

Monday is our framing walk through...We're not sure what to expect, but we know that we'll be talking with the contractor about our custom built-ins.

In other news I think I have decided to go back to school...I know that I jsut finished my MAT, but I'm in a bit of a rut and my creative juices have been stagnant for some time. I have decided that I'm addicted to setting and reaching goals so I've created a new one, LOL! Photography! I'm seriously considering going for my Associates in Photography. I think it'll be a great way to do something for me that also has the potential to bring in extra cash.

I think I may need to update my 35 before 35

S/N: Aura from my FAVORITE blog had her baby! (You would swear I knew this woman, LOL)

We have forward movement

On our weekly drive through our new subdivision we saw that progress is being made on our house! All the permits are in and they have started to prep for the foundation. Next week they'll be pouring the concrete and then 2.5 weeks later the framing should be complete.

Inspiration and Potty Training

We're SUPER excited about our upcoming house building! Each weekend we drive over to the subdivision to check out the current home they're building that's like our floor plan. The workman ship is beautiful and it's fun seeing how everything is shaping up. We also noticed that they put out little flags on our lot to mark the property line. Within the next week or two they'll be starting on the foundation.

Because I'm a planner, I've decided to start compiling inspiration boards to help me sort out my ideas and have a vision as we visit furniture stores. I've only completed the playroom board, and things have already changed since then (I found some fab British Flag pillows that are must haves).

In other news...

Evan is officially, 100%, potty trained!!! I can't believe it myself, but it's true. She's wears panties 24/7 and accidents are far and few in between, even at bed time. It's great because we saves tons on diapers and pullups.

Picking and Choosing

Today we made a visit to the builders office to select the colors for our home!

It was quite the HGTV experience! We sat down and chose tile, hardwood, granite, carpet, and interior and exterior paint and brick.

Granite

Tile

Exterior Brick


Cabinets

Wood Flooring

We also decided on a few must do upgrades

Backyard Fence

Mailbox (I know it sounds ridiculous, but they're special mailboxes)

Stainless Steel Fridge

They're also a few may do upgrades that we're still considering

Two built-in bookcases flanking the fireplace

18 inch tile (instead of 12 inch)

semi-gloss paint in high traffic areas

All the permits are in and within 3 weeks they'll be laying the foundation. We're too excited and plan to keep everyone updated as our adventure progresses.

#1

In more house news, remember the home from my last blog post? Well, this is our land...

We've put down the deposit and have an appointment to pick out our colors and any extra amenities we want next Sunday. Needless to say, we're super excited! Can't wait to begin the planning process and can't wait to cross #1 off THE LIST!