Meeting with the builder...

We are off to meet with the builder today out at the property. We are finishing up the financial side with the building loan and were told we can't start anything (not even the driveway) until the approval is complete. We expect to get the loan approval in a couple of days and will be able to break ground after that.

It will be interesting to see whether the river is visible through the trees yet. When we first saw the property last December there was a great view of the river, but once the trees leaved out in the Spring we lost that view. We also need to look for koi in the ponds. We were told there were 1000 koi in them, but have yet to see any fish. I haven't been out to the property for a long time, as the last time I went out it was so overgrown that it was almost impossible to walk it.

We've been researching windows and fireplaces and all kinds of other things that we need to make decisions about. I love this fireplace glass from either http://fireonice.com/main.asp or http://moderustic.com/:

It is also an interesting idea for use in an outdoor fire pit:

So many decisions! We need to decide now what windows we want - color of the outside, whether we want them clear or with muntins between the glass. I thought it would be nice to not have muntins because the views are so nice, but I've had them in windows for so long it is hard to picture a plain glass window now.