It's been a long week...

Anyhow, I'm sorry I haven't blogged in over a week. Brax and I have been running around, trying to get our house (the one we live in now) straightened up and I've actually had a social life this week. (Surprise, surprise, I know). I went to go see the Sex and the City movie with Julia and Kitty Wednesday night, and had a ball - I hadn't seen Julia since her honeymoon and haven't seen Kitty since Julia's wedding, so it was good to catch up.

On the WW and exercise front, I have not been good at all in the past month. I have had at least one day completely off program every week for the past 4 weeks - that is NOT the WW way, and it's not the way I lost 80 lbs. I have to get my fat butt back in gear - I was doing so well, and I feel as if I've lost my motivation lately. I have been playing Wii Fit a lot lately, and have fallen in love with the running segment. I've downloaded the Couch to 5K podcasts and am hoping that I can start doing those when the weather gets back less hot - even if I have to do them after supper.

Brax and I did work on our lot last weekend, and the pictures are below. We got the lot staked off and you can see where our house will be in comparison to the road. We're still waiting on the Progress Energy folks to get out there so that they can do our power pole so Ken can start on the house; however he said that if they don't get out there soon, he's going to start without them. He wants to have our foundation done before he has to go to Minnesota in the end of July when Jodi's daughter is born.

House pictures:
Here's our driveway!
Billy, Brax, Alex and Tony checking out the lot.
A view of our lot from the cemetery.

Brax driving in the first stake to mark the corners of our house.
The outline of our house!!

WE DID IT!

Brax and I are officially in debt up to our eyeballs - and excited about it. We signed the paperwork to close on our construction loan late Thursday afternoon, and all is a go for starting on our house. Our driveway was installed sometime Thursday as well, and once the contractor can get the people from Progress Energy out there to get our power lines installed, he will dig the foundation.

We're going out to the lot on Sunday after church to do the final decision on the placement of the house. I'm planning on taking pictures and doing a photo journal of our progess as well. I am so excited and definitely cannot wait!

Spontaneity

Yes, Brax and I do have it sometimes. We're closing on the construction loan tomorrow, and found out at lunchtime today that closing costs were going to be about $900 more than we had anticipated. Of course, we both freaked out! After the initial panic subsided, we realized that we were going to be OK, but still, we were both a little tense for the rest of the day.

So, after supper, we were sitting and staring at each other as is normal. I mentioned I had a sweet craving, so Brax suggested we scoot over to McDonald's and get ice cream. After a couple of minutes debate (yes, I had to debate over ice cream) I agreed. So, we drove to McDonald's, went through the drive though, and then took the long way back so we could finish our desserts before we got home. Once we got home, we were both feeling better - less stressed. I think it was a good break for us, and something that we never do. Usually, once we're in for the night, we're not leaving the house for anything. We agreed that we'll have to do it again sometimes. So, we're not the old boring fuddy-duddy married couple that most people think we are. :)

Out of Touch

So, a whole lot has gone on since I last blogged. The loan officer at the bank has everything she needs for our loan approval, and we are closing on June 19. I'm both excited and terrified about this; but I know that everything will work out in the end.

The power company will be running power lines out to the lot on Thursday, and then things will start moving quickly. Brax and I picked out the brick for the foundation tonight, and we'll call the contractor with our decision in the morning. We're doing vinyl for the main part of the siding, so the brick choice wasn't a major decision, but still...we're on our way!

We're still exhausted from our weekend at the lake. Mama has been traveling a lot for work lately, so Brax and I invited Tony and Alex to the lake for the weekend. Who knew that spending a weekend with a 3-year-old would be so exhausting? Alex was ready to play in the water and go from sun up to sun down. He was absolutely adorable, though and we all had a blast. Brax even got in the water both Saturday and Sunday - and everyone who knows him knows that is a rariety.

Anyhow, keep your fingers crossed that this loan stuff doesn't completely drive us batty. We're on our way for sure.

Aaarrrgggghhhh!

Oh my Lord. This loan application stuff is so confusing. I have about 3 inches of paperwork that I have to read and sign, and the more I read and sign the more confused I get. I called my mom and she walked me through a little bit of it, but man...they aren't kidding when they say you're signing your life away!!

On a happier note, Brax bought me Wii Fit today after I had been searching for it all weekend. I played with it for about half an hour and got a decent workout. He was more amused by the fact that I kept getting smacked in the face with soccer cleats during one of the games...how sweet, huh?

Anyhow, please pray for me. I'm getting really intimidated by this whole process and a bit scared!