Progress!

So after not doing anything to our house on Week 3...Week 4 rocked!

There are tons of pictures here.

John stopped out today during his lunch break and was excited to report that they've got most of the shingles up...no sign of siding yet, but I expect that will be up before too long. Wiring will be going in on Friday and we should be having our pre-drywall meeting sometime this week.

Somewhere In The Sun

[Jost Van Dyke, BVI]


Here's a toast to you on the coast and the sailors out at sea
Drink your ales, hoist your sails
Ride the winds and think of me, 'cause

Oh I wish I was there tonight on Jost Van Dyke
Sipping on some Foxy's Firewater rum
Or kickin' back with Ivan
With all my friends down in the islands
Wouldn't take much for me to up and run
To another life somewhere in the sun

Somewhere in the sun
-Kenny Chesney


[White Bay, Jost Van Dyke BVI]

Ennui

Lately, I've been feeling as though I've got a case of ennui. A word that I learned on Gilmore Girls many years ago...

From Wikipedia:

Ennui is a word meaning general lack of interest or boredom, or depression. It may also refer to oppressive boredom.

Michel: Look, I've had my peace with the fact that everyone who calls here is a notch above brain dead, and that the pennies I am thrown each week are in exchange for me dealing with these people in a nonviolent manner. And usually that is fine, but today, sorry lady, I have ennui.
Lorelai: So, you're sleepy?
Michel: It's a metaphysical angst.
Lorelai: So, you wanna go beddy bye?
Michel: You make light, it increases my ennui.
Lorelai: Okay, that's it. Come on you need coffee.
[1.21 Love, Daisies, and Troubadours]

I just can't seem to shake this feeling and it's getting to be a bit obnoxious.

On top of that, they didn't do a thing to our house last week. However, our windows/doors/lumber were all delivered. So hopefully this week the framing will all be going up and we'll have something to take pictures of this weekend. We did stop by this past Saturday after going to Canal Days (where we tried, and LOVED, deep fried Oreos) and since my mom was with us we had her take a picture of us...where our future deck will be. You can see some of the lumber in the front yard. We didn't get any photos besides this one because my camera battery was dead.
Good news from Saturday, aside from my getting a facial, was that I found a really old pair of jeans. A pair of jeans I bought about 5 years ago, yes when I was 19. I couldn't really fit into them then, but had hopes of losing some weight and wearing them. Well that never happened. I did wear them, COMFORTABLY, on Saturday though. I plan on wearing them everyday from here on out because they make me feel fabulous! Ok, I won't really wear them everyday, but I want to.

Maybe tomorrow I'll post some pictures and a recap of the Kenny Chesney concert last week. It was incredible and of the 7 times I've seen him I can honestly say it was the absolute best concert he's put on. No question. It's all that I've been able to think about for the past few days and it's become a bit of an obsession...Hey, the first step is admitting you have a problem, right?

I apologize for the jumbled mess that this blog seems to be...I took some Tylenol PM a little while ago and well yea...it's kicking in.

Goodnight.

Concert TIme!

So tonight Chase and I are going to the Kenny Chesney concert at Darien Lake. I seriously can't wait for Chase to get home because that means it's time to go! I've still got about 4 hours left waiting for him. Anyways, Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert are opening for him which I'm excited about. I haven't seen Miranda Lambert since I met her down at Pelican's like 5 years ago just before she made it huge!
We will be watching from the 9th row! This is the closest actual seat I've ever had to Kenny...although I've snuck up to about 3rd row a few times. Maybe I can sneak tonight and manage an autograph at the end of the show. We shall see. If nothing else I know we'll have a fantastic time and will have great pictures to share tomorrow.
Weslea will be broadcasting live from outside the concert from 3-7. She's got 2 meet and greet passes to give away. I hope I make it there in time to put my name in! She's also got Miranda Lambert from 6-7 there with her. Maybe I'll get a chance to meet Miranda again.
It feels weird to not be tailgating. Last year when we saw him in Dallas we started out around 1pm and drank/ate for hours before the show in the heat of the sun in the middle of Pizza Hut Park's parking lot. I was burnt beyond belief with crazy tan lines but loved it.

Our House - Week 2

So this past week, despite the insane amount of rain we got, our basement walls and foundation were poured. They also almost finished back filling around the foundation and grading the yard. We stopped out Sunday to take a few pictures and wandered around for a while. We mapped out where we'd like our fence and deck and talked about trees. It's been nice the past couple weeks our next door neighbors have put in a brick patio and landscaped some so we got a few ideas from them.

The front of our house...the dirt area in front is our garage.

Chase walking across our driveway in front of the garage.

Our house from the back. The morning room will be above this window.
Chase looking into the basement.A view of where the kitchen will be.& a picture of us...Mom wasn't there so I took it. :)

This week they are hoping to pour our basement/garage floors and then start framing! We will be stopping out again over the weekend to see what they get done. We just might see the 'start' of our house!