back to the drawing board.......

We met with the builder Thursday night so he could present us with our first estimate. We learned two things. 1. we definitely love this builder and will be choosing him. 2. we need to choose a new house plan.
When all was said and done, this plan was over 3100 square feet, and over 5000 square feet including the basement and garage. Just too big and expensive. As much as we were loving this plan, there are many more out there we like. I have always been drawing houses, even as a kid, so its exciting for me to start over so to speak. The groundwork is laid and all the prices per sq. feet have already been made... its just a matter of finding a home smaller, that we love and that will fit better into our budget. Marcus and I did have a good laugh about it last night, we certainly have some expensive tastes... maybe we will skip the 1,300.00 stained glass window... or the 6 interior wood pillars. Anyway.. this is all part of the process so we are told. The builder was great about it, said that we can send him a bunch of new plans, and he can help us sort things out. I asked if it was normal for people to be surprised by the original estimate... he said it happens all the time, which made us feel alittle better. I must admit he really had everything in the estimate we wanted, but I guess 45 + windows is a bit much! And yeah, we will still be doing the dog mud room with dog drinking bowl on the floor... but maybe we can do without the built in bench flanked by 2 glass cabinets. Ahhh... its fun! or funny! I will have fun spending the weekend looking at plans, and drawing plans. I tend to get an idea of if I really like the plan, when I start to draw it.
I have only shared this blog with about a dozen friends/family as of now, but I would love any feedback. Maybe I should do a contest and you can all vote on which house house you like. I saw a neat 1920's bungalow in the one book tonight, Marcus said he didnt want a 1920's house though... bummer.. They only cost like 3000.00 back then, for the whole kit!

A little side note, keep me in your prayers Tuesday, I am having a biopsy done. If more cancerous nodes are discovered in my thyroid bed, I will need to have another surgery down at Jefferson. I am hoping not. As much as I love being a patient... I wasn't a big fan of Jeff. I am more of a Grandview fan! Seriously.. I love it there! But anyway, this procedure is really stressful for me, so keep me in your prayers. Thanks guys!