DeDe's Birthday - Uncle Julio's

Colt's mom's birthday is on Wednesday so on Saturday night we went to Uncle Julio's to celebrate! Colt and I had never been there, but the food was great so I have a feeling we'll be back. We waited a long time to eat, but the wait was fun and we had a great time!

Group shot after dinner

Denean and the BIRTHDAY girl

David and Colt

David and DeDe

Colt and I

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEDE!

Our House Today

Everyone is probably getting tired of hearing about our house! Colt wanted to go check on the house tonight so when I got home from work, we went over there. The island was put to the exact measurement Colt had sent them and they had the front stone done and the rest of the brick. They had also gotten a little more done on the inside and had rounded all the corners.

Almost bricked and sheetrocked

We went out to the house today and they had almost finished the brick and they had sheetrocked the inside. They had started the design over one of the garages so we have a feeling they aren't planning on redoing the recess in the garage but we haven't heard yet. Everything is looking great though!  

The garage

The utility room

The living room

Colt's ceiling that he loves!

Looking from the living room into the kitchen

The master bedroom and bath

The formal dining room/office and the entrance

Both of the spare bedrooms

Colt's Spring Break = House Drama

Colt's Spring Break consisted of House Drama pretty much everyday this past week. He would go out there to just check on it and see how things were going and it seemed like everytime he went, there would be something wrong! First off, he had to deal with electrical changes, which the builder was supposed to meet with him about before electrical even started. That was a quick fix and all the changes are already done regarding that. They missed a floor plug that we had put in the living room, which should have been put in before the slab was poured. That wasn't a big deal either because we really didn't care about it. It was just something we added, but it's just the fact that they missed it and it was a quick compromise as well. We are supposed to receive 4 can lights and a ceiling fan instead. Now they are saying just 4 can lights, so we'll see what happens with that. Then I guess it was Thursday morning when he went out there and they were working on bricking and were bricking around the garage wrong. In the contract, we specifically stated that we wanted a recessed area around both garages. The owner knew what we were talking about but evidently the girl that wrote the contract up didn't know what we were talking about and the builder never knew anything about it. Well if you aren't sure about something, then ask! Anyways, after Colt arguing and the builder being a jerk about the whole situation. Colt and his mom talked to the owner and supposively they are supposed to come up with a solution to the problem today. Then Friday, Colt dealt with kitchen island issues all day. He didn't like where it was being framed in at and he went out there and measured where it should go. When I got off work Friday night, we went over there to look at his measurements and verify that was where we wanted it. The builder was basically saying it was where it was at and Colt ended up telling him that it was going to be where he said it was going to be exactly or it would be moved. They should have finished the framing of that yesterday so we will probably go over there later today and check on it. It's funny everyone we talked to said they never had any problems with the builder or the company but we seem to be all the time here lately! I think everyone else just built their standard house and had no changes in their contract. They act like we are making changes and Colt's a picky customer or something, but really we are making NO CHANGES that weren't laid out in the original contract! Anyways, enough rambling about that, the house still looks great so far. It was already dark when we got out there Friday, but here are a few pics.

Colt getting his measurements for the kitchen island

He's such a good husband!

So Ready for Warm Weather

This weekend after I got off work on Saturday we headed to Mt. Vernon for my friend Alicia's wedding shower. I was late, due to work, but at least I made it. It was great to see a few people for at least a little while and catch up! Then we spent the rest of the day at my parents house. It started snowing a little bit while we were there and then I woke up this morning to tons of snow. Crazy weather! I loved last week when it was warm outside and I am so ready for it to get warm and STAY warm!

House Update

I haven't gotten to see it yet, but here are a few pics Colt took of our house this morning when he went out there to talk to the builder. They were supposed to be working on electrical today and probably finishing it on Monday. It is coming along fast and we were told it should be about 90 days now!

This is from the back of the house. The master bedroom is the four windows on the left. The middle is the living room, and the right side is the kitchen and dining area.

The side of the kitchen and pantry

Coming into the house from the garage and the utility room

The garage

This is actually the formal dining room, but it is going to be our office.We are going out there tomorrow so that I can look at everything!