tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32757754827829421622024-02-06T20:22:59.383-08:00Chronicles of CooperRocky Top Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000667324370407933noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275775482782942162.post-40688722029473246772018-01-08T08:33:00.001-08:002018-01-08T08:33:46.739-08:00Becoming Parents<div style="text-align: center;">
A lot has happened since our last blog update in March!</div>
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Since that post, we closed on the house, moved in, got pregnant, and life has stayed in a constant whirlwind of adventure.</div>
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We have plans of doing a home tour for you with pictures (mostly for us to document the progress, but also for those interested in the Sugarberry Cottage house plans), and we also want to continue to document important parts of our life, because the online journaling is a fun way to look back on our lives and remember how events unfolded. </div>
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So, that brings us to today's topic-WE ARE PARENTS!</div>
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World--meet Bellamie Dale Cooper. </div>
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Our beautiful girl was born on 12/21/17 at 12:14am. 6 lbs. 3oz. and 18 inches long. She was three weeks early, and her timing was amazing. She's perfect. We are in love, and we had no idea what we were missing out on until she joined our family. Her middle name is in honor and memory of my grandmother. Dale was her first name. She was such a beautiful woman who inspired me and supported me, and I can think of no better way to tell her how much I still love her and miss her than by naming my daughter after her. </div>
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Our delivery experience was super calm and uneventful (which I am so grateful for). A teacher by profession, I was so worried about missing out on time with my kiddos or having to abruptly leave them hanging, so I jokingly said I just wanted to make it to Christmas Break. With her due date being Jan. 11th, I even wanted to go back to work for a few days after the break. But, our sweet baby girl had other plans. </div>
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We had a half day for our last day before break. I said bye to my students, cleaned up the classroom, laid everything out like I wasn't going to be back after the break(I just had that feeling), and then headed home. I had been feeling super tired and icky all morning. I felt off and just wanted to take a nap when I got home. I managed to sleep for about an hour, because I was having very sporadic cramps. I called the doctors and they told me to monitor it, so I did but they ranged from 3 minutes apart to 20 minutes apart so I really didn't know what to do. I was hungry, so I got up to take make something for lunch. When I stood up, my water broke. I called my husband(who is a firefighter and was at work), and then I called my mother-in-law(who lives next door). Both got to our house speedy quick! I called the doctors, and they told me to come by the office so I could get checked. </div>
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Everyone says that when your water breaks it is NOT like you see in the movie, BUT I feel like mine totally was! It was a hot mess! We got to the doctors, and I was only 1cm, but with my water broken; they sent me straight on to the hospital. We DID have to register which took forever, because I hadn't had my registration appointment yet. </div>
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We were checked in and in a delivery room by 3:30pm. I progressed way quicker than what anyone expected, and I had to keep asking them to check me because I kept feeling a lot of pressure. When we first got there, the Hubs had asked them when they thought we might expect to have a baby and was told 6:00ish am the next day. Apparently, Bellamie didn't like that answer! She came much quicker than that! I am grateful for a successful epidural, minimal pushing, a husband who was perfect, and a nursing staff of literally the sweetest ladies. </div>
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Our life has changed forever, and we are so excited about this new adventure. Little Miss has lots of sass already, is a great snuggler, and has touched our hearts in ways that I know neither of us could have ever imagined. </div>
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2014 was the year of the engagement, </div>
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2015 was the year of the wedding,</div>
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2016 was the year of the house,</div>
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2017 was the year of our pregnancy,</div>
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2018 is going to be the year of the baby. </div>
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Here we go!!</div>
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Happy New Year! </div>
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Ready for picture overload? We have had SO much happen over the last few weeks that it might be best to just show you in pictures so here we go!</div>
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Countertops go in on Tuesday of this week. We had a super tight budget yet we really wanted granite countertops. So, we were extremely fortunate when we stumbled across this white/grey/black color! It is as close to my "dream white" as we could get, and we can't wait to see what it looks like with the rest of the kitchen!</div>
