Roof Over Our Heads Sunday, Aug 5 2007

A week ago, on Sunday, Steve and I decided a trip to the beach was in order.  Since Florence is going to be our new “local” beach, and we were going up to Lincoln City in a few weeks for a wedding, we decided Florence would be our beach destination.  We decided to go through Veneta and see how long it took to get to the beach from our new home.  Well, we couldn’t just drive through and not stop by the house, so we stopped in to see what was going on.  The roof trusses were mostly up the last time we stopped by, but they were all finished and the roofers had started sheeting it to get ready for the roofing material.  Both shower/tub combos were also onsite waiting for the plumbers.

Since it was a Sunday, the model home was open.  Since the model home is identical to our home, we were able to take measurements of all of the windows so we can order blinds ahead of moving in.  We also took measurements of the living room, to help us decide which way the couch should be oriented and think about what other types of furniture we should think about.

 The trip to the beach was great.  We stopped in a Mo’s to have some clam chowder, and then drove back up by Highway 101 through Newport.  We stopped in to walk on the beach at the lighthouse in Newport, and stopped at Dairy Queen on the way back to have an ice cream cone.

Steve stopped by the house again this Thursday (his usual day to stop in), and we have a roof already!  It looked like the roofers were almost done installing the roof.  The plumbers had been in also, since both shower/tubs were installed and you could see the plumbing in the walls.

Today we stopped in at Blackledge Furniture, to look again at the couch we picked out.  They had an almost identical one for a bit cheaper than the original we picked out, so we settled on that.  We also picked out an uphoulstered ottoman with drawers, instead of having a coffee table.  We got an ottoman like this so we could have some extra seating when we have guests, and still have a place to put drinks and things on regular days.  Along with the two seating pieces, we picked out an entertainment console.  We had originally planned to wall mount the TV, but to do that, we would have had to do all the wiring and cutting of drywall after the house had already been built.  We also weren’t positive that we could do it without wires to things like our TiVo and surround sound be showing.  So we opted for a TV stand type thing instead.  It’s like a dining room sideboard but with shelves for equipment in the middle.  Hooray for cute furniture!

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