The outline takes shape

Things have been moving along at a brisk clip. The brick guys did their thing, allowing the framer guys to come on out and do theirs. We love our bricks. So much better than everyone else's bricks. Rhett had to go to a special brick showroom to pick them out and pick out a matching mortar shade. Who knew? Details, details. Once the framing started, it was amazing how quickly the outline of the house began to rise from the concrete piers (we were told our architect, one Don Gardner we plucked from the internet, put in a freakish number of piers, which means our floors shouldn't be sagging anytime soon). Day One: beams across the piers for the floor, Day Two: rough floors laid and walls beginning to rise. Day Three: Walls! This is the fun part - now we can actually walk from room to room, trying hard not to step on nails or bean our heads, and actually see how big each room is and how the house flows. I think it will be beautiful, as long as pick out the right stuff!!!!