What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
Happy, happy Friday to you! I hope you are having a great summer so far – how is it almost July? We were hoping for a slower pace now that school is out but between the boys’ swim team and …
My Home’s 10 Year Report Card
Taking care of your home is not easy but it is so important. If you take good care of your home, it will serve you well for many, many years! We just hit 10 years living in our Nottingham Model …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
Happy summer! Officially! It’s been a couple of weeks since my last WIR, here’s what’s been going on… Open House This Weekend! Our next open house will be on Saturday, 6/23 & Sunday, 6/24. We will be showing a recently …
Jen’s 2018 Summer Bucket List
Even though summer hasn’t officially started, the pool is open and we are looking forward to the slightly slower pace summertime affords us. We plan to spend lots of time at our pool (especially with the boys joining the swim …
The Clarendon Model in Falls Church: 3 Things I Would Do Differently
We turned the keys over to the new owners of our Clarendon Model in Falls Church last week. As always, I’m both happy and sad to let this home go. Happy because I’m thrilled for the owners – they are …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
LET’S GO! CAPS! LET’S GO! CAPS! If you see me and I look a little hazy, it’s because I’ve been staying up to watch the Washington Capitals win their way into the Stanley Cup finals. How cool is that DC …
Change Orders: How Do They Work?
Change orders are part of every custom build. It doesn’t matter what size home you are building or how much you are spending, something is likely to change along the way. What is a change order? Different builders have different …
What We’re Building: Jen’s Week In Review
I think talking about the weather is small talk. And I hate small talk. But this rain! Seriously – I can’t remember when we’ve had this much rain in the last 10 years. Am I right? Hard to build houses …
First Camping Trip of 2018 + Cooking On The Kudu
Last weekend marked the beginning of camping season (for our family!). Yes – we went camping on Mother’s Day weekend. If you had asked me a year ago, how I would want to spend Mother’s Day weekend, no chance on …
The Clarendon Model in Falls Church: What I Love About This Home
We are getting ready to turn the keys over to the new owner of our Clarendon Model in Falls Church. As always, I’m both happy and sad to let this home go. Happy because I’m thrilled for the owners – …