However, they did come and put up the pillar/column-y things on the front porch and they look really cute!! It's amazing how something so minor can completely change the façade!
On Saturday afternoon, we stopped by the model house to talk to the ladies who work in there. Our sales rep, Stephanie, is pregnant and is due on Friday, so we wanted to stop in and say hello to her before she goes out on maternity leave. It was a productive pop-in because we found out that they're building a spec. house at the end of our cul-de-sac for the 2008 Parade of Homes!! Everyone will have to come by and see it and then stop by our house! Brian and I are really excited about this new development because that should bring some good attention to the neighborhood and should increase our property value--the house is a brand new floor plan and is 3,000 square feet!!! Very exciting. It's also good to know that Centex is still putting money into the neighborhood, even with the crappy economy of death.
As I mentioned, we've also been super busy with setting up appointments and such. [It would be impossible to do all this stuff without being super organized!!] I think I have a ma-ja-billion lists!! Saturday morning, I met with the rep from Budget Blinds who is going to install blinds throughout the house. I've also been torn trying to figure out how to cover up the sliding glass door. I'm not a big fan of vertical blinds, so I really wanted to avoid those if possible. The blinds guy suggested panel track shades, which are pretty cool looking! They are five panels (about a foot wide) that slide on their own track, so you can have them cover the entire door or various sections, based on how you arrange the panels. This isn't the brand that we're getting, nor the color, but it is a good picture of the form: http://tinyurl.com/6bfrbq. I think they'll look pretty good. We're also looking at furniture because we need a new couch and some tables and lots of other furniture items. We've picked out some things and I think we're going to be making purchases next weekend!
Here's the line-up for our two moving days:
May 29
8:30 a.m. - Closing
Afternoon - TWC (for RoadRunner), DirectTV, Budget Blinds, and Bell South [Yes, we're actually going to have a real house phone number!!!!! We were able to pick it out when we signed up online!!]
May 30
8:30-9:30 a.m. - Movers arrive at apartment
12-2 p.m. - CPI Security and Pest Control People
Sometime - return TWC equipment from apartment
It will be a busy couple of days, but I'm really looking forward to it!
We also spent the afternoon packing up stuff in our guest bedroom. We made some great progress, but that room looks so sad now.
And, finally, on the way to dinner we saw the most awesome rainbow!!! We could actually see the entire arc, but I wasn't able to capture it all in the same picture--it was awesome! No matter how busy things get, you have to stop and be grateful for all the wonderful things that God gives us!
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Wow! Move-in day will be here before you know it and you'll officially be home owners! Congrats!
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