House Update and a Wonderful Afternoon with Owen!

This morning John and I met one of my co-workers and his wife for Breakfast.  Aaron and Kelly were going to see our new house and look at the framing and workmanship.  Aaron didn't find anything wrong with any of the work that has been done so far.  Here are some new photos:

This is the house all closed in and the roof sheathing done.

To the left is the Family Room and to the right is the eating area and part of the kitchen.

 Unfinished Bonus Room over the garage.

The other side of the Family Room with fireplace.

 Office in the front of the house.

This is the garage side of the house.

After we spent some time at the new house ooohhhhing and ahhhhing we went to Michael's.  I needed some things there and then we went home.  Jenny called and said Kevin was weed whacking and a stone hit their sliding glass door and it shattered.  Kevin and Jenny bought a new slider at Lowe's and asked if John could help Kevin install it.  We went up to their house and while John was working with Kevin to remove the old one and install the new slider, I got to play with Owen!!  He is such a sweetie.  What fun we had.  He is getting so tall.  Megan and Ken came for dinner at Jenny's too.  It was good to have everyone together!  Here are 2 pictures of Jenny holding Owen when we were getting ready to leave.

Owen was sad we were leaving :(.  Nana was sad to leave him too!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend too!!

New House Moving Right Along!

After work today I went to Megan's house.  She and I were going to Hobby Lobby to pick up some lining material for her Halloween Costume.  On the way to Hobby Lobby we went by the new house.  I couldn't believe how far the builder got!

The 2 windows in the garage (which is on the left side of the house) have not been cut out yet.  They will be siding and putting the roof on soon!  They are really moving along quickly!

I had dinner at Megan and Ken's and it was delicious!!

Steampunk Halloween Costume

Last night Megan and Ken came over for dinner.  The reason for the visit is that I am making Megan's Halloween Costume for their annual Halloween Party.  Megan chose a steampunk pattern for her costume.  We had a lovely dinner of enchiladas that Megan made and she also made a corn/black bean salsa to go with some Tostito chips.  Both were really awesome!  She then out did herself with dessert-strawberries stuffed with cheesecake filling!!  They were so good (and she left some for John and I to have tonight too!).  Thanks for everything Megs!!

Here is the Simplicity pattern I will be creating:

I am making the one on the right.  She bought all the material and last night I started laying it out and cutting it out.  WOW 11.5 yds. of taffetta is alot of taffetta-LOL!!!  I think the costume will be just gorgeous when it is all done.  I will post a photo then.  I will probably be sewing on it this weekend.  With only 6 weeks until we move, I don't want to wait until the last minute!!  Wish me luck!

The 11th Anniversary of 9/11

Take a moment today to remember....

First Floor Framing on the New House!

John and I didn't have anything planned today so we took a ride this afternoon.  We decided to go by the new house to see if they had started the framing and indeed they did!  Here are some pictures I took of the first floor framing today:

 This photo was taken from the street.

Iwas standing up close to the house in the front yard for this one.

 This one is from the driveway.

This is the framework for our new fireplace in the great room.

I'm sure they will knock out the rest of the framing this week and will probably start sheathing the outside.  Then comes the roof and windows!!  It is really happening!!

When we met with the builder on Thursday he said the worst case scenario will be the completion of the house and move in date will be the end of November.  Our apartment lease is up 10/31.  We talked to the apartment manager and she said our rent would be $400 more for the month of November!!!  Crazy!!  We may move out of the apartment the weekend before 10/31, put our furniture in storage and then live with Megan and Ken for a few weeks, but that hasn't been decided yet.  I'm sure the house will be done closer to the beginning of November the way things are moving.  The only thing that would hold it up is the Mecklenburg County Inspectors.  They are running behind.  Our builder seems to be on top of all that though.  Very exciting times for us!!

The Depot at Gibson Mills, Concord, NC

Saturday Jenny, Owen and I went on an antiquing adventure!  We went to The Depot at Gibson Mills in the town of Concord, NC.  Jenny lives in Concord and found out about this marvelous place! Here is what The Depot at Gibson Mills website says about this marvelous place:

"an antique and designer mall that was once a mill, located in Concord, N.C. With 85,000 square feet and 460 booths, we have quickly become the largest antique and designer mall in the South. Once a part of the old Cannon Mills, the charm of the 20 foot ceilings, wide wooden floors and exposed brick remains. From antiques and reproductions to imports, collectibles and new furniture, there’s quite an eclectic collection of quality merchandise under one roof."

Here are some pictures I took while we were there:

 This photo is only a very, very small portion of the place.

This was one of the booths I thought had some really nice things in it.

I loved this lace piece and the necklace!!

 I want this chair!!!  I love the toile pillow too!

 This booth as you can read the sign had vintage items in it.  Really nice!

I fell in love with this hat!  Too bad I don't look good in hats.  Just gorgeous!!

Jenny and I had a wonderful day and Owen was a trooper through the whole day!  He sat in his stroller and was singing and talking in his little language.  He also found time to flirt with a pregnant lady!!  The boy has no shame-LOL!!

It's days like this that memories are made!!

I'm a Big Girl Now-I have an I-Phone!!!

Well I have finally joined thousands of others-I upgraded to an I-phone today!!!  I love it! I bought a black one.   I also got a turquoise sparkle shell for mine.  I love that it has a GPS on it!!  All the apps I can download will be wonderful too!  I have already downloaded 2 knittings ones!  If anyone has any advice on some really cool apps, please email me and let me know.  John works for a company that will give us 19% off on our Verizon Account, so we will be combining our accounts and saving more $$.  The savings will probably pay for the upgraded data plan-that is a win-win situation as far as I'm concerned!

Excuse me while I go and try to figure out everything!