This land is our land.....

This land is your land.....ok..so I'm not feeling patriotic but I am feeling some excitement.

We officially closed on our land this afternoon. And with that, we have accomplished goal #1 - Find a Lot to Build on by September.

We have 2.5 acres in Post Oak Estates. We are going to be on the North East side of Victoria near Inez like if we were heading towards Houston. The subdivision is right off of 59 but its a country subdivision so its very serene and peacefully. This lot meets all of our prerequisites.

1. Jessica did NOT want more than 5 acres (I have two active kids, a full time job, and commitments other than mowing the grass, bailing hay, and feeding livestock)

2. Justin wanted to be secluded and have some separation from our neighbors but still close to the city. In Conroe we bought an acre and thought we'd have some 'space' but unfortunately they built two homes on each side of us that ended up right on top of ours (literally one was built on our property!). So this lot is perfect. We will only have 1 neighboring lot where someone can build and that lot is 3 acres in size. So hopefully much out of distance for my socially refrained husband.

3. Kate wanted a big tree where she can have a tree house and a tree swing (Pine trees haven't really served much of a purpose the past 6 years so we promised her we find her some oaks!)

4. Wesley really didn't have any prerequisites, but we know that he wants the space and maybe a little 4 wheeler some day! And he does love the deer that are plentiful out there.

5. And finally, I really wanted some place that would hold value. We aren't necessarily concerned about resale value b/c we plan on being here forever, but we do care about the stability of the neighborhood. Victoria doesn't have a lot of really nice subdivisions. This is one of the few and we snatched it up.

The clearing will be our future home site.

Remember we haven't had rain in like 3 months so what would normally be nice green foliage is a little dry right now.