Houston, we have a driveway. I am very happy to report that the house is coming along nicely. One of my favorite sayings during this house building process is "peaks and valleys" in terms of the emotional roller coaster that we've been on. And, as a major side note, we really couldn't of done any of this without the strength and guidance of God in our lives. All the doors that He has opened; that we were sure would not be possible, has been amazing. So, my other favorite saying is "fits and starts" and now we're definitely in a start period.
It's been very hectic over at the house the last week or two. Dry wall guys came in and sealed the walls on the inside of the house in less than a week. We gave a tour to another construction savvy guy; he commented on how well the dry wall turned out, so I'm very pleased. The hardwood floors have been installed and they look beautiful - better than expected. We chose to go with Tigerwood which, I belive is a fairly uncommon choice and especially in Connecticut. It looks pretty much as it sounds with black "tiger stripes" flowing through the wood. We have to give credit to my sister-in-law and mother-in-law for helping us with the selection. So, thanks Yvonne and Kara! We're actually getting a lot of complements from sub-contractors which is nice to hear.
Our builder has been painting the inside of the house a soft, off-white color. We wanted a warmer color for the two-story great room and my lovely, hard-working wife worked really hard to get a color right as it would have been difficult for us to paint it later. After sampling many colors on the wall - I would guess at least 10 - we found "our" color. We continued to hem and haw over whether it was too dark or too light up until we finally saw the end product on the wall in all its glory. In a nutshell, we're very pleased.
Now the staircase is being built. I'm so excited to see the finished product. We've seen the components of the staircase and it is very intricate. We have a "fancy" staircase. I can't wait to see the staircase. I almost left work in the middle of the day to drive out to the house to see how the staircase was progressing. It will definitely be a centerpiece of the Great Room.
Tile guys are coming in this weekend. We're pushing hard to get the house done by the end of December. But, we'll see how it goes. If I've learned only one thing from this project, it's that; in the immortal words of my father-in-law, "sometimes you've just got to go with the flow".
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