The Building of Greuel Manor: A lot changes when you stay away for a week

After a week away, I drove to the house last Friday with some company. My mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, Austin, Michelle, Liz, and Jay all wanted to see the progress. There was quite a bit more done than I had expected. All of the internal walls were up on the second floor and most of the trusses were in place. I now have a pretty good feeling of how the second floor will feel... and yes, the master bathroom is still going to be huge.

I have been accomplishing a lot over the last few days, mostly shopping and picking things out. I got some good deals on a few things during the Thanksgiving/Black Friday season so mom and dad's garage is really starting to fill up fast. I think they will be as excited as I am when I get to move in. I got a new refrigerator, washer, dryer, 4 TV's, dining room table and chairs, and bed which are all in the garage now. I've also got all of the bedding and some of the curtains already. I also picked out the oven, microwave, and dishwasher, but they will be delivered directly to the house later on. I also finalized all of the plumbing fixtures. I decided not to go with the super-cool/expensive shower fixtures in the master bath... I guess a shower head, hand-held shower, rain head, and three body sprays will have to do :) I also created a budget for myself (I know this is probably shocking to many of you) as you can see how quickly things can get out of hand... now if I can only make myself stick to it.

Today is the halfway point, day 60 of 120! I won't get to see the house again until Friday since I am on vacation the rest of this week so I'm sure there will be many more changes over the next week.