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Finding a farmhouse sink was NOT as easy as I thought it would be. Thanks to the internet, lots of research and <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/">Wayfair</a>, we were able to find an apron front, fireclay sink that looks amazing in the kitchen!! You can find the exact sink <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/Kohler-Whitehaven-Self-Trimming-35-11-16-x-21-9-16-x-9-5-8-Undermount-Single-Bowl-Kitchen-Sink-with-Tall-Apron-KOH15133.html?piid[]=7354154">here</a>. </div>
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The count down to peeling off the protective plastic for our cabinets is ON!</div>
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This gorgeous wallpaper was worth every penny!!! We bought it through <a href="https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/watercolor-flora-wallpaper">Anthropologie</a>. </div>
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And since we always try to end with one of our sunset pictures that we are so in awe of...here is the latest! The sunsets from our cove have been on POINT the last few weeks! We are ready for Spring. </div>
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Things have been moving quickly at Cooper's Cottage the last few weeks. I wish that we had paused for a moment to take better pictures, but I am excited to share some of the progress that has occurred! </div>
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We are so excited about our kitchen. Our kitchen, dining room, and living room are all one open-concept space. We are thrilled that adding the cabinets does not close off the space, and we can't wait for appliances to go in and for counter tops to be added. </div>
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When building (and reading about building) a house, there seem to be two main things that are always listed as the two most important parts of the building process---windows and insulation. After a lot of research, we decided to go with a method called "flash and batt" for our insulation in our Cooper Cottage. Flash and batt insulation is where they go through the house and spray closed cell foam everywhere that you would normally put insulation. Then, they cover the spray foam with a layer of conventional R13/19/23 batt. </div>
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I discovered that spray foam is still a controversial topic. I ran across a lot different opinions when researching it on the Internet and taking to builders. Because of the mixed reviews, I really did my homework on this one. Everyone honestly had different feelings about it, both for and against. Builders and home owners either seem to love it or hate it. Here are some pros and cons that we would like to share with those also curious about the spray foam process:</div>
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*Saves you money on your energy bills</div>
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*Does not allow water and moisture infiltration</div>
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*Helps reduce dust and pollen infliltration</div>
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The installers sprayed a cardboard box before the walls to set their spray gun and once dry, I could jump up and down on this box and it would not budge. Multiple YouTube videos also show how much force it takes to pull boards apart when sprayed with closed cell foam. This foam has made our house extremely strong. With our house built on a hill, we get a lot of wind. We have stood in the house during heavy wind and can barely hear it thanks to the spray foam. </div>
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This is our master bath, and you can see how it covered around the water pipes.</div>
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In the upstairs bedroom, you may be able to notice that there is part of the roof line that will be part of the ceiling in the bedrooms. In these areas, we used open cell foam in order to get the most insulation possible against that black metal roof!</div>
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If it was a wood area, I had them spray it. This was to help with any small holes that may have been left from the framing stage. </div>
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Here you can see them putting in the "batt" part after the spray foam, they used different levels of R-value insulation depending on where it was going in the house. </div>
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Now that the drywall is up, kitchen cabinets are to be delivered soon, appliances have been ordered, and our contractors are ready; we have been working hard to piece together the flooring, paint colors, and other room components. </div>
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Here is a peek at some of our inspiration boards that we used to help us match up our flooring and paint choices with our overall room themes. </div>
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This was hard, y'all! David and I were NOT born with the gene to "see" or just "know" this stuff so we are relying on our gut instincts to see us through! If it feels right then we go with it. </div>
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We settled on a color palette that was full of varying shades of soft gray, rich whites, and calming accent colors such as the sea salt. Our flooring is a solid hardwood hand scraped oak. </div>
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Our lighting resembles a hodgepodge of "industrial" meets "farmhouse" meets "we liked it so let's go with it"! :) After all, you have to pick what makes you happy. YOU are the one living in the house all day and night.<br />
