I finally took a plunge and landed on Pinterest

In the midst of finding our new dream home. I've been revitalized with new ideas and things I want to try. I love the Houzz website!  I'm a creative person by nature but having an endless flow of photos to stimulate my own ideas is phenomenal!  It's going to take years for me to get my home how I want it.  Things are ever-evolving and I don't have the time or resources to get everything right in the next year.  I've been seeing some of my FB friends share things from Pinterest and so I decided to explore.  What a nifty...

Perplexed but still motivated... I think

Welp - the good news is our house got an offer the 2nd day and is on it's way to closing. The bad news or shall I say, not so great news is that we can't get a Ravenna at Culpepper.  As of today, they have completely removed the plans and everything off the site and out of the model home and no longer are offering.  Instead, for almost $30k more, we can get a Verona.  Excitement? [pause] I don't think so! I think it's absolutely ridiculous and my patience has worn thin with Ryan Homes... On top of that - the house wouldn't be ready...

Visited with Sales Rep today! Decisions... Decisions

So we just got back from visiting with the Sales Rep at Culpepper.  My agent was able to make it and it took us like 4 hours!!! If you plan to go to a sales office, be prepared to be there a while.  Between the baby crying (we couldn't get a babysitter) and random foot traffic, we had to keep stopping.  With only one sales rep there today it was pretty hectic.  I made sure I had my list of questions and options prepared before I came and after she was done with the basics I went over all of my questions and concerns.  DH...

What's the Deal?

So my DH and I decided it was time to move. After 4 years in our and 2 kids later we just would like to have a little more space. Don't get me wrong - our house is great that we have now, we've done wonderful upgrades and love our home but we just want to make sure that as our kids get older we don't all go crazy!  With that said - after visiting several homesites we've decided Culpepper Landing in Chesapeake, Virginia would be the most formidable option.  Our 2nd runner up was Crystal Lake South, another Ryan developed community.  We...

First Timer

So I've never created a blog before. This is definitely going to be an experience.  I've been scouring the internet for information and after seeing tons of older blogs about building homes with Ryan (none in my area of course), I decided I would start one of my own and track my own progress.  Hopefully my experiences will help others just as other blogs have done for me :) &nbs...