Pre-Vegas

If you didn't already know, Matt accepted a job in Vegas flying for Maverick helicopters.  A full-time job in fact! :)  The job starts in mid-October and so we were on the hunt for a place to live.  We flew down this week for just a few days to do just that.  You probably know also that the economy's not too great there and you can buy houses for dirt cheap. And that's just what we planned on doing.

We searched for houses the first day and got a good idea of the Vegas area and what we wanted.  Mostly we just wanted to be in a nice area, with a pool (that was my criteria), few bedrooms, and something we could sell in a few years or so.  We really wanted a backyard, but found it wasn't as great when living here in the heat.  We were so lucky to find the perfect fit on the second day. We found our "spec home" in a new Henderson community called Avellino Ridge.  I tried to link the floor plan, but it didn't work. The home is still in the process of being built- it will be finished middle of Novemberish.  And of course, we haven't closed on it just yet.

Here are a couple tours of the house- you might need a little imagination since its not complete yet.
We got an awesome deal though and pretty much got all the upgrades for free.  Things like granite countertops, maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and other random things.  The details had already been established for the home, but we were able to choose the flooring! That was fun! :)

The only down side is that it's a shared driveway.. but, I think we'll live. It's only 10 minutes away from Matt's work which is awesome. We are both really excited about the whole situation. It all happened very quick, but we both feel good about it and can't wait to move in!

We didn't have much time for fun on this quick trip, but we did find some for the dancing water!