After six months of designing and re-designing home plans, making offers on a half dozen lots and loan shopping with every bank in existence, our home is finally and officially under construction. Woo! We are building in Springville, in a lovely neighborhood next to Hobble Creek called Devon Glen.
We looked at lots all over Utah County, and this neighborhood won our hearts because it’s well established, and the homes/lots are large and beautiful and not all exactly the same. Sadly, our house will be one of the smallest houses in the area, but it’ll be great for our property value! We just have to remind ourselves that this is our starter home and not get too greedy when we see all the neighboring gorgeous huge homes.
Anyway, our design is two stories with 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, etc. and it should be done by August. We had a ground breaking ceremony today, a black tie affair with speeches and light refreshments. I’m sure the excavation team thought we were idiots, but we wooed them with our sparkling cider.
It’s kind of a strange feeling to have a 30 year mortgage for a house we’ve never seen. Pretty nerve wracking – if we don’t like the finished product, too bad, we’re stuck with it. So, wish us luck!
4 Comments
June 19, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Heh heh heh, I love the “ground breaking ceremony” — I’m dying laughing. How fun! Congrats!!
June 20, 2009 at 8:50 am
I am beyond jealous of you. And super happy for you. Congratulations!
June 20, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Congrats congrats! I’m so excited for you guys! Can’t wait to see it as it comes along and the finished product! 5 bedrooms? Guess you guys better get working on the next little Bushman! tee hee hee. Can’t wait to hang out again.
June 29, 2009 at 8:40 am
I want to be a heavy equipment operator so bad. “I pick up the dirt and put it over there. I pick up the dirt and put it over there. I pick up the dirt and put it over there.”
Congrats, guys. I hope Springville is good to you.