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I(Sarah) am currently obsessed with anything gold, black and vintage school house. So dreamy. Deer antlers, big calligraphy, and flowers are all mixed in there as well. I am sure there is a poor designer and interior decorator out there that would freak out if they read this. Hehe.<br />
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Lots of work has been happening on our Cooper Cottage. The framing stage is complete so we wanted to share some photos from that phase. </div>
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This is the view of our stairs to the second floor. Our living, dining, and kitchen area is an open concept layout so this specific part of the room will be where the dining table will be. The hubs and I are building our table on our own so that it fits the space perfectly. <3</div>
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I am so excited about having a mudroom. Our mudroom will be right off the garage. The stairs actually lead up to another room above the garage. We are going to leave the room above the garage unfinished for now, but we already have big plans for it in the future!</div>
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The hubs loves to use his GoPro to take shots of the house like this one that shows the electric, AC, and plumbing in the ceilings. </div>
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Our two car garage had the concrete poured recently as well! We have never had a garage to park our cars in before so we are pretty excited about this space. </div>
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I cannot wait to get our gas fireplace lit for the first time. We have the option to burn wood or use the gas and we also added a blower to help us disperse the heat throughout the main floor. </div>
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This is our master shower. It will have a tub inside as well as three shower heads. This was the one room that the hubs went crazy on. It has also been one of the hardest spaces for us to design! </div>
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One other major change has been the construction of the retaining walls. Due to the large slope of our lot, we have had to create multiple retaining walls. </div>
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Hi y'all! We are posting a super quick weekend update today! We plan on taking more pictures at the end of the upcoming week with the current progress but wanted to get these pictures from the past month posted before then. </div>
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There has been a lot of activity on the lot during the past month! The siding has gone on, the roof and gutters have been added, the rough electric and plumbing have been completed, inspections have been passed, and the concrete for the main level garage and porches will be poured tomorrow. </div>
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The siding color is called Harvard Slate. We had planned on going little bit darker but ended up picking this color! We are pretty happy with it!</div>
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We have held back posting anything because our lot became a ghost town for a few weeks while we worked with contractors, redesigned our budget, experienced every emotion possible thanks to this project, and then got ourselves back on track. </div>
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Watching the house move along and actually start resembling a house is a lot of fun. We get so excited to turn onto our driveway and start driving down the hill, because we know that there will have been something new added to the lot. </div>
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Most of our windows and doors have arrived and been installed. We are loving the big windows and all of the natural light that this house is going to have. </div>
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I (Sarah) am super excited about our front door. We got as close to my "dream door" as we could for our budget, and I am going to finish getting the door looking how I would like it. We went with a metal door, and I am going back and forth on what to actually paint it. I love the stained wood look, but I am also obsessed with the teal/light blue doors. </div>
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So...it will be a surprise to us all when I finally decide what to do with it! </div>
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The roof should be delivered and installed this week. We went with a black metal roof. So many folks have asked us about the color choice. Doesn't black absorbs sunlight? Won't the house get really hot because of the roof? Those are extremely valid questions. We did our research and came up with a lot of information about metal roofs, color, and heat absorption. Yes, it might potentially make it a little hotter, but how the house is built and what material is under the roof is what actually makes the biggest difference. </div>
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They worked extremely hard to get the porches completed last week. The white support beams, which I (Sarah) begged for, look stunning. The decking is done, and we are now waiting for the rest of the posts to arrive so that those can be installed. I have dreamed of a wrap around porch and cannot believe that my dream is going to come true!</div>
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And, we had to share this picture. Can you say gross and cool all at once?!?! David sent me this picture earlier in the week, and I about died. The wildlife out here is in full force, and I LOVE that. But the snakes can stay hidden. Good snakes, bad snakes, any snakes...please stay off our porch! :)</div>
