A Room With a View or Without...

This is our new view out of our WINDOWS that were installed sometime last week since Wednesday. We were pleasantly surprised to find all but one window installed and working. Yes, I wanted the dark windows instead of the white windows. I just like them better. Unfortunately the one window by the front door has white details so it doesn't match.


This is not a lake or pond that you see out the back door, although we are building in Victoria Lakes, the subdivision that is neither Victorian nor full of lakes. It is actually a big puddle in our future back yard. It has been raining for two days. Let me just say that rain and cold weather are not a good combination. You can also see the indoor puddle, which will hopefully dry out some time next week.


Here is our bathroom without a view. When we had to make 2,000 decisions in the course of an hour or so when we first wrote the contract, we thought that it would be a good idea to have a blocked view window in the bathroom. Unfortunately, we did not think about the view being blocked for us, too. If we want to look out into the woods while we are in the bathroom, then we'll have to open the window.


I also wish that we had added more recessed lighting. All in all, those are minor regrets.

In other news, Brad is healing pretty well. True to his word, we made it to all of the holiday parties this weekend even though he was still sort of waddling and holding his belly. This is the year of the parties. I think we've been to seven celebrations so far.

We've been so busy that we didn't even get the tree up until tonight, one week away from Christmas. This year Hanukkah starts on Christmas night, which for us is great. We get to celebrate both in one day! I know that we probably cause much dismay for celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah in a decidedly secular and materialistic fashion, but our focus on family and tradition ought to count for something. So, you'll find us drinking eggnog with our latkes, sharing candy canes and gelt, and playing dreidel while we listen to Christmas music this year on Christmas/Hanukkah. Happy Christmahanukkah everybody!