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My Food Subscription Addiction

I've come to realize I have a new addiction to these food subscription services.  I mean, seriously...fresh food delivered right to your door?  No trip to the grocery store navigating the aisles and maneuvering your cart past stalled shoppers?  What the hell is not to LOVE about that?!?!? I've tried several, but one has become a constant for our family...ButcherBox.  We'll always need meat...RIGHT???  I've been ordering for that past three months.  It all started with an offer for $10 off AND a free pack of bacon.  Let me just tell y'all that was the best damn bacon I've ever eaten.  EVER!  Our first box was chicken and beef (only because my husband was on a eating plan that forbade pork.  Those filthy animals...and I'm not talking about the pigs here).  He then gave me his blessing to order a box with pork for me and our pork loving kids. Ultimately I decided to stick with the chicken and beef for now.  The steaks and thin sliced steak have been
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I'm BAAACCCCKKKKKKK!!!

OMG...where do I start?  It's been crazy these past few months.  We've had a few trips...the kids just finished up fall sports...I'm wrapping up a busy wedding season for my cake business...AND we're finishing up the house! Here's a few quick updates: 1.  Our beloved sales rep Emma has left the building.  She left on good terms but we're sad to see her go.  She was so kind and laughed at all of our "house stalking" escapades.  We're creepers...what else can I say.  She found humor in that and loved it.  Our new contact is nice too, but I'm kind of bummed that Emma won't be around to see the final home that she helped us with. 2.  We got an offer!  We were getting scared because it was getting closer to our closing date and we hadn't received an offer yet.  There were about 6 other houses for sale in our neighborhood...ours being the largest...and the activity was really quite sad.  We actually had more showing than the other homes
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Building on a Solid Foundation

I'm so excited to announce that things are moving along!  We finally got the green light from our loan officer and our foundation has been poured.  The workers will be working on sewage drainage stuff (I guess that's what you call it) this week.  We walked the lot with our PM a few days ago.  He did a great job explaining how our lot will most likely end up looking.  I'm a visual person and I just wasn't getting it before his explanation.  All I saw was the foundation of our new home sitting in what I'd describe as a huge bowl.  For the life of me I couldn't understand why we wouldn't need a sump pump.  So, basically, our lot will be filled in with dirt from surrounding lots and leveled off.  A home should be built on a strong foundation. Everyone taking a peek. We're making a few small changes to the layout.  Nothing that will require a change order, but will make our house a little different.  Because of the way our house sits the
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FIXATE Giveaway!!!

It's time for a contest!  Today is the first day of September and that means Fall is right around the corner.  It's easy for us to get comfy and hide behind our bulky sweaters.  Let's keep it moving and not lose sight of our goals. I'll be giving away a copy of the FIXATE cookbook to one lucky winner.  The cookbook has 101 recipes that are healthy, easy to prepare, and delicious.  Its a good mix of 21 Day Fix approved recipes, vegan, Paleo, and Gluten-Free recipes. So here's how it works: Anyone that orders a 21 Day Fix Essentials Pack  by Sunday, September 6th will get ONE entry to win a copy of FIXATE. Anyone that orders a 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack by Sunday, September 6th will get TWO entries to win a copy of FIXATE. Good Luck!!!
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We GOT IT!!!

After weeks of waiting, and biting our nails...like SERIOUSLY I have no nails left...we heard from our Loan Officer.  And the verdict is (drum roll, please)... We have the green light to move forward!  I could have screamed when I heard the news.  I was fully prepared to hear we couldn't do it, or we needed a bazillion other documents.  I've been working on this whole "positivity breeds positivity" kick lately.  That mindset really works.  She's sent the blue letter over to Ryan Homes telling them everything is ay-okay.  SQEEEEEEEE! So now we wait for them to break ground, which should be sometime next week.  It was originally planned for this Friday but that's ok.  I'm just overjoyed that we can move forward.  If all goes well, we should be in our new home before Thanksgiving! Sorry for the short post, but that's all I got.  I'll leave you with a picture of our model home, which is pretty much what our home will look like. River Oaks Mod
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Pre-Construction and Final Flooring Selections

We had our pre-construction meeting yesterday.  We finally got to meet our Project Manager (PM) Charlie.  He really seems like a great guy and knows his stuff.  We went over every detail of the house to confirm our selections.  We didn't get to do this when we  built a Ryan Homes 7 years ago.  I'm a detail junkie, so this made me very happy.  We all seemed to be on the same page and we're excited to move forward. There's only one little hiccup.  We're waiting to sign papers about a small change we've made to our flooring selection.  When we walked the model home, only for the umpteenth time, we noticed tile in the hall and basement bathrooms.  We originally decided to do the freebie linoleum because we freaked out about going over our flooring budget.  I'm still recovering from that heart attack.  Once we noticed the 6x6 tile we decided we needed to change that.  Hubby called (then emailed per my demands) our flooring rep to inform her of our request.  Rem
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Flooring & Bathroom Selections

Ever taken a trip to the Lowes tile department?  Did you feel like the walls were closing in around you?  I often wonder how many divorces take place because of fights that broke out on those aisles.  It was time for us to make our flooring selections and since I'm keeping it 100% real with y'all, I was scared shitless!!!  We had a conservative figure of $10K in mind.  Did I say conservative??? We arrived at our flooring appointment a little early (only about 10 minutes because we're very punctual people).  I feel like my time is precious and others' time is equally important so we avoid being late at all costs.  Our flooring rep (FR) didn't seem very excited to see us.  She greeted us with pleasantries that seemed a bit...er...umm...forced.  I could see steam coming from hubby's ears so I continued to smile and remain as upbeat  as possible.  Apparently this office was just taken over by her company and the previous company still has all of it's samples i
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