Can you even believe it, yesterday marked 5 months since we received our certificate of occupancy! It’s flown by, honestly, and each day feels like we make some tiny steps to keep getting settled and make this place even more of a home.
Read MoreWe’ve enjoyed some family visits from my brother, Kelsey’s dad (aka Funkle) and his partner Margaret and Kelsey’s mom, Laurie. It feels so good to be able to host family in our new home!
Read MoreWe also have had to be flexible with COVID-related school and daycare closures for the boys. Trying to balance my full time work, Kelsey leading the home-building charge and helping the boys with remote learning doesn’t always lead to the most productive days on the job site. We’re doing the best we can, yet still feel frustrated some days with the slowing down of our process toward receiving our certificate of occupancy. Of course, we remain grateful for our health, but still...sigh.
Read MoreAfter a flurry of activity, Mom and Dad left for Michigan on October 18, staying about 10 days longer than they originally planned. They arrived on Labor Day weekend and hustled at the house every day. We’re so appreciative of their time and effort! It was a huge boost to our morale to wrap up some big projects while they were here!
Read MoreDrywall wrapped up on September 17 and we’re diving into the most fun part of our project, FINISHES!
Read MoreOur family is a work in progress, just like our home.
Read MoreMid-to-late February was all about windows! Yes! The big picture windows that we’ve been dreaming about for months and months have arrived. This was phase three of our window order. A bit of an unconventional approach, we know. But, doing the windows in different batches allowed us to be really thoughtful about the layout of the south window wall, which is arguably the most important wall of the whole house.
Read MoreAs you may have heard, we had about $4,000 of tools stolen between Christmas and New Year’s. Certainly not the best way to end the year. Our soon to be family home, which is already such a special place, had people in it who were not welcome and had poor intentions. It gives me the creeps. And, I hate that these strangers took things that were special and sentimental to us, like tools that belonged to my grandfather and had his writing on it. Ugh.
But, the Universe works in strange ways…
Read MoreThe southern facing wall in our home is one of the biggest architectural features we have, so we’ve taken quite a bit of time to ensure we get it right. There is a new neighborhood in our area that has a lot of mountain modern homes, so we looked there for inspiration, the new Christy Sports in Dillon has a cool window wall that we like. We learned about the Golden Ratio of design. Then, after researching, drawing, and noodling, we decided the best thing to do was to just start building, see how it looked and adjust as needed.
Read MoreIn Summit County, the building department has a moratorium on road permits between October 31-May 1, so it is super important for us to get the utility work done this fall. Like we talked about earlier in the month, we finally have power on site. Yes! And now we can happily say that the water line is done and we completed the sewer tap on September 23
Read MoreAugust and early September have been focused on trying to get the 9,290 home closer to being weathered in. The nights are getting cooler and per usual, we’re racing against the clock before we have to shovel snow again.
Read MoreAs 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 MoreWell, they are here! The walls and roof arrived from our friends at Porter SIPs, direct from our beautiful home state of Michigan! They actually came from Holland, MI which is about 10 minutes from where Kelsey grew up.
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 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 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.
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