(Click on the photos throughout this blog to view a larger/closer image) This is a project that has truly been in the making since I walked the property in May of 1999 with tears rolling down my face wondering if a home purchase was either a brilliant idea or totally stupid. My mom was the one who talked me down out of the tree when she said, "well, if it is a mistake, you just stick a for sale sign in the yard, that's all!"


While cleaning out the garage this past week, I came across my day planner from 1999. It reminded me that I closed on this house on June 15, 1999 - wouldn't that have been weird if the construction started on that anniversary? I say it is close enough to be surreal.


Anyway, 9 years later, the dream is becoming reality. We have not talked about it too much with our friends and family for fear it would just be a lot of talk with no action. After many heart-felt conversations debating whether to move to a newer, more spacious home or to just stay here and modify this one, we decided to stay put, enjoy our location, and let our roots grow right here. It is crazy to think we will have lived in only one home together (for the forseable future, anyway), especially when we are both in businesses where growth, movement, building and relocation are everyday happenings. We are so excited!