Groundbreaking!!!! (Day one)

Tonight we received this picture from our SR.  I was SO excited. I cannot tell you how much I've been checking my phone all week long just hoping for a text or an email.  The weather on Monday and Tuesday had me pretty sure that they hadn't done anything on our lot yet but Wednesday seemed more hopeful but as the day went by I kind of just gave up, also knowing our SR is usually off on Thursdays and Fridays I thought I'd have to wait til Saturday for an update.  So grateful he sent us this photo.  My husband is leaving tomorrow for a three week long business trip to Ireland so I was happy to get the photo and news that they had started while I was sitting with my husband.  We (read: I) had this fun (cheesy) celebration plan to do as a family once we broke ground so I was happy we were able to do that tonight while my husband is still in town. :)

I have never been so happy in life to stare at a photo of dirt being pushed around!

SOLD

Since it was a Saturday and we had just received our loan approval the day before we decided to celebrate by driving up to our lot.  It is kind of an all day commitment to drive to our lot because its over an hour away from where we currently live (although we were pleasantly surprised with no traffic whatsoever and made it to our lot in record time yesterday so that was nice!)  We were really hoping that they had put up our lot sign and sold sticker because the last time we came over a month earlier there wasn't even the lot sign up yet so we didn't have a photo of it.  We were thrilled to see that the sign WAS in place and did have the sold sticker on it!  

It was kind of a cold and wet day so not the greatest for a family picnic like we had planned, also the house next door (basement was done) was being worked on so it was a little awkward to be out there on our lot while they worked.  Anyway, we ate our picnic lunch in the car and then we got out and walked the lot a little and took a family "selfie" with our sign.  :)
After that we drove around the neighborhood for a minute looking for a house with the same color choices as us, and also went to check out the pool and playground area again.
Then we went and explored the area a little bit, checking out some local parks, and the kids school.  Also went to check out what stores and restaurants were around.  All in all it was a fun trip despite the weather.

Next time we visit it will be for our pre-construction meeting, getting more and more excited everyday!