WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

After all this time, I am ONE WEEK away from closing!!!!!!!

I don't think I could find an emoticon big enough to capture the happiness and joy!!

I haven't been to see the house in a bit because I've been so busy preparing for everything BUT I will be trying to go tomorrow....

Today I signed all my papers at my lawyer's office, got my insurance papers and secured my security system. What a busy day!! It's feeling more and more real every day especially now that I am only ONE week away!!

ONE!
WEEK!
LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pulling things together.....

Hello All!!

So I went by the house a few days ago and this is the newest outside shot! YAY!! Now all that's left is the garage, (and getting rid of the ugly UGLY porta-potty!!) and then it'll be HOME!!!

After hearing about the kitchen cabinets were completed, I HAD to go take a look. I went with a friend of mine and then I actually was able to meet some of my neighbours from across the way. They were really nice and I'm glad that I live across from some AWESOME people! I'll be drinking with them for sure! lol...

So after talking to my fun neighbours, my friend and I went into the house and walked up the stairs and saw THIS....

I literally SQUEALED because the cabinets looked better than my expectations!!! My friend and one of the workers laughed at me...but it's ALL GOOD!! Cause my cabinets look FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTASTIC!! lol..

Here's another shot...

WHOO HOO!! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII LOVE IT!!!

The downside to this was that my PDI was pushed back to 8 am on the holiday Monday...boooooooooo...but at least I get a PDI soon enough...moving right along...

AND (to the delight of many of my friends who have watched me go back and forth about this...),

 I BOUGHT MY COUCH TODAY!!!

I think it's a funky couch..kinda 60s inspired. I like the clean lines but it's also really comfy because you sink into the cushion, but you are really supported in the back because it's a tight back. I'll have to share the fabrics when I get a better shot of them but the main couch is almost like the picture but a little lighter brown with almost a funky tweed colour, and the accent cushions are this REALLY fun leaves pattern with black, gold, grey and hot pink leaves all over it. Very happy and very me!

So...I have completed these tasks at least, and now it's a matter of getting everything finalised slowly but surely and then I'll be IN MY HOUSE!!

10- TEN!!!!!!-more days!!  

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

I opened up my e-mail this morning and saw this message from my Customer Care Coordinator:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

This is earlier than I expected since I only thought they would be getting around to the cabinets today or tomorrow...WHOO HOO!!!

3 guesses where I'M going tonight!!! =D

Pictures to follow.....

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo CLOSE!!

Hello All!!

So what a week this has been!!

I have been busy trying to finalize everything to do with the move. I have paid for my appliances (cried a lil bit), paid for my beds (cried a lil bit more),arranged for my home and new auto insurance, arranged for deliveries and installations up the wazoo, and then sat down and actually tabulated what everything is going to cost me...(which made me boo hoo like a new born baby! lol...)

BUT then I went by the house site today and this BE-AU-TI-FUL site greeted me like an old OLD friend... 

After taking this happy shot, I went to open the door to take a peek and....

it was locked....

My heart SANK!!

I ran over to try the garage door and it too was locked! I must have been just a pitiful sight of disappointment because all of a sudden, I heard 'You wanna take a look?!' from across the street..

Ladies and gentlemen, today my hero wore jeans and a hardhat!!

The EXTREMELY well timed and well 'keyed' constructionator (hey he's a hero..gotta give him a cool name!) let me into the house and I was able to take a look around. This sight greeted me in the great room..

My cabinets are in...=D

and here's the close-up...

I think it looks rrrrreally pretty and this is a fixed up pic because of the sun in the background.

This is the Rocky Road counter that will be going in the 2nd bathroom. You can't quite get the effect from this picture but in person, it looks really nice and neutral with a bit of pop.

This is the Suede Ash Fiesta counter that's supposed to be in the kitchen. In this light, it looks really nice and almost a lil sparkly.

One of the building supervisors came by while I was in there and it turns out that he is the spy for my Customer Service Rep for my house!! Great times meeting him because he has been EXTREMELY helpful throughout the whole process. He also hinted that the cabinets may actually be installed on Monday! YAAAY!!! Hopefully I'll have more pics in the near future too.

18 more days!!!

=D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOILED!!

I went to go check out the house on Friday night with a few friends, but lo and behold, I got there and the door was LOCKED!!! =O! How could they DO that to me!?!?!?

And what added salt to injury was that MY door was the ONLY one that was locked in the whole row of my block!! I started looking around for the camera just in case I was being punked. LOL!!


*Shaking fist in frustration!*
I guess it could be a good thing because maybe there's something going on valuable enough that they needed to lock the doors....which I suppose is a good thing..but I wanna SEE what it is! Lol...
Ah well...there's always next time! =D

22 days left!!!! AH!! That number is starting to freak me out! lol...SO much to get done still..EEK!

House Update!!

WELL!!

I have let a week go by without giving any kind of update. SHAME ON ME! lol...

I have lots to update though and a few pictures ta boot!

