Our 1st Home With Ryan Homes!!: WE SIGNED 1/26/13 AND EVEN MORE WONDERFUL NEWS!!

We signed the contract yesterday for the Verona at the Rosegate neighborhood in Gastonia, NC!! We are still in disbelief right now but we are so excited!! The only thing left is to get approved by Ryan Homes' mortgage company, NVR. I've heard some good stories and bad stories about them but I don't know what will happen. It's all in God's hands for us. Keep us in your prayers to get approved! We are just so anxious to find out but so scared and nervous! Lol... I don't know if that's how everybody else felt.

Other than that, we had some very interesting news today...So I found out today that my husband and I are expecting our 2nd child!! THIS WAS SO COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED!! We did not plan for this but one thing I remember is that God surely does know how to throw a curve ball at you. Haha... Children are blessings and they are life changing things in our lives. Thank God for such wonderful blessings=). I just can't believe what has happen in just 2 days! Lol... But yes, we are expecting and I believe I should be due around the end of September to the beginning of October. According to my Monthly App, I should be due October 5th! If we get approved for the loan then the house should be done between May/June so that is good timing for us. Okay now back to the house because I've got some goodies to show!!

So our lot was the home of the month lot and we got a seriously AWESOME DEAL!! Our sales rep is the best!! And not to mention our real estate agent!! Absolutely love them both! So anyways, we got the Verona, and with the lot that we are building on, the bonus room and the first floor bedroom which comes with a full bathroom comes with the Verona AT IT'S BASE PRICE! When I heard that, I knew it was a steal right away!! I must say, the timing could have not been better! It's like God knew exactly what He was doing and all we had to do was give it to Him! My husband and I have been looking for a house for 6 months now and no luck at all! Especially in USDA areas! That was extremely hard! But all of a sudden, this lot in Rosegate became home of the month and with lots of free things! BTW, did I mention that Ryan Homes is having a promotion of A FREE MORNING ROOM?!?! This is nuts!! But we are so completely blessed!! 3 free rooms at the base price that covers everything!! Then we just add our upgrades which were not much at all=). Here is what we got in our Verona:

Elevation C with Partial Stone (we picked Pennsylvania with Heathered Sage planks, and a Grizzle Gray front door)
Hardwood Flooring is INCLUDED in the FOYER
Vinyl flooring for everything else (we will be putting our own hardwood in the kitchen and morning room)
Under cabinet lighting
Bonus Room INCLUDED
First Floor Bedroom at Rearend of house with Full Bathroom INCLUDED (where the study room is located)
Morning Room INCLUDED
Fairfield Maple Spice INCLUDED
St. Cecelia Granite INCLUDED
Upgraded owners bathroom with the seat
Ceremic Tiles in Owners Bathroom INCLUDED
Peninsula and Center Islands
2 ceiling fans INCLUDED (we put it in the family room and in the owners room)
Concrete Patio INCLUDED
Double Sinks in owner's bathroom INCLUDED
42" kitchen cabinets INCLUDED
Sliding Glass Door INCLUDED in morning room
2 garage remotes INCLUDED
Dishwasher, microwave, and stove INCLUDED
Porch Roof Shingles INCLUDED

And I think that covers it! Most of the INCLUDED items are already standard items except for the Bonus room, 1st floor bedroom which was free with the lot we are gonna build on. The morning room is a promo right now so that's even better=) We got a really awesome killer deal on the Verona and we are just so blessed! This just comes to shows that God truly provides and He knows our hearts more than we do or anybody else. We are excited especially since it is our first home and first time building a home! I love the Verona so much, I don't think I ever want to sell it! Lol...Anyways, here are some pictures of the model home! We haven't scheduled flooring yet or anything yet because we are just waiting on the loan application so please keep us in your prayers! It will be greatly appreciated!

Kitchen and morning room view from living room

Kitchen view from morning room

Family room view from morning room

Full bathroom downstairs and study room

1st floor bedroom

Stairway

Dining room and front door view from between study room and 1st floor bedroom (their model home had the living room converted to a 1st floor bedroom, ours will be the study room converted to the 1st floor bedroom)