Today was our appointment with Advanced Flooring and Design to pick out all of our flooring options for our new house, and since we were making the drive up to Williamsburg anyway, and since my mom was nice enough to watch the kid for the day we couldn't resist the temptation to stop by the model and visit our new home (in spirit) and our awesome site agent Zach Farrow.
I have to say that every time my wife and I walk into the Misthaven model we can't help but get excited. It's that nervous, I can't believe we will have this soon type of excitement. For two people who have spent the last few years yearning for a bigger place, our new house will truly be a dream come true. To finally have some space to spread out and to have a home that's all our own and to not be connected to our neighbors will be so nice, and to be fortunate enough to have a place as beautiful as what we will hopefully have is a little surreal.
It was exciting to drive by and see that the dumpsters and other debris that had been sitting on "our" lot had all been moved away and we got the awesome news from Zach that we should be having our pre-construction meeting soon and that construction time is right around the corner. Since we were there, we went ahead and dropped off a check for a good portion of the downpayment/earnest money and also signed the change order for the upgraded appliance package that Amorette and I had decided on. Zach as always was helpful and courteous and took the time to answer our questions and entertain all our comments and excitement. It's great to have a site agent that mirrors your excitement and makes you feel both welcome and important.
After our trip by the site, we went on up to Advanced Flooring and Design and met with Aly Maggard to pick out all our flooring. The whole appointment took about a hour and wasn't nearly as difficult as we expected. It helped somewhat that Amorette and I had a general idea of what we wanted and what we were looking to spend on upgrades, and Aly made the whole process very straightforward and easy. She laid out the options and gave her opinions on what she thought we would like and where we should consider putting the extra money and did it all without coming across as being pushy or aggressive, and in the end we left there extremely pleased with the choices that we made and within our budget more or less. All and all it was a great experience. I will post another entry tomorrow or at least in the next few days that outlines all our selections once I get to go through the pictures we took and get everything sorted. After all, what good is a post like that without any pictures??
Before I end this, I want to take a minute to say something about all of the people that Amorette and I have met and interacted with so far in this project. When we first took on the idea of building our next home, it was a very daunting task. We both work very demanding full time jobs and the whole thought of everything that it would take to get our new home built was quite overwhelming. From meeting with the site agent, and the mortgage people, to the flooring people, structured wiring and our project manager, and everyone else that we'd meet in this journey, it was a lot to take in. Then we started going through everything and I have to say, everyone that we've meet has gone far above and beyond our expectations. You truly get the impression that the people you're working with genuinely enjoy what they're doing and it's a very contagious thing. I find that every time we have a meeting we leave feeling even more pleased and excited than we felt when we walked in. Like the people we meet with are sincerely interested in helping us build our dream home. There's a lot to be said for that. In a day and time where it seems like all anyone does is complain, I think it's important to recognize the people that exceed your expectations and make what you're apart of truly enjoyable, and everyone that has worked with us in this new life adventure has done just that.
Thank you to you all.
Stay tuned for all our flooring selections!!
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