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This is the most up to date photo of the house. I (Sarah) look at it and want to bust into tears. The porch is beautiful. I am in LOVE with our view. The french doors are gorgeous, and the upstair bedrooms already have such a great vibe to them. We will have a massive laundry room and craft room, our cars will be to be parked in a garage, our puppies will have plenty of room to run,play, and I could keep going on and on. </div>
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This process is an emotional rollercoaster, but it is going to be worth it. We are so grateful that we are on this journey, even when it is bumpy and makes us question the entire process. I mean...with this view...how can you be upset? </div>
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We finally have some movement on the lot, and I couldn't wait to get some pictures up on the blog. </div>
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By the end of June, the foundation had been poured and block had been laid for the basement. </div>
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The concrete was poured for the basement floor during the first few days in July. We are trying to save money whenever possible(which I am quickly realizing is a DIFFICULT thing to do when you build a home) so The Hubs and I sealed the concrete floor on our own. </div>
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A few years ago, my father-in-law found a set of plans that he thought we might like. At first glance, we liked the plans and the more we looked over the plans, the more we fell in love with them.</div>
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It had the square footage we were looking for, we liked the open floor design for the kitchen/dining/living space on the main floor, and it had my wrap around porch. I have ALWAYS wanted a wrap around porch. You can check out other designs of similar Sugarberry Cottages <a href="http://houseplans.southernliving.com/plans/SL1648">here </a>and <a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2015/09/17/sugarberry-cottage-5-small-houses-built-with-the-same-popular-plan/">here</a>. </div>
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The above image is what will be facing the lake. We have already made some more changes to the plans since this last mock up. Where you see the garage door, there will actually be windows now because we have decided to move the basement garage access(which will be David's area to work on his cars) to the back of the house. </div>
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Cooper's Cottage will have 3 levels.</div>
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Basement (mostly unfinished to start)</div>
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The footers were poured on 5/31 and they are laying down block this week. </div>
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Slowly but surely this home project is moving! </div>
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The lay of the land and our house plans have caused a few bumps along our building journey so far, but after 57 loads of dirt, two weeks(due to rain storms), and lots of hours compacting dirt; we are finally starting to get a move on this build project. </div>
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By the end of next week, we hope to have footers poured! :)</div>
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Picking a builder is HARD. This is someone who can control what you are trying to spend your life in. This is someone who can either work with you and explain things or leave you in the dark because you have no idea what everything means. This is someone who can answer their phone when they call or make you wonder why you are paying them. On top of everything, everyone has a different price...a different amount they expect to make on the project. </div>
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For our project, I called just about everyone I could think of-friends, phone book ads, and even people that were building houses in an area that we liked. You get what about what you would expect. Some answer, some take days to respond, or some don't call you back at all. Then, some of the ones that do get back to you are booked for months or even years. So here you are, ready to build a house, you've talked to the bank, and you have to pick a builder that fits your timeline, budget, and one that you feel comfortable with.</div>
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We don't know a lot about building. Our builders are already doing a great job with communication. They call us back within an hour (if they don't pick up the phone on the first call), and I usually get a daily phone call keeping us in the loop with what is going on. I takes a lot of wondering/worrying/stressing off your plate because.... let's be honest.....we really don't know everything that goes on to get a house built, and we appreciate being informed.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "kg always a good time"; font-size: 22.0pt;">2) Attentive to Our Wants and Plans</span><span style="font-family: "kg always a good time"; font-size: 22.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is crucial as so many builders looked at our plans and pictures we had and thought we wanted magazine quality houses. I mean...we would LOVE a magazine quality, Joanna Gaines quality home, but that is not in the budget. Understanding the style we want, listening to our plans, dreams and goals, and "getting" our budget is super important to us. Our builders are doing a great job with this right now. For example, our original plans didn't include a garage because we were going to have to add it in later for finance reasons. However, we were able to add in a garage later in the planning phase. Due to the lay of the land, adding a garage meant loosing the window over the kitchen sink. We were really bummed about that, because it meant no window in the kitchen now. We had a designer making the plans, multiple people looking at the plans, and we stared at the plans for weeks trying to figure out how we were going to sneak in a window in our kitchen. Then, we showed the builders the plans, told them our dilemma and found us a solution within minutes. Thank you guys!! Sarah gets her window! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "kg always a good time"; font-size: 22.0pt;">3) "Real"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "kg behind these hazel eyes";">(meaning
