Weekend update

We drove out yesterday and not much to update. They put drainage rocks around the footers and blankets for warmth. A few were blown off but the concrete looked nice and solid. No new pics and boy they don't do justice at this point anyways! It's odd, it looks so massive but at the same time the perimeter of the house looks so small too! Next up, forms and concrete! But honestly, I'm not going to get my hopes up, there is some cold weather coming this week with highs barely in the mid 20's. So many bloggers found such great scores at cheaper places like IKEA, so we are going to go do a little window shopping and day dreaming! Until the next visit, hopefully worthy of pics!

Let's dig some dirt!

We have broken ground officially as of Tuesday (yesterday). We got the call Monday that the permits were finally approved and the fun will begin! So Hubs and a buddy drove out Tuesday to find a beautifully excavated lot and PM sent us a photo today of..... FOOTERS! Already, man they do work fast!

Had a 2 hour NVR freak out moment today. Got info that our closing cost will be 5 times more than originally planned. Yes, that was a 5! Our LO called back within the hour and "number rearranging" is the best way I can put it. All in all, it was resolved in 2 hours. But I have to admit, I seriously almost had a heart attack. And of course as the emails went out for help, who called back on his day off? The bestest sales rep ever, that's who! The closing cost did go up some, but reasonable and due to the add ons as the process went on. THAT I can live with! I was promised updated documents with closing costs by next week, but I'm not gonna sleep right until I see them.

So, here are some pics of two days worth of work! I really appreciate our PM, we live an hour away so we can't see daily progress. Big kudos to you Rich for texting the pic to Hubby!

This first one is looking from the front right side of the lot to the back left on day 1.....

And this view is from the back left to the front right on day 2..... How gorgeous is that cement? Who knew?!

We will head out this weekend to see any additional progress. There was a truck with forms around the corner as Hubs left....ooooooh, maybe it was for us! The pics makes me so happy and I have a feeling I might lose it when I see it in person this weekend, very exciting!