Options - UG!

I can't believe how difficult it is for us to select our options!  We have tossed around a list for a few days now.  We've sent a wish list to our SR to send to NVRM to get a better number for the loan amount. 

Staying within budget is difficult.  We want to logically consider our choices and the cost of them.  We'd love to get the deck but we think it's expensive for its size.  It's also very simple and plain.  We know it's not practical for us to plan on building it ourselves later.  Having 2 weeks to make your selections is very difficult!  It could possibly be because 2 weeks is too long, giving yourself more opportunities to change your mind.  Or it could possibly be because you need much more time to plan a house top to bottoms.

Visiting the Florence Model Home

I've been talking about buying or building a home for 2 or 3 years now.  My kids have gotten used to this dream.  They often asked things like "when we get a house can I get ..." or "will our house have..."  The excitement or reality of us owning a home is now lost on them.  I believe they actually lost hope that it might actually happen.

Today I took my children and myself to visit the Florence model home and from the second we stepped past the office into the home they've been very enthusiastic!  They took off immidealty to wander the house at lightening speed at first, then circling around to join me again to go through it one room at a time.

This is the first time in a long time they've bubbled up with excitement and actually started talking about all the things they loved about having a house.  It was a side a very rarely see.

Just look at these pictures!