Fall Decorations for Party

Here's a few pics of the house decorated for Fall for the party we had last weekend.

The master bathroom

Front Guest Bedroom

Back Guest Bedroom

Living Room

Dining Room

Back-breaking Mulch

Justin and I decided it was finally time to breakdown and purchase some shurbs and mulch. Thankfully, my parents were there to help. I think the two of us would have been completely overwhelmed. From going to the nursery to pick out every plant to scooping the last bit of mulch....it was exhausting! But, I am in love with every bit of it. I think we'll add a few more annuals in the spring to bring more color.

We still have to pour the concrete walkway. That's the framing for that you see in progress in front of the garage side of the house.

Justin's Birthday

Ok...so it's not house related, but how could I resist posting some pictures of Justin's birthday at El Vallarta. He picked the place so he deserved the pie in the face. Nathan will be posting the video hopefully tomorrow on http://www.justiceplittle.com/. Check it out.

Justin's Tower

Furniture!

Moving is almost over

Woohoo! We have almost everything moved. There are only a few miscellaneous items in the old house. It's amazing how much stuff we had crammed into that little house. We brought it over here and spread it all out. I'll post some pics tomorrow when it's not so late.

Moving Update

The big move has been postponed for about a week. We did not pass the electrical inspection on the first try; however, everyone that we've talked to says you never do. There's always some little thing that just not quite right. I was upset when I first heard, but in all honesty I'm not packed and the house needs a good cleaning before we move in. So keep your fingers crossed that we get everything wrapped up in the next few days.

To summarize the progress this week....

• Carpet in the bedrooms and upstairs
• Septic tank installed and plumbing almost finished
• Touchup painting on walls and molding
• Appliances are being delivered tomorrow
• Finishing cable, phone, internet wiring + speaker system intalled by J.Little (our neighbors may soon hate this feature!)

Pretty Lights

I never realized how much lights can change the looks of a house. It's honestly weird to be able to walk in a room and flip on a light switch. The house looks wonderful and so far everything is working. We just need to purchase a different light for our bathroom and one more floodlight for outside.

Keep your fingers crossed that the electrical inspection actually occurs on Wednesday and that we pass. If we can get past that, I think we just might move in this weekend and close on the loan the next week.

Finished Flooring

A few pics of the hardwood floor, tile and screened in porch.

Almost Finished

It's been a long week, but alot of work has been completed. If all of the inspections are passed next week, we'll be moving in next weekend and closing on the mortgage on Aug 12. Keep your fingers crossed!

The bathroom and kitchen countertops have been installed. The guest bathrooms just have white marble. Our master bath was supposed to be this pretty cream color with speckles. It's hard to tell in the last picture, but that is me comparing the sample to what was installed. The countertop we received is gray with speckles. While it is a beatiful top and would look great with white cabinets, it just doesn't fit in our bath. The marble place has agreed to make us a new top that is more cream/brown/tan. They said the sample we picked is very difficult to make.

Tile

Columns

The columns and front door will be painted to match the siding color.

Cabinets

No....the cabinets are not this orange! The color looks absolutely different in person and different in every picture.

Closets everywhere!

Pantry























Pantry again

Back Guestroom Closet























Front Office Closet


















Front Entry Closet/Justin's Media Closet