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We are only months into our build, but I have already learned terms I never knew and will probably never use again after this process is over. I am the type of person that if you start explaining something and I do not know, I am going to stop you and ask. You will find builders that will explain what they mean and then find ones that don't. It works the other way too like when you are trying to explain something, you aren't using official terminology, and your need to get your builder to figure out what you mean. I want to have a real conversation with someone and make sure everyone is on the same page. You have to find who you are comfortable talking with. </div>
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Sarah and I are pinching pennies to make this home build happen. We come from jobs with average pay. We are super fortunate that we were given the land to build on, because none of this would be possible without that beautiful blessing. We have a budget. It is small, and that is scary. We have to be REALLY careful with this entire process because we have very little buffer room when it comes to the budget. We cannot afford to not watch the money. The builders that we ended up picking understand this and know that if something comes in way more expensive then they have to find another way. They take the time to call around, take bids, and explain to us who we are going with and why. Some builders have a couple set of house plans that they want to use as they know what it will cost and the profit margin and I respect that but when talking about a custom home, it doesn't always have to be outrageously priced. </div>
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954511102768491637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275775482782942162.post-14015839442527843732016-05-10T16:53:00.003-07:002016-05-10T16:54:15.070-07:00Our Lake Lot<div style="text-align: center;">
I just wanted to share a couple pictures of our lot! The lay of the land has complicated the beginning process a little but, but things are finally picking up! </div>
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This picture was snapped after day one of the excavation! </div>
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Today, May 10th, they started digging out the basement! We will try to post photos of our house plans soon! We just made some small changes due to the land layout, and they are pretty awesome! </div>
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I remember looking through and loving the wedding pictures that a local photographer took of a family friend's wedding day. I was so impressed by the quality of the photos, the color, the LOVE that was evident in the photos, and I dreamed that one day I could have the same photographer capture our wedding. </div>
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And, as luck would have it....I was able to do just that. Brittany from <a href="http://brittanyconner.squarespace.com/">Brittany Conner Photography </a>was a blessing. She was kind, she was patient, she was organized, and her love for her job and profession was so evident. </div>
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The pictures were one of the parts of our special day that I was excited about because I knew that these photographs would be what helped us hold on to the important parts of our special day. I am so honored to have had Brittany and her photography be a part of our special day. </div>
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Below are some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>ALL photos in this post are credited to <a href="http://brittanyconner.squarespace.com/">Brittany Conner Photography</a>. </i></span></div>
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You can check out more wedding details <a href="http://chroniclesofcooper.blogspot.com/2016/04/our-riverside-wedding-details.html">here</a> and <a href="http://chroniclesofcooper.blogspot.com/2016/04/our-wedding-video.html">here</a>. </div>
Rocky Top Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000667324370407933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275775482782942162.post-49711830242543135462016-04-22T03:00:00.000-07:002016-04-22T03:00:06.231-07:00Our Wedding VideoDuring the Christmas holiday in 2014, my family all met up in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to celebrate Christmas in the mountains. During our visit, my uncle and aunt brought their wedding video to share. Our wedding was 5 months away and the thought of having someone video our wedding day had never crossed my mind.<br />
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However, after watching the video of their special day, I knew we had to find a videographer. My sweet friend recommended <a href="http://www.milestonepictures.co/">Milestone Pictures</a> and they were THE BEST! I am so grateful that they spent their whole day..literally 12+ hours...filming all of the special parts of our day. I will cherish this forever. Enjoy! <3</div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/129691054">Sarah+David</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/milestonepics">Milestone Pictures</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Rocky Top Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000667324370407933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275775482782942162.post-19895605492449539492016-04-18T18:08:00.002-07:002016-05-08T16:35:02.416-07:00Our Riverside Wedding-The Details<br />
