House Update

So we're about a month out from closing.

We headed out to the house today to check out the progress. Apparently they got a little behind because of the rain this week. Hopefully the forecast will clear up so there are no more delays. But most of the work that's left is inside the house, except for the landscaping.

It looks like they have all the interior paint done. The countertops are in and the stonework is done.

Here are some of the pictures that we took today.

The walkway and driveway are poured. And the stonework on the columns are done.

Check out the fireplace. We upgraded to this...it really brings the outside into the home.

Granite countertops have been installed. And the bathroom countertops are also in.

We like the granite so much more now that its installed! We definitely liked it when we saw it at the warehouse, but it looks so much better in the kitchen.

I absolutely LOVE the fireplace. I think the stone really makes the family room unique -- and it brings the outside into the house.

Only a few more weeks of apartment living. And that means, only a few more weeks before we can break out the grill!! I've missed my grill more than I ever thought. Matt gave it to me last Christmas and with the Florida weather, we ended up grilling out pretty much every weekend. I can't wait to dust it off and throw some burgers on the fire!!

Stay tuned for completion pictures...hopefully coming in the next two or three weeks!!

Until next time...

The Pictures Are Here!!!

Do you know how hard it is to narrow down 1200+ pictures to just 65? Not an easy task. I know this because that is what Matt and I had to do this past week for our wedding album.

We are so excited to see how the album comes out. Our photographer, Mark Parsons, was AWESOME!! Mark was easy to work with and so funny.

Since Matt and I are in tv, we are really particular about how pictures look and Matt will notice random things that most people wouldn't - ie. the bride and groom standing in front of a column, but the column looking like it is growing out of one of the people's heads. But, we also know that a professional photographer is creative and so we wanted to give Mark the ability to be as creative as he wanted because we know that would turn out into some amazing pictures.

And we were right.

We are still waiting on a few pictures to come back, including a timelapse of Matt and I standing in the middle of the street in downtown Athens. We love the pictures we took downtown, and I'm kicking myself for not taking advantage of Mark and his photographer a little more and finding some more fun spots to take pictures in! Mainly we focused on the area right in front of the arch and the bulldog on Baxter Street.

All that being said...here's a taste of some of the best pictures from the day!

Most important, we are so happy to be husband and wife. And we are so blessed to have been able to spend some quality time with the people who are most important to us on our wedding day!

Awesome picture. This is the picture that brought us to Mark.

 The house we rented was already decorated for Christmas...loved it!

 If you can't tell, I was a little excited to marry my Matt!

My dad was making me laugh while walking down the aisle.

We would not have made it through the day without my best friend (and unofficial wedding coordinator) Chaunte

Matt found these adorable toasting glasses...loved them!

We absolutely adored the cupcake tree that Gigi's Cupcakes put together for us

Can you see why we're best friends?

This may be my favorite picture from the night!

Although this may be a close second...it looks like an ad for something

Although this might be my favorite...so many to pick from.

We were in Athens...we couldn't pass up Uga!

Stay tuned for a new blog of the house -- coming soon since we close in a little more than a month!!

Until next time...

Progress on the House

The house is coming along nicely!!

The exterior of the house has been painted and the stone is up on the facade. They still have to put the stone work around the columns on the porch. It looks like the electrical is done because when we went on Saturday it sounded like workers were putting the drywall up inside (so we didn't go in).

House (as of 1/7/2012)

We also decided we wanted a Bulldog for the front porch. If you've ever driven around the Georgia area you've seen these little bulldogs around. Ace Hardware is one of the stores that carries them, so yesterday Matt and I decided to go see what our choices were. We were just perusing but ended up buying our bulldog. The store only had one left (apparently they're big sellers at Christmas and they don't replenish them until March). We ended up negotiating the price -- mainly because I opened my mouth and made a joke about a clearance/must move price, and the manager sold it to us at cost.

Here's our guard dawg. We love that he is a football dawg.

It's a great start to 2012. We can't wait to see what this year holds for the Wooley family!

Until next time...