Building a house

It's official, Jeff and I are building a house! We've been looking around at houses ever since we discovered I was pregnant, and now that our little girl has arrived, our 2 bedroom apartment is getting tighter. We can definitely live in it and be okay for a while, but once Bentley can walk it will just be too small. It's been certain for months that we were building but we didn't feel like going too public with it. Now that our hole is dug and our studio selections are made, it seems more official and exciting!

Our house is located in Legacy, which is in the very south of Calgary, off Macleod Trail and right beside Walden. It backs on a pond with a nice path where we can have daily walks. I've been very nervous about this location and the whole idea of building a house bigger than we have furniture for, but lately I've been getting more and more excited about it. I think the hardest part is leaving the ward and the friends I've made, and also my daily routine. I love 130th Ave and Deerfoot, but I will learn to love new things. It will hopefully be the place where we stay for most of our lives, and I'm feeling good about that. It still makes me super nervous, but I feel like that's pretty normal.

 Well, it's a big year for us...from having a baby to building a house, not to mention buying a business! It's been hectic trying to get to all these meetings with a baby and sleep deprivation. We've been a bit overwhelmed! I have to say I wasn't really enjoying the process of building a house until I got to the design studio...the fun stuff! I had a blast choosing our floors, counter tops, cabinets, etc...it's going to be really cool to see it all put together. It's tough to see the numbers rack up (as everything seems to be an upgrade!), but we are almost done, and then we will just watch our house being built. So far the hole is dug, but it's due to be finished around November...(who knows when the actual date will be). We aren't in a rush to move, but we are very excited! Bentley's a lucky girl, and I'm excited to finally be able to have a baby's room for her seperate from the study. I took a couple of pictures so that I could remember Bentley's first room and how we managed to fit everything in. It actually worked out pretty good. I have to say I will definitely miss this small but cozy place when we move!