For starters, I present to you my siding!!

I think it looks GREAT!

Then I moved on inside, and I found this staring back at me in the foyer!!

DOORS!! I saw DOORS.... and TRIMS!

Needless to say I was obviously quite excited!! 

So then of course I went inside (after checking with one of the builders though), and then I walked up the stairs (past the beautiful rails again that I totally ran my hands over..lol!), turned the corner and saw.....

Well of course I was crazy excited because I was thinking HARDWOOD!!

But it actually turned out to be the cedar shingles on the outside. lol... so that was kinda disappointing BUT only for a second because with the cedar shingles on, the house will definitely look almost complete, which is great!

Continuing on my magical home tour, I saw that the deck wood was already placed and ready for railings..so of course, I copped a shot. =D

There wasn't too much to see upstairs, except that they have put in the rough ins for all the closets which was nice to see, and the trim was all done throughout the upstairs as well, so it's nice to know that they have finished that aspect.

On the prepping for closing day front, things could not be busier!

I am currently getting ready for the big move and trying to nail down movers again. It's crazy trying to get the best deals, but I think I've found a good company so that's cool!! 

I'm close to finalizing my mortgage papers and making my final decision in terms of which financial institution to go with. URG! It's so not the funnest experience reading over all those numbers. And I must admit it makes my heart stop a little with a gut wrenching pang when I see the decimal after 5 digits instead of 2 or 3. Almost hurts my feelings a lil bit. :)

On the appliance front, there was almost an incident where I wouldn't be able to get my fridge BUT it looks like it's all sorted out now. It's not worth going into detail because I am staying postive...but I am also positive that if I don't get my fridge, I'm going to be a whole lotta upset!! Lol!!

AND I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST!!

MY PDI IS CURRENTLY BOOKED FOR THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 20th!!!

Granted it took some nifty finagling by my fantastic CCR but I can't wait to see everything all done!

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!

That's everything that's going on right now and I think I've officially caught you up to date. The hardwood should be going in any time now, along with the cabinets and plumbing fixtures. I'll be sure to post some pictures as soon as I can.

26 MORE DAYS!!

  

Rails and Baths...

 Well today, I pestered my poor POOR customer care coordinator, who is fantastically patient I must say, this afternoon, and she told me that not only were my railings done, but the wall tiles in the bathrooms had been completed too!!!!!!! It was a lot harder to stay at work and focus after I got that message, but somehow I survived!!

So after waiting for my friends (who took an EXCRUCIATINGLY long time!!), I finally went over to the house site today to check out the progress!!

I walked into the house and saw the railings!! OMG! I am in LOVE!! The funny thing is when I first got the rails, while I liked them a lot, I thought 'Could I have spent that money somewhere else?' and actually contemplated cancelling that upgrade!

COULD YOU IMAGINE?!?!!?

Somehow, a little voice in me said 'No. You're really going to like them when they're all done' and I tried to picture what they would look like and they seemed like they would be really nice so I kept them.

Ladies and Gentlemen...little did I know how much of an UNDERSTATEMENT that would be!!

When I walked in today, they looked like a big,clear,bubble wrapped present and I must say it took A LOT of self-control not to rip off a piece of that bubble wrap and look at those rails in all their absolute glory! I took a lot of pictures from different angles in order to try to get a true feel for them! I am BEYOND ecstatic that I kept them because it feels like it gives my house just that special little 'oopmh!' and I think I tingled inside just a little bit when I saw them! Just goes to show...sometimes..you just gotta make you happy!!

I know I know...I'm obsessed...I accept this..lol!!

This is from the foyer to the 2nd floor

This is from the 2nd floor landing to the foyer...

This is from the 2nd floor landing to have a look at the actual rail itself...

This is from the great room to the railings that go up to the third floor...

This is from the computer nook on the third floor going down to the dining room...

I finally realised that I hadn't taken a close up shot of the rails so this is that...lol...

LOVE THEM!!

But then I finally got upstairs to the bathrooms and saw the main bathroom tile!! WHOO HOO!!! It's pretty much exactly how I had imagined it and I'm so happy with this choice too because the overall atmosphere that I was gong for I think was achieved AND it was VERY well done from what I saw. I was really impressed with the handwork!!

I was even happy with the inlaid listello border which added a little bit of detail that I thought was cool.

Here's a close up shot...

Of course, right after this I scurried (Yes..I really mean scurried!!) over to the master ensuite because I had really been looking forwards to seeing what the tile would look like in this room...

I was NOT disappointed!!

The listello border in this one is a really nice funky contrast!! Like jewelery for the house, as my sister would put it!! I REALLY REALLY liked the outcome of this one as well!!

Here's the close up shot for this bathroom...

So in general, I am really really happy with the progress and finishes that Mattamy has done thus far. Now that the finesse part of the process is coming to life, I am getting more and more excited about the finished product.

Of course, as always, I will keep you all posted!!

Only 32 more days left!! AH!!!!! =D