- Pouring the foundation... -

^^Well, not quiteeee yet, but it's the "figurative" way of proclaiming that our brand new house project is up! and! running!

[[...But pummmmmp the breaks; I'm getting WAY ahead of myself here...]]

And I just need to put it in reverse for a second to explain 'da following: Brian has been sketching and scheming and drafting and plotting and AutoCAD-ing and tweaking and model-building and revamping and envisioning and adjusting and redrawing and and and ANDDDD "every-verb-in-the-dictionary-that-more-or-less-means-PERFECTING" the plans for a brand spankin' new house since we were newlyweds living in our third-floor, one-bedroom, junky old apartment way back in 2011.  Holy whoa. I always kind of giggled on the inside at the way his wheels were turning non-stop, because I knew that building a house -- let alone THE house that would be our "forever home" -- was far far far away into the future. But we were living on top of each other [usually literally, actually] inside a 50-square-foot shoebox, so no wonder he needed something else to dream about...

Next! His thoughts continued all whilst living in our current house, and a few years into life here he transferred the thoughts to paper and the endless drawings/model-building began... [November 2016]

There were lots of hours "wasted" [wasted IMHO only] and wadded up drafts in the trash can in the process of all of this, but Harper was always available to voice a respected opinion and help keep her Daddy's mind on track! [January 2017]

THEN! One random day, we bit a reckless bullet and bought a subdivision lot we'd had our eyes on for a not-hot minute... Quickest/most spontaneous/BEST decision ever!!! [March 2017]

Immediately following the lot purchase, the house planning/plotting kicked into highest-of-high gears and everyone and their mother had a chance to study the unofficial blueprints and point out the good/bad/perfect/ugly. We have lots of family members who have "the eye" for this; so very lucky and thankful to have all their expertise in our corner! [December 2017] 

Some evenings, Harper built a Play-Doh house while Daddy mulled over options for "'da real house"...

Annnnnd lastly! All of the sudden! It turns out that it's true what they say: time flies when you're having fun! Fast forward to current annnnnnnnd voila! [!!! !!! !!! Exclamation points for days and weeks and years! !!! !!! !!! ]

^^ What's that you see? The building permit was approved and posted... The silt fence is in place around the perimeter of the property [installed by our very own Daddy Bear and "Uncle" Jonny...thanks bro!]... The lot is painted/flagged... And as far as literally digging the hole and pouring the foundation?... 

...Welp, that's juuuuuust around the corner, and we can't wait!

Stay tuned for a million and one more updates on #ourforevahome!