Posted on by Emily

Day 167

It’s really happening!

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I got butterflies as we turned onto our easement drive and saw the big pile of dirt in the distance.

IMG_3974Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight?!

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(*Fighting back tears*)

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This is where the garage will be.

And guess what? We will actually PARK in the garage, unlike the other 99.3% of Tennesseans who have garages and never park in them.  I don’t understand it.

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That looks like fun!

But, I will say, after reviewing the SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN 10 second videos our trail camera captured from the first day of moving dirt, this is a very VERY monotonous process.

Though having seen many a hot mess of a construction site, I think our guy is very methodical and trying not to disturb things any more than necessary.

Please cross your fingers for clear days so we can make good progress!

 

Posted on by Emily

Day 166

Well, nearly 6 months into owning the property, the momentous day finally came – we broke ground!  I never thought I would be so excited to see a pile of dirt.

Unfortunately we couldn’t be there in person for the big moment, but BOTH of our neighbors sent us photos and videos.  Nothing is getting past them, which is a good thing so far.

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One neighbor sent us this on Wednesday that the equipment had arrived.

IMG_3950Then, yesterday morning we got these photos from our other neighbor…who was practically standing in the pile of dirt.

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Last weekend, we moved the trail camera to the tree on the right, so hopefully we’ll have more thrilling footage to share!

Try to contain yourselves.