So some of you may have heard already, but for those who want to know more or are completely in the dark, this post is for you! Our big news for 2009 is that we are moving! We debated early this year about staying in Augusta versus moving somewhere else. A lot of our decision was based on family location and work/rotation opportunities. When I got the list of possible rotations, we immediately threw out anything that wasn't either in Augusta, near Milledgeville or NW Atlanta suburbs. Not a whole lot was offered for Augusta, so we took that to mean we just weren't meant to be there, plus I think we were looking for a good excuse to move closer to our families. ;)
After a little debate, we decided that we would want to settle in the suburbs of Atlanta. Randy had a good opportunity to stay with his current company (Golden Living Center/Aegis Therapies) and transfer to the Marietta facility. My parents live in Acworth, so that's pretty much where we started and worked in an area around them. Two months into the house hunting process, we were getting worn out. We would find a house, but either something would be wrong with it (like toxic mold, eek) or someone would make an offer on it before we were ready to move on it. Needless to say, we were frustrated.
Nearing the end of one particular frustrating weekend, my dad recommended that we visit this one new neighborhood we liked initially, but they only had one home available at the time. We drove over there and sure enough, that one home was under contract. So we started thinking...and talking it over with my parents (our realtor and interior designer) and came to a decision: let's just build our own!
The scoop: We have signed the contract to build a house here:
Yes, that is OUR under contract sign on the lot sign! :) You can view the builder's website and neighborhood page here: http://tratonhomes.com/community.php?c=12 (Make sure you let us know if you want to build here too cause there's a referral bonus!)
And the floor plan we selected is called the Glenkirk, and here is the layout of the house:
And the sample picture of the front. Obviously ours will look a little different (first off, it will have a right-hand garage) and we will get to select the exterior colors and such...
So there's the update for us. We will continue to post home developments here and hopefully have pictures up as they build it as well as the finished product. Our closing date is set for November 30. All our Augusta friends, sorry we will be leaving you. All our Atlanta friends...here we come!
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