Ladies and Gents…

…it’s the end of an era. No more “Week XX Updates” (for what it’s worth, this one would’ve been Week 45 Update). This DOES NOT mean no more updates ever. You can’t get rid of me that easily. It just means that we are at the point where the type of things we need to finish up in the house are purely aesthetic, and will take some time — like figuring out how to decorate my many built-in shelves, where and what to hang on the walls, etc. I already have some fun ideas – I can’t wait to show you guys!

The other big thing we’re still working on is re-laying the porch. It’s a slow-moving work in progress. And the “good news,” if you choose to see it as such, is that we have roughly 27 years worth of work on the yard to do, so there will always be something to talk about!

So here is what I vow: I will continue to update y’all, whenever there are things to tell you about. I will share pictures of fun and wonderful things inside and outside the house. I will invite you all to one or more parties at the house, once we are ready to have something.

Speaking of a party – we are mega focusing on this porch situation at the moment, which is the final (known) piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is closing on our house. But we really and truly cannot wait to show the house off and invite every last one of you over to see it!! I’m thinking our open house/party won’t be until probably October?? But stay tuned!

The other thing to stay tuned for is an updated House Tour. Right now, that page is full of “before” photos of the house. It’s already kind of crazy to go look at that page, if you’ve been following along at all, because things are SO different now! And as our house gets more done, we’ll get updated photos up there, so you can really see the befores and afters side-by-side. It’s one of the things I’m most excited about seeing!

So for today, I’ll sign off and leave with you with a picture of our house. Still not done (I mean, stairs up to the front door are probably necessary), but….it’s home.

 

You guys. I get to live here.