Dirt's In!

If you've been following our blog, probably you know by now that our lot is already cleared. This week, our builder have loaded in some dirt. It looks a lot better. It's amazing how the small things can excite us--- like a cleared lot and dirt! :)

Our Must-Haves... Part One

Like many homeowners, B and I have thought carefully about the special aesthetic and comfort features we want to include in our dream home.

In order to stay within budget, we made a list of things we both want. Then we categorized each item as either a must-have or like-to-have.

Recently we started purchasing stuff that are on our must-have list.

* Ornate wrought iron double door, 9-ft tall

* Mesquite wood mantle, 72" in length, 10.5" in depth, and 6" in thickness; and a pair of hand-carved mesquite corbels

* SONY Bravia 40" LCD Flat Panel HDTV, Best Buy had surprisingly marked down the price by a few hundred $, and they honored our 10% off coupon as well, so we got a great deal on this

* Home theater speaker set, and other audio equipment and accessories, from JR.com

* White Goose Down comforter, goose down pillows, and bedding set, from different online sources

After spending all that $, I guess we better start stocking up on Mac 'N Cheese and ramen noodles! :-)

Lot Clearing

Yey! Our builder DW had the lot cleared a couple of days ago. Now you can see where the house is going to be at. Some of the biggest trees in the property had to be removed, but, on a brighter note, we got to keep more trees then we thought.

Here's a picture I took at 6pm today.

Signed!

Well, we signed for our home construction loan early this week. Now it is time to get down to the hard work and get our dream house built. We'll keep you all posted.