Won't You Be My Neighbor?

When John and I purchased our home in October, we were told that building would not happen in Scotland Ridge (our development) for quite a few years, seeing as how the current housing market here in Ohio STINKS and that the economy pretty much STINKS. Our parents (all five of them!) were hestiant about us living "out in the country" with no neighbors, but that didn't faze John and I a bit. Don't get me wrong, we're not miles from civility. Rte. 310 isn't but a stone's throw from our house. The model home is at the entry of the development. We're just two lots to the right of the model. We do have a large home immediately behind our house. But as far as Scotland Ridