Foundations...

So, we're building a house.

Owning a home is the American Dream, right? We would have been happy to buy a house, but this little beauty came along as a 'pre-sell', meaning the builder will begin his masterpiece as soon as someone agrees to pay for it. It was love at first site (get it?) and now our foundation has been poured and framing begins next week!

We're pretty excited. It's here on the island, on a wooded lane, just ten minutes from my little seafood job. It's a drive down the island and a ferry ride for the man, but he says it's worth that small sacrifice to have the island-style quality of life to come home to.

We get to choose colors and cabinets and carpets, oh my! It will be done the end of July and not a moment too soon. Our things have been in storage since December and I'm rather eager to see them all again in our new house.

It's our New Life... from the ground up. I'll keep you posted.

Ah, and on that note, I need to update you on my running! I've shaved my running time to just over ten minutes per mile... it was twelve minutes when I got here, with those killer hills and all! Our half-marathon is just a couple months away and I think it will be better than I'd anticipated. 13.1 miles... I'd love to run it in 131 minutes, but I'll listen to my body and we'll see how we do.