Is it really November already??
Over the last few weeks, when I wake up early and enter our new house to complete a few tasks before heading to the office, I am in awe of what we’ve accomplished and how far we have come. I’m also starting to realize that someday, very soon, we will be finished to the point of being able to move in and spend time enjoying our house without having a task to do! I know Ben is frustrated that we will need to circle back and redo all of the things that we are temporarily putting in place to pass our final inspection but maybe that’s exactly what we need for each other.
A good friend of mine made a joke this week that Ben and I might not get along so well if we didn’t have a project to work on together. This comment made me think a bit… We spent our first 3 years together building Ben’s wood shop, we were married in July 2001 and 30 days later we broke ground on our 5 year remodel. We only had one year in between finishing our Tacoma house and starting on our Bonney Lake project. Do you see the trend here? I don’t want our marriage to be like that weird Winchester House in San Jose where the owners felt like they had to keep adding onto the house or they would perish! Â
There are SO many things that I am looking forward to doing once we finish building our house.  Piano & Guitar lessons are at the top of the list and starting an organic vegetable garden is something we’ve both talked about for years. My biggest hope for 2011 is that the only thing we will build together is our friendship… and maybe a green house for our new garden :0)
Just me... working on interior doors
Ben enjoying some "Grandpa Time"