Little Roxy

I can't believe how horrible I am at posting. Sheeesh.

So, I know everyone knows already, but wanted to post on the blog but last July we got the cutest little dog ever! her name is Roxy and she is a long haired Chiweenie! That's a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix. :)

Roxy with her candy cane bone winter 2011

 We love her to death! She is so cute and precious. She's smaller than the cats! She likes chewing on Ember's ears. It's really funny! We tend to spoil her, but how can I say no to that cuteness!

New additions.

Soooo, we have some new stuff! I donated to Arbor Day and got 12 (yes 12!) trees! so we gave some to Momma Marti and our friend Sarah, and Momma Gail want's some to. So, since we wont be back to oregon for a month, we had to plant them in pots for now. *grin*


Also, we saw these really cute flower things at target and they look JUST like Plumeria's, my (tennille) favorite flower, so we just HAD to get them for our house!


So there's a small update but I'll have to post more when I'm not so tired. heeeeeeeee

YAY!

We've been married for 16 days!

Long time no write..

It's been a while since we posted here. So what's been going on with us? Well, let's see... We went to Oregon for Thanks Giving and my little brothers wedding. My sister came up with her family for Christmas and we had a blast! Hung out with our friends for New Years.

On the wedding news we've reserved a spot in la grande so that's happening! We've printed our save the dates last week so we'll have to send those out this week. I just need to order some envelopes and we need to finish the list. Figuring out what we want to do for our honeymoon has been pretty tough. There are a few places we'd like to go, everything is just so expensive and need to come up with a plan to afford it.

Oh, and we bought a new camera! A Nikon D90! having a blast with that!!

Anyway, I guess that will do for now! :)

small update

We were originally set to close Thursday, but a week ago the state made $4,000 grants available to first time home buyers (us!). So, this has delayed us by a few days, but it's totally worth it. Right now, we're set to close on Monday.

This a picture of our upstairs hallway all completed. As you can see, that solar tube is friggin bright. Definitely get one if you have the chance! Anyway, we hope to have keys on Monday and we'll get painting soon after, so more pictures soon!!

T minus 1 Week

That's right. We're are exactly one week away from closing and finally calling this place ours! We took these photos Monday, and it's been a crazy couple of days since, so we apologize for the delay. The house is about 98% done when we took these, so you might notice a few things not quite finished (like the kitchen cabinets below).

Above is the view from our living room, looking toward the kitchen and entry way (that's the closet door, the entry is on the adjacent wall). The tile is kind of dusty in this shot, so the color of that will be more viberant.

This is the view from atop the stairs. The solar tube wasn't in yet, but it was supposed to go in yesterday. They were vaccuming when we arrived, so the carpet was nice and clean.

Here is Tennille admiring the granite countertops in our kitchen. We've been trying to select a paint color to match to the counter tops/bring out some of the deep golden colors, or even the dark cranberry specs. However, I don't think the camera brought out the right tone. It's pretty darn close though.

And here is a cruddy panoramic stitch of our kitchen. The flash really washed things out, and I was too much of a dork to turn it off... The microwave is going to be changed to stainless steel. The black one is incorrect per our specs and will be replaced, so we'll have all matching appliances.

I should also note that the exterior is also almost finished. It's about 90% painted and the walls were prepped for stucco.

We'll be going back up on Tuesday for our final walkthrough with the construction manager to make sure everything is perfect before we close. We should have more photos then, and maybe a video tour..?

Paint & Flooring

Our visit today was pretty exciting. All the walls have been painted and the vinyl and tile flooring are in place. Everything is still right on track! The cabinets were in our living room, ready to be installed in the kitchen and bathrooms, ready to be installed Monday. The laminate countertops were also on site which will also be installed this coming week. The granite countertop should also be installed then too. We look forward to seeing those!

Entry way tile

Kitchen Flooring (counter tops on the right)

Master bath