Moving right along

Things are going fast and we are so excited! After the home inspection we got windows, insulation, walls, siding, and a roof! It was good timing too, because Charleston had a monsoon over the weekend due to hurricane Joaquin aftermath.

It's so squishy looking, like a wall I want to hug.

Basking in the magical glow of INSULATION. 

Windows and doors

Walls and our island all framed up.

Master tub. The window in here is smaller than all the other ones in the house, and they ordered the wrong size, so this is the only window we're missing. Well, was the only window we're missing. Apparently glass breaks easily, so we are now down two. Whoops!

Master bedroom! Love the windows and light in here.

Siding! Starting to look like a real live house!

Starting to look good!

Mr House Inspector

In late September we hired an inspector to come look at the house. At first, we were planning on getting an inspection done right before we moved in, but we decided to do it during the building process since this would really be our only chance to have the bones and guts of our house looked at before the walls went up. For the stuff on the surface, we could always do another inspection later on.

 We used the same gentlemen who did our home inspection on the first house we were going to buy, Chad from Cardinal Home Inspections. He did a great job on the house before, and we were not disappointed this time either, he was great to work with!

We did the walk through with the inspector and Nathan, our builder, and it worked out well as Nathan answered a number of questions as we went. There were a few things he pointed out that needed adjustments, and Nathan marked me as we went.

They forgot to frame in a linen closet upstairs, so when they went back to do it, the vent that was supposed to be in our walk-in closet was instead in our hall closet - whoops!

This wall was free-floating and wasn't secured to the beams above.

There were 2 studs that were a little warped, so our walls weren't flush.

The great news is that we went back about a week later and everything we could see was fixed already! Our builder tacked a to-do list up in the house, and was very receptive to everything the inspector had noted, which we appreciated. The even greater news was that after the inspection, Chad told us overall, he was really impressed with the the house and the build, and we had some great  things going for us. Hooray!

Here is a picture of our house around inspection time.

Savannah with Friends

We went to Savannah, GA over Labor Day weekend!

Our friends Mitchell and Rebecca bought a house in August, and we were the first guests to make a mess visit and tour the new digs. My friend Sam has been in Korea for TWO YEARS and the last time I saw her was our wedding, so overall the weekend was a big fun reunion weekend and was TONS OF FUN.

Mitchell's and Rebecca's new house is awesome, and they've done a lot for only have been in it a couple weeks. Its in the Ardsley Park area of Savannah, and the house is a really cute 1940's house that has been upgraded over the years. It's different from the house we are building, and absolutely perfect for them. I asked them about ten million questions about the home buying process, the moving process, and generally - everything. 

We stayed for the long weekend hanging out, tasting beer, and going to the beach.

On Saturday we went to a beer festival. So naturally, we started off the day with - mimosas. We went to Treylor Park for lunch (yum!), then took the ferry over to the Savannah Craft Brew Festival. There were over 60 breweries there, each with a few selections, and you could walk around and sample anything you wanted. 

Waiting in line for the free ferry across the river. We have all lived in Savannah for 5+ years, and this was the first ferry ride for all of us!

We bought upgraded tickets to get into the festival early, which turned out great since it got really crowded and the lines got a lot longer an hour later. 

and we had a lot of fun tasting as much as we could

and we tried to take as many cheesy photo opportunities as we could. I love these guys, they are just wonderful.

On Sunday, we had planned to go to the beach. We woke up, and it was dismally overcast, but we headed out anyway. Thankfully, it ended up being perfect! The clouds cooled it off enough to not make it scorchingly hot, but the sun came out enough to make it a great beach day. 

The selfie stick did not make it to the beach, much to Sam's chagrin. 

My friend Sarah come out with her two boys, all of which I hadn't seen in ages, so it was a lot of fun. Then... the rain rolled in FAST and we headed to a local Tybee restaurant for lunch. 

The last night we were beat, so we kicked on our pajamas, played games, and got silly. We had a great time all weekend, but moments like these when we are doing nothing more but hanging out and enjoying each other's company were some of my favorite.

And, crisis averted - we found the selfie stick.