Sarah and Fernando's Wedding!

This past weekend Anthony and I went to our friend Sarah's wedding. We both met Sarah while working at Gaylord Palms.  (Anthony and Sarah actually opened the Palms together!!) Sarah and I used to work at the Front Desk together and then for a short time we shared cubies in Conference Services! Sarah was a beautiful bride and the evening was great! Sarah and Fernando got married at Reunion which was so pretty! We got to see a lot of old co-workers and friends from Gaylord.  We had a great time celebrating with Sarah and Fernando! 

We have walls!!

Coming in the front door...

Looking at what is going to be the island and the dining room/living room

View toward the master bedroom

That people is my pantry...it is pretty big!!

Monday afternoon Anthony and I met with Mike, our KB Foreman and we did a "Frame" walk of the house and he told us all about the wiring and about the framing and the next steps of the house. Which is Dry wall!! So here are the pictures of the drywall!! It looks so different with walls up rather than just the framing! 

Tonight I got a phone call from one of my sorority little sisters, Amanda! So that was nice to catch up with her, she is also buying a house at this time so we were talking about our houses. Who would have thought when we met in O'Connor Hall at SUNY Delhi that 10 years later we would be talking about building houses and weddings and stuff!!  (I know you didn't cause you thought I was crazy!) lol!! Enjoy the pictures! 

It is coming along!

Sorry I have not posted in a while, work has started to get busy again since it is coming into the Fall Season....So the house is coming along! We have windows, electric, stucco, A/C, tubs and shower are in and it is so exciting to see it coming along! Today I took a picture of my neighbors house too. It is the same square footage as our home, but since we have a different front our house looks bigger. Our expected close date is October 27th.  We are super excited!!

Like I mentioned above, work is picking up, the groups are steady until Christmas, so it is going to be a very busy Fall/Winter! My sister's kids Abby and Becca started 1st grade this year and Gavin started Pre-K. They love school. Abby likes to talk on the phone and if I call in the PM Amy lets her pick up the phone and say Hello, so I think it is my sister and she will say "No, Aunt Leann it is me Abby". The other day she told me that after I was done talking to Gavin she wanted to talk to Uncle Anthony. (I was at work and Anthony was home) So I had Anthony call her and she wanted to tell him that her tooth was loose. She is so funny! Check out my sisters blog, she updated their pictures too. 

What a week!

 

Here is the start...

One day later...

Here is what the outside of the house is going to look like....

Well it has been quite a week, as you can tell these people work quick! We are so excited and go everyday pretty much to check out what is going on, today while I was walking I saw a guy working inside the house, when Anthony and I went tonight, it looks like they were working on the Island for the kitchen and some other wood work inside the house!! 

Foundation is underway!

This week they are getting ready to lay the foundation and they made it official by putting up the "Inspections" sign! 

Also, this week my mom was over in Ormond Beach with Mrs. Bodie. So last Thursday they made a trip over to Orlando to see the lot and the model house, we had lunch at BJ's at the Loop and enjoyed the afternoon! Sunday I drove over in the AM to visit mom and Mrs. Bodie and spent the afternoon over there. It is always nice to spend time with mom since I don't see her that often. (Too bad I forgot to take some pictures!!!) 

Pre work for the house has begun!

So almost everyday I drive by the lot where they are going to build our house to see what is going on and the progress with the other house that will be our neighbors. Two days ago I drove by and it was just still grassy and they had not done anything. They told us they would be starting sometime soon...well yesterday was the day! They started smoothing the ground for the foundation and working on the underground wires and pipes!! After they get the foundation down we have a "Pre Construction" meeting with the contractor. It is exciting that it is starting!! They told us that the house depending on weather should be done around the end of October!! 

Surfside Beach 2008

July 3rd was the start of our vacation, packing and getting ready to leave for SC on the 5th .We went to a 4th of July BBQ at our friends Denise and Rich's...had a great time as always and Rich and Anthony both have all 10 of their fingers from setting off the wonderful fireworks so for that I am thankful!! Ha ha! So the next day we headed out for Surfside Beach, SC. The drive was not too bad, a little traffic and some rain. Finally we arrived at the house around 7pm and my family was already pool side!! I could not wait to get out of the car to see the kids! It is so hard to believe that it has been an entire year that we have seen Abby, Becca and Gavin!  So the week started, nice and relaxing, going to the beach, spending the afternoon by the pool, seeing some of the sites and doing a little shopping.  For the most part the weather was good, we were going to go to David's Bridal on Tuesday, but Monday turned out to be rainy all morning and my sister Amy said lets go today while it is raining, so in the car we drive 2 hours to the closest David's Bridal. At times I feel it is hard to plan this wedding with out my sister and mom near by to see things, so we went so we could try to pick out my dress. We did find one!! It is awesome and I love it! Amy tried on a bunch of bridesmaids dresses and we picked out the flower girl dresses as well! So it was a great day overall! After we put the business aside back to relaxing we were! Anthony and I had such a great week I just love spending time with my family, since I do not see them all too often times I do get to see them are so special. Abby, Becca and Gavin change so much from the times I see them. Last year they were scared to go by the water, this year the ran straight to the waves! Anthony kept asking who's kids are these cause they would not go by the water. All in all it was a wonderful week and my family stayed 2 weeks this year.  We did not have enough vacation time to stay that long, but we are lucky that we go to go for week I suppose!! Back to reality we are!