Pics of the new home!

Well, we have been in our house a month now and feels like much longer than that!  We are loving our new home and thankful for the extra space.  I'm still getting used to the commute, but so far it hasn't been too bad.  Justin also got a new job where he works three 12 hour shifts a week.  He leaves the house at 5:30 in the morning so he's not in traffic and doesn't get home until 8pm.  It's super long days, but we are thankful for the days he has off during the week.  Now he has much more time to study for grad school on his days off, instead of having to study in the evenings when he gets home from work.  The hardest part is not knowing his schedule ahead of time as I'm a big planner.  Oh well, it's only for a season.  Okay, now back to the house.  Building a house was SUPER fun, but also very stressful.  That pretty much sums up house hunting in general, fun and stressful!  It was really fun picking out everything for the house together and that was by far the fun part.  I would say besides picking out the lot, house and what goes inside, Justin pretty much handled everything else, thank goodness!  He would come out to check on the house often, e-mail the sale associate about 3 times a day (okay, maybe not that many times) and have contact with the builder, lender, and our realtor.  He was so on top of things.  I know we said multiple times, "I just can't wait until we are moved in and this part of it is over".  And here we are!  And now looking back, I don't even remember what was so stressful about it.  It's like what women say about giving birth and pregnancy, they have amnesia and forget how painful and miserable the experience was because it's such a blessing and worth it!  So now, here is a short tour of our home:  

Kitchen

Living Room

View from the Kitchen, I love the openness.  The french doors lead to the study

Entry to the Master Bedroom

Entry to the extra bedrooms, bathroom, utility room, and hall closest

Entry way to the home

Part of the patio and backyard

Thanks for stopping by for the tour!  We just bought a new bed so we now have an extra bedroom for guests!  Please stop by Casa de Cummings at anytime!