and a few weeks ago it was this:

Today when I went to see it, they have nearly dry walled the entire house (from what I could tell from the street) and the outside is nearly all ready to be started on.  I will post a picture this weekend when we go by again and I can walk through it (our builder has asked that we don't walk through it during the week).  It has windows, doors and dry wall guys! I don't think you understand what this means for me.  I still can't believe that we decided to buy this house, even now it feels unreal.  But seriously, building a house (even a townhouse) is a huge pain in the ass.  The waiting game is literally the worst.  So far our neighbors seem normal, I don't know if they have kids but they seem around our age?  We were there a few Sundays back while LDS General Conference was going and they were blasting it loud enough for us to hear it outside so that got me a little ... creeped.

Things I am more excited for about this house:

a) I get a GARAGE. Like for real, anyone who has lived without a garage knows the struggle that is scraping your car off every morning. It blows big dick.

b) We will finally have room for visitors! I am hoping family/friends will come see us now and stay! ... but not permanently.

c) My dogs will have a little backyard with grass. Chanel is obsessed with eating and rubbing her face in the grass here at my in-laws.

d) This will be our families home.  This will hopefully be where we bring home our babies, where they take their first steps *eeek* (no this is not an announcement).

Mostly I am just looking forward to the next step in our lives.  Derrick and I are both really hard workers and are both really looking forward to it paying off and being able to get this house.  It's going to be f*&(ing scary.  Here's to the biggest adulting thing we've done yet! I will try not to pee myself in exciting/fear.

See you tomorrow! Night!