Drywall, Drywall, Drywall

Back out to the house site for the first time since the walkthrough last week. The first thing we noticed was the masons put the brick front on the house. I hadn't given it a lot of thought since we made the color selection back in April but there it was. We both couldn't have been happier with our pick. And we noticed that the front porch rails were installed (except the side rails). So, the front elevation continues to move towards full-housiness. The front door was also installed but there still is no step up to the front porch yet.

Inside, we could see that the drywall had been delivered. The exterior wall insulation was completely in and the vapor barrier in the upstair ceiling was in as well. The electric boxes which we saw the electricians working on last week were installed throughout. The carpenters had sanded down the seams in the flooring. I still think the loft area could use some more sanding but it's definitely more even. We did notice about 3 or 4 more broken panes of glass. Obviously, that's something that will have to be addressed before the close.

Downstairs, we could see that the electricity was flowing as the basement lights were working. In the garage, the door to the utility room was in place. The overhead garage door hasn't been delivered or installed. The side rails and front door pillars were still stored in the garage.

After a quick lunch at Portillo's (Italian Beef sandwiches and a very nice chopped salad), we went to Ikea to look at window treatments and other items. Found some nice blinds but we couldn't remember how many windows we have to treat. And we can't decide if we want to go white throughout, darkish brown throughout or brown in the home office and master bedroom and maybe some other room and white elsewhere. We'll have to decide on that at some point down the road. We also checked out some bookcases, kitchen items, a bathroom magazine rack among the countless things the jam into those gigantic stores. But in the end we only bought a mirror and some Swedish meatballs.

We the popped by Home Depot with a gift card my sister and nephew got me for my birthday. Picked up a 4' step ladder for future painting and whatnot and a yard tool rack for installation in the garage. Thanks, Tammy and Devan. I also got a gift card from Kerry's mom for Lowe's. I'm really easy to buy for now.

Now time to sit back and watch the Brewers keep in the chase for the playoffs.