As you may remember, this winter was one of the snowiest winter in nearly two decades. Well, Mother Nature just wasn’t quite done yet when the calendar flipped to May. As the locals call it, “Mayuary” was in full effect.
Read MoreApril started slow. During this month we’ve experienced all sorts of negative emotions.
Feeling discouraged with the weather
Feeling discouraged that the SIP panel review process was taking FOREVER
Feeling behind schedule
But, as with most things the lull and the feelings of impatience and discouragement were quickly forgotten and we swung to the opposite end of the spectrum by feeling totally overwhelmed when we found out the SIP panel production and delivery would only take 2.5 weeks, as opposed to the original 6-8 week estimate. Whew. Let’s do this.
Read MoreMarch brought epic snowfall, historic avalanche conditions and big powder days. So, naturally our shoveling continued well into late-March. But, we also were able to enjoy some amazing skiing and since we can’t do anything about the weather, we decided to just keep shoveling and take the opportunity to play in the snow whenever we could.
Read MoreAnother great milestone! We finished the sheathing on February 26! Just in time before it started dumping snow in Summit County. Whew.
Read MoreMaybe it’s just me, but I had NO IDEA that there were so many steps involved in creating a foundation for a home. I had always thought that you dug a hole, poured some concrete, put some more dirt around it and snap, done. Surely the whole thing only takes a couple of weeks, right? Well, surprise Cory, that’s not how it goes...
Read More2018 has been one for the books! In the late spring, we sold our home in the Denver suburbs and moved to the mountains of Summit County.
Read MoreWe’re 7 days from Christmas! Ideally we’d have our foundation totally completed and backfilled by then, but at this point it’s more likely we’ll be welcoming 2019 with that milestone. We’ll take it!
Read MoreNovember was filled with lots of progress! With today being December 1, we figured we better summarize what we were up to the last month.
Read MoreA construction project is an exercise in patience. Since becoming parents, we feel like our capacity for patience has increased which is a good thing….
Right now. Things are slow.
And winter is coming fast.
Read More#1 question we’ve been asked lately…”so have you broke ground yet?” Our answer has been “we’re getting so close, we should be hearing back on the building permit soon!”
Read MoreIt's been awhile since we did an update on the house project. While it does appear that all we do is ride bikes and hike mountains, we are still building a house. :-)
Read MoreJune 10, 2018 is the day our family has officially reclaimed Sunday!
Read MoreBut, one thing that we can't move with us to Summit County are all the other awesome families on our street.
Read MoreAfter just 11 days on the market, our house is under contract!
Read MoreOur Lakewood, Colorado house is hitting the market tonight! Eeek!
Read MoreAfter nearly a year since our first crack at our house design and floor plan, we're excited to share the basic floor plan and exterior design!
Read More2018 is going to be one heck of a ride. Here's a small sampling of what we we'll be up to. Hey Universe - I'm putting all this out there so you can help us make it happen!
Read MoreSo, of course, we're feeling super grateful to be on this journey and wanted to help answer the "how are you doing this" question we've been getting the last couple of weeks.
Read MoreNot surprisingly, we have managed to fill up this house with ample amounts of stuff. And, not stuff that brings us a greater sense of happiness, just stuff because we have space.
Read MoreWe finally pulled the trigger on a nearly perfect lot. Whoa! This is really going to happen!
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