February 1st, 2021- I’ve Walked this House a Thousand Times…

February 1, 2021

I’ve walked this house a thousand times.

Every morning, I get up from my side side of the bed next to the private master slider and enter the master bath and draw water into our huge custom oversized tub from our mountaintop well.

When I go to the kitchen to make the kids lunches for school, I cry over the view of our backyard through our 3 story window wall.

The clouds are eye level today and I can’t get over how beautiful it is. Or how I can spread out all the lunch items on the huge quartzite counters.

The floor feels cool on my feet as I walk up the 2 story continuous custom iron staircase to wake up the boys. When I run back down, I turn towards the front door so I can quickly move the laundry in the mud room before heading to my office for a quick meditation before the rush begins.

This is what I see every morning when I do my daily routine in our 160 sq/ft RV. I don’t even see our small space anymore. It’s only our house.

And yes I ugly cried tears of absolute gratitude typing this out—I can’t even see my phone screen. This is what it looks like when it’s only plan A. This is what it feels like when it’s only plan A.

I’m in the kitchen which is also the boys room which is also the hallway and master all at once —but it’s only our house now, even in our tiny space.

This month we start our massive survey for our bridge and driveway. The bridge and driveway that will carry the cement trucks. The well rig. The construction equipment. The bridge and driveway that will be designed specifically for our unique custom build to be a success.

We’ve joked about helicopter drops over our mountaintop build site being so difficult because our current easement switchbacks are too tight, and of course the current forest bridge is too weak. But this month, we begin the accessibility for our dream. This month we get closer to walking our house in person. And I can’t think of anything more powerful 😭🙏🏼

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