glh's Journal: Weekend Update

Been a nice weekend so far- birthday went well (we celebrated last night). Got to play in the pool with my daughter and the rest of the family and we had some pizza. Later I got to play Halo 2 with my ten-year-old cousin and we kicked some butt.

Everything w/ the house is going pretty well. I posted some pics from a week ago after the drive was completed and the rest of the lighting installed. Click here to see the them. This weekend I was pleasantly surprised by the work they got done. All of the baseboard trim is done, and carpet will be going in on Monday. The main general contractor was out since thurs working on misc stuff such as cleaning up debris, patching the crack in the concrete on the outside wall, figuring out the stairs, screwing down the osb on the floor, etc. I went out today and actually put some screws in the floor myself since I had a little time in the morning, and was waiting on a call from a buddy for the wiring schematic for an rj45 connector (I forgot to bring my cable). I also crimped 4 cables in the basement so those are done. Things are coming along well. The trim carpenter was out and it took him most of the day but he finished our stairway. It turned out being a 119 degree angle from the wall as opposed to the 90 he typically does- needless to say it was a little more difficult for him. We are pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I'll try to get some more pics posted tomorrow.

It looks like we may just be done by the end of next week. I am planning on taking off Friday. It would work out great if we could do our closing at the builders which is on the way to Columbus where we're heading to celebrate my birthday and my sisters at my parents. Her birthday happens to be July 2nd. Should be a lot of fun- we may even get to catch red white and boom (which is a big firework show in Cols on Fri night).

Looking back on the last nine months has definitely been quite a roller coaster ride. We're nearing the end right now... at least the part where the ride is over, and you're waiting to get off :) (Speaking of which, I want to get out to Cedar Point sometime in the next few weeks!!). If anyone is thinking about building, it is a lot of work emotionally and a huge drain on your pocket book... I can't believe all the little things we didn't think of, and things we did that turned out to be more expensive. But that is all part of it and it is definitely a good learning experience. I'm sure it will be well worth it.

I'll have another debriefing on the house once we move in, hopefully that will be my last JE series on the house for a while!! I'll have to find something new to write about. :) On a somewhat related note, I've already got the local cable company set to come out and install on July 11th. It's 3.5 m/bit download, 100+ channels, and an HD box (mostly local channels) for under $70 a month! I'm in an area that actually has competition so it's great. Normally I'd be paying over $100 for that package. There is no DSL just yet, but in about a year (when the price goes up on cable) DSL should be near by.