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Moving…

andrew — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:07:27 +0000

Although Insight was actually able to install our service one day after we moved in, we’re still having Internet access issues so I thought this was fitting (and coincidentally in good timing)…

House Updates

andrew — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:22:27 +0000

Looks like we now have all the brick done, lights on the inside and outside, electricity, and even some of the flooring in. Of course, along with all of this, we have locked doors which is making it less fun to go and look every other day. Nonetheless, Rayna and I are both really excited and cannot wait to move to our new house.

For all the nerds reading, we ran 2-3 CAT5 lines to almost every room and wired the family room for surround sound. The TV will be mounted to the wall and may be accompanied by an AppleTV or something similar since the Xbox needs to be retired. Eventually, as budget permits, we’d like to have several lights, alarms, and other devices hooked up to a ZWave system, making them fully remote-controllable.

One last geeky statement: I wrote this post using the new WordPress iPhone app.

More House Details…

rayna — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:39:29 +0000

Here are some pics of the many things we got to pick out for our new house. We wanted a very neutral color scheme to go with any decor. I love it and we are counting down the days!

NEW CHAIR!!!

rayna — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:27:09 +0000

Those of you who know me, already know that I just adore shopping. Really any kind of shopping will do. I am just as happy at the Dollar Tree as I am at Macy’s or Dillard’s, so it comes as no surprise that we have been buying tons of new stuff for the new house. This chair is our latest most fabulous find!!

I LOVE IT! It is going to go perfect with our ivory leather couches and brown leather ottoman. I can already picture it! Let me know what you think!

HAHAHAHA I love it!

rayna — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:10:14 +0000

So Andrew and I sometimes talk via im during the day. I always love when I am working on “ziggy” and I get the random sweet message from Andrew. Today I got the biggest smile on my face when he sent this picture to me.

I just love it. This is our new house – mid construction. And, of course, that is me, Andrew and Sophie in front of the house.

Hahaha! Love it!

Details……

rayna — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:40:38 +0000

Andrew and I debated on buying an existing home or building a new home. In the end, of course, we decided to build, and so far it has been so much fun! We went to the Ball Homes selection room to pick out all of the fun details for our new house. Sounded great, until we realized we love upgrades- as the “standard” was VERY basic.

We went with warm neutral colors and so far I am thinking the new color scheme will be very earthy with warm brown, tan, cream and green. Hopefully relaxing and beautiful.

About our house!

rayna — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:26:01 +0000

We finally decided to get a family blog and try to keep track of how our new house is moving along. Here is a picture of the front of the house. We are building a Ball Homes, Savannah B model, and it’s due to close on August 20th. YEAH! More pics to come soon.