Hi everyone. Here goes for my update. We hit the ground running once again, meeting with our designer Melissa. I must say she is wonderful to work with. Today was more nitty gritty than yesterday and required more memory than I have. Thanks to Melissa, she kept track of our likes and dislikes. We started off picking out faucets for kitchen and bathroom and then door handles and knobs for cabinets. We then went to kitchen, nook and foyer lighting. I had looked in a booklet she gave me last night to expedite things and it did help speed things along. This part for me was hard to keep track of. So many to choose from. I think this woman is a saint. I'd probably be saying "just pick one and let's get on with it!" But Melissa was so helpful and patient. We also picked tile and cabinetry for summer kitchen. we also picked the front door, interior doors and house color. That was about it for the house part of our design. We then went onto the pool. T&D Pools are the pool people you will work with. They are also wonderful. We ended up getting a 16x32 pool with 2 waterfalls, a beach area and we put concrete columns in for the birdcage. We also added a lot more pool deck and some ceramic fish and ocean scenery on the beach part of the pool to give it some flair. There are way too many pool shapes to pick from. They do not take you to physically see any pools so you may want to investigate some on your own to see what style you like. It will make it much easier. This process took 4 1/2 hours and we have to go back for about 1/2 tomorrow to finish up the paper work. This is a really fun process too! We are almost done with this project and I'm not sure what I'm going to do when I go back home. We've been on such a tight schedule so far and I think it will feel good to relax! I must say, you get run ragged! I think the best advice I can give anyone who is building, look at the model homes on The Villages site and narrow them down. Budget first, then pick from there. Read, read and then read some more on this forum because it is the key to making things go smoothly and faster. Ask all the questions you can think of because someone will have an answer...it's just a wealth of information on here. Seeing that I've just been through the process, I will be happy to answer what I can from my experience. This has been a time I'll never forget and the best is yet to come....when I fly down here for the last time and open the door to the home my husband and I have built will be probably overwhelming but one of the best times of my life. Once again, thank you all for your advice and most of all for listening.
