We just got word from our NVR rep that we are set to clear on Friday. Whoo hoo!! I still expect them to bug us about something between now and then though. They seem to have a reputation for that, lol.
So, now I am about to go crazy waiting. In the meantime, we have been searching for cabinet hardware and tile for our kitchen backsplash. Can anyone point me to some good resources for either?
I am bursting with anticipation this week. Have you noticed my ticker?! We have our final walk-through of the house scheduled for Wednesday morning and then we close on Friday morning. I can't wait to get the keys!! We have movers scheduled for Saturday. Saturday night will be spent with my family in High Point and then Sunday (Christmas) will be spent in our new home. Christmas evening will be at my cousin Christine's, here in Concord. I can't wait!
I drove by the house after I picked the boys up from school today. To my surprise, I saw 2 vans of flooring installers. The had the hardwoods down for most of the first floor but carpet was just starting throughout the rest of the house. That was at 3pm so I would venture to guess that they will finish up tomorrow. From what I could tell, everything looked great! I would have taken photos but it was a chaotic mess. I could barely see the hardwoods thanks to all the dirty footprints on it. We get to do our official walk-through next Tuesday so I will be sure to get some pics then, if not before.
I went by the house yesterday afternoon with camera in hand for nothing. No flooring was installed nor was it even sitting in my garage. What the heck Rite Rug??? So not amused.
We are now scheduled to get our floors installed tomorrow. Yay!! Our awesome PM put the pressure on Rite Rug to get things done. They found our hardwoods in Canada so they got over-nighted here. We're almost done and I am a happy gal!
Friday should have been the day for all of our flooring to go in. Unfortunately, it was not. Instead, I got a call from our PM telling us that the hardwoods that we ordered are back-ordered until January 10th. Ughhhhhhh. What a bummer! The manufacturer makes this particular kind only 3 times a year. They are completely out of it right now. They are trying to locate us some from around the US and even overseas. If they do find some, it will most likely be installed next week. Worst case scenario, we will have to wait for the hardwoods. Ryan Homes will put temporary vinyl flooring down in place of the hardwoods in the meantime. They are still going to move us in during Christmas week so the flooring will not delay things in that respect, thank the Lord.
As far as our carpeting is concerned, our PM decided not to install it Friday. He thinks that it will get stained if it is put in before the hardwoods. The reason being that the hardwoods are all that you would see as you enter the front door. Due to the hardwoods not being down, the floors are all concrete at the entrance. When workers enter, all they would see is that the flooring isn't down yet so they wouldn't remove their muddy boots. It could be that they wouldn't notice the white carpets until they had already walked over them in other rooms. It makes sense to me so now we wait.
Next week, the whole house will be cleaned and spruced up. Painters will be in there to make everything perfect for us. Our sod will be laid and hopefully, we will get our hardwoods/carpet. That's all that's left before we close the following week. I can't wait!!!
We are so close to getting our new house now that I am beginning to lose it. I am super anxious. Why? Here's a list:
1-I am sick of running up to our 3rd floor apartment (which is a 1 bedroom to make matters worse).
2-I hate getting wake up calls from my highly vocal neighbor that has "relations" at all hours of the night.
3-I do not like having to defrost the car in the morning since I don't have a garage currently.
4-Fighting for a parking spot in front of our building can be rather annoying.
5-The yard apes (affectionate word for annoying kids) outside yelling and screaming ALL THE TIME makes me cringe. The walls are thin and the kids are obnoxious. Where are the dang parents in this place???
After all that complaining, here are the things I am currently thankful for:
1-I love being close to family. We are going to have an amazing Christmas this year!!
2-My kids are wonderful. They really are good kids and I couldn't ask for better.
3-Clayton is the best husband. No, seriously. I don't know any other guy who would be able to live up to him.
4-We are all healthy, with the exception of my numerous dental woes, of course.
5-Our home is almost ready for us.
I haven't felt like we have had any normalcy since moving here back in late April. Life has been hard with the selling of our house in Colorado, the commuting my hubby had to do the first 3 months, the 2 month stint in the temporary apartment in south Charlotte, the 6 months spent in a 1 bedroom apartment, the moving and storage of all of our belongings (which we cannot access because everything is packed too tight), and numerous other things that I just don't care to mention. It all sounds like a nightmare but really, this was my dream. I never thought that we would ever get to move back home to NC. I am so happy that God has blessed us with this opportunity. It was rather amazing and fast how everything happened to get us to this point. For all of this, I am extremely happy and thankful.
Our house is really close to being finished. We broke in on Friday night and saw everything. I took pics then but I can get better ones today during the daytime. We now have shutters and columns on the front. The crown molding, chair railing, baseboards, and wainscoting have been installed and painted . Our granite is in and it is gorgeous against our espresso cabinets!! The floors, tubs, and showers have all been tiled. Our appliances were sitting in the family room in boxes. I hope that they are installed now. We shall see...
We officially locked our rate a week ago at an amazing 3.75%. How awesome is that?! It's for a 30 year fixed loan. We were thrilled in 2008 to refinance our Colorado house to 5.25%. Back then, that was good. The rates right now are really hitting bottom. I am so glad that we didn't have to lock back during summer because it was around 4.5%. It's crazy how the rate can drastically change over a short amount of time.