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As our 1 year wedding anniversary draws near, I thought it would be fun to feature some of our favorite moments from our wedding day on the blog over the next few weeks.</div>
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When the wedding planning process began, I was terrified because I had no idea what direction I wanted our wedding to go in. I had never dreamed of my ideal wedding day and really just wanted to marry the man of my dreams and could care less how that happened. The idea of elopement even got tossed around few times but was quickly dismissed when we realized how much our family would miss out on the special day if we didn't have an actual wedding.</div>
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In the end, we decided to create a low-key, fun and relaxing wedding day where friends and family could sit back, laugh, and have fun. We are so pleased with how everything came together! To save you from extreme photo overload, I am going to split some of our favorite photos into three posts. </div>
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Today's post is all about the wedding details. We kept it simple. We had three "detail" things that we REALLY wanted from our wedding day. 1) An outdoor venue near the water 2) amazing food 3) beautiful photos to help the memory of our day last forever.</div>
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We got married at <a href="http://www.nolichuckyvineyard.com/">Nolichucky Vineyard</a> in Russellville, Tennessee. The staff was great to work with and the weather was gorgeous! I am pretty sure I wore David out a week before the wedding. I was SO worried about rain that I checked the weather forecast every 5 minutes. :) </div>
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Our Guest Book was another <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/237884651/large-unique-wedding-guestbook-pallet?ref=related-0">Etsy </a>find! I cannot wait to use the signed wood pallet as decor piece in our new home! </div>
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Rocky Top Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000667324370407933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275775482782942162.post-10110370422466778022016-04-03T18:36:00.002-07:002016-04-03T18:41:37.725-07:00A Rocky Top Hubby<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Hello blogging world! I feel the need to introduce myself as I joke that I am <a href="http://www.arockytopteacher.com/">A Rocky Top</a> Husband! There is a lot of truth in that as my wife and I know one way of doing things....all in and thus, if she is all in to blogging then I am too! While I am new to the blogging world, I have been an avid forum user/moderator for a very long time. I have loved watching my wife do all her social media "stuff" and when she suggested doing a joint blog to document our life; I was excited.</span></div>
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When Sarah and I got married last May, we didn't think about our life together as a "new chapter". Married life is a whole new book for the both of us. A different chapter would mean there is just one main person. When we said "I do", we began a new life together! So far, we can sort our life into two big sections. The first was "2015-The Year of Getting Married". Now, we keep referring 2016 as "The Year of the House".</div>
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We are about to tackle the huge project of building a house together, within our first year of marriage. We know that it is going to be a big project, and we are excited to share it here. Today, we toured our lot, marked the area that we are hoping the house will be able to go, flagged what trees we want to keep, and stared at our beautiful new view. </div>
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When you are not building in the city you need to get a perk test done. This involves getting someone out to the lot to do soil samples, map the the land, and then dig some holes. The perk tester will then dig some holes and put water in them, he will measure how long it takes the water to drain in those holes and give you a rate. This will determine the size of the septic tank and really determine how many bedrooms and where the house is located. This sounds like a simple task but just as all tasks you get a list and call up the people and half do not call you back and half are booked up for months. Along with everything this is another cost that is before the building loan and a cost out of pocket. </div>
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While all this is gibberish, this is what you get to see when you figure out if your spot of land can handle the house you want to build. This basically means we can build the house we want but we have to put it in a very specific spot on the land. I am sure this will be more of an issue in the future but for right now you work with what you have. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HI there! Welcome to the busy lives of David and Sarah! This blog will be a place for us to share about our wedding, marriage, careers, building process, and just every day life shenanigans. Sarah is already an educational blogger over at <a href="http://www.arockytopteacher.com/">www.arockytopteacher.com</a>, but we wanted to create a space where we could document about our life together. </span></div>
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