We've chosen a builder and our lot! woohoo!

We have been looking to buy a home for some time now, our house has become too "small".

We looked at many, many homes...from pre-existing homes to new homes, from one end of Central Florida to the other. On January 22nd, 2007, we signed a contract with Ryland Homes. We bought a conservation lot, in a new development in St. Cloud.

This past monday we spent 5 hours at the design center, picking out all the options for our home. FUN! Compared to our home now...this is going to seem like a "mansion" We are getting a HUGE master bedroom and bath on one end of the house, on the other end we have 2 bedrooms and an office. A huge kitchen with all the goodies...high-end Maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, kitchen island w/granite, a breakfast nook, and high hat lighting. Our family room is off the kitchen, with sliders to the back. We are getting 3 bathrooms downstairs, and a bonus room with bathroom and another suite upstairs for the "girls". Plus, a formal living room and dining room. A decent size laundry room, and a 3-car garage for Elliot's Harleys. He has a 1996 Road King and a 2001 Buell.

So, as we travel forward...i'll share the trials and tribulations of building our house. Wish me luck, as anyone who has ever had anything built or remodeled knows...we're going to need it. LOL.