“We think in generalities, but we live in the details” ~Alfred Whitehead

In music, you have general notes/choruses/rhythms which provide the overall tone of a score, but it is in the minor details which truly make the song. As such is the case with a house. The beams, boards, and structure form the shape and design of the house, but it is in the little details which truly make it my home.

One of those details was a mandatory component: Adding a touch of crimson to the purple Seattle skyline. The final touches of exterior crimson elements were completed.















Another detail was a complete surprise to me...a custom built arbor for my deck!

Direct Quote: "OMG! It's a house!"

Recently, more walls went up in the house; except this time these walls helped make my house look and feel like a home...

Sheet rock began going up in early/mid January, and it was one of the few moments that I truly freaked out. Being able to touch the walls, walk thru hallways, actually "be in" a room, was such a surreal feeling for me, because I was finally able to take in the fact that this house will be mine. It became more than just beams and wires. I was able to see rooms. Envision where I would sit to do my work, fold laundry, watch tv, and eat dinner. I was able to imagine memories in the making.

That isn't to say that I was not able to see and feel those same emotions before, but now it all seems real. So unbelievably, and amazingly real.

Looking back...

As we near closer to completion of the house, I wanted to look back and reflect on the transformation of a field to a house, and the progression we've made along the way.

Hi Mom!

I've always wanted to be on TV shouting "Hi Mom!" but since my chances of TV stardom are very slim, I'll resort to making my call-out here. A couple weeks ago we got my mom up to Seattle to view all of the progress on the house. Needless to say, she was completely blown away! It's not often that she is able to come, so I was so very happy that she was able to see the work my dad has done.

Here a few pictures from her visit:

Summer is in the air...

And no, Seattle has not been experiencing an unusually warm and dry winter. In fact, our winter has been as gray, wet, and dreary...what you would expect for this city in this time of year. But despite the conditions, I still feel a sense of summer in the air. Maybe it's because football season is coming to a close, or that we are getting an extra minute of light each day...or maybe, just maybe, it is because I have an amazing, gorgeous, beautiful deck that was just recently completed :)

Looking at I can already imagine my summer: weekend BBQ's and dinner parties, evenings on the deck watching the sunset over the Olympics; days laying out basking in the sun; and on the cool summer nights warming up by the fireplace.

Behind the walls

Most of us are fortunate enough to be able to spend a portion of our days at home; whether it be an apartment, house, or condo; or you rent, own, or live off of others. However; how we define "home" is different and personal to each individual, but what is common amongst all are many of the actions we make inside our dwellings. We sleep, we wake, we cook (or microwave), we eat, we relax, we stress, we cry, and we rejoice...the list is virtually endless, but the end result is we make memories in our home.

Each day we go about our routines, and rarely have I stopped to think about how my home came to be. I take for granted what is inside the walls because I am able to see/touch/experience it on a daily basis, but never thought to appreciate what is behind the walls. Until now...

A couple weeks ago, the plumbing, electrical, and mechanical were completed on the house. Each day I went by, I was in awe at the complexity and intricacy of this work. Behind the walls, and under the surfaces lies a complex maze of pipes, wire, and ducts. It truly does take great skill to see a mass of walls and understand how to lock each piece together to complete the perfect puzzle. And having seen how this the three separate puzzles were able to conjoin into one, I now have a much greater appreciation and respect for what is behind the walls.

Board by Board...the pieces continue to come together

Every single second; of every single minute; of every single hour; of every single day I am truly AMAZED at how the house is coming together. With each visit a new feat has been accomplished, and there is something new to see/experience/and take in.

Over the last two weeks, my Dad, John, and Jerry, have been fervishly working on completing the siding on the house. Board by board, and wall by wall, they continue to work their way up...and you can clearly see the fruits of their labor. My house looks like a home. Afar, up close, from the front, back, and sides, it is clear that there is beautiful home being built on 2110 Beacon Ave. And it takes my breath away every time I am able to say that home is mine.


















































(I mentioned in a previous post that WSU would be taking over the City of Seattle, and as you can tell it's now happening shingle by shingle! Crimson hardie planks will be put into the peaks of the house to compliment the gray siding that is already in place!)