They are 45 days ahead of schedule!

Dave and I took last Friday off, to make the three day weekend a four day weekend. We enjoyed a little staycation! On Friday morning we went to visit our house again, because we just wrote another HUGE check and figured we were due a trip to view inside 900 Gilmore. The drywall is up which make it much easier to see the room structure, size, etc. The hardwood floors are in (everywhere but the bedrooms and full bathrooms - bedrooms get carpet and full bathrooms get tile) and the most of the molding was up, too, so I asked if it was really going to take three more months to finish. The builder said they are 45 days ahead of schedule! That means the house will be ready mid-August. We will probably wait to move in until mid-September because waiting means we'll be able to buy a new master bedroom suite of furniture. In Cincinnati we used my mattress that I bought in 2003, Dave's grandfather's (or great grandfather's - I cannot remember) bed frame, a Crate and Barrel dresser, an Ethan Allen side table, and a Pottery Barn night stand. Very interesting mix!

In the next week we will be picking granite and interior paint color. So far I like all the things the builder has put in, with the slight exception of the guest bathroom tile. I took a picture but it's not showing up below. The tile is not as neutral as I would have liked, but Dave's okay with it.

Below are some pictures from our last visit...

 This is the view from the kitchen through the open dining room into the living room.

 This is the deck. I love it! I took a couple other pictures but this one is the only one showing up on my blog (instead of a red X). I really cannot wait to show you the ceiling... it's all wood - like hard wood floors but on the ceiling! And the front porch is the same.

 It's a little blurry, but this is the view from dining room into hallway. On left is a hallway closet, then the entry to our  master bedroom. On the right (which you cannot see) is a 1/2 bathroom.

 This is the builder, William, and Dave standing in our master closet! WOO HOO!

 This room will be a kid's room some day. There is a Jack and Jill bathroom between this bedroom and a similar one on the other side.

 This is the view standing in the living room/almost into the dining room looking at the kitchen.

 This is the view from the dining room through the kitchen and into the back hallway. On the far left (which you cannot see) is the laundry room. Also on the left is the pantry, and then the wall you can see with a little bit of sunlight on it is where the cubbies will go. And then you can see our backdoor open (although we'll have a nicer back door).

 This is the front of our house (taken from the neighbor's sidewalk). Some of my pictures won't post for some reason, but the house will not be yellow. They have two different shades of green painted near the front windows. The final color will be put on this week and it will be similar to sage green.

This is the backyard. Obviously it will be leveled and have grass by the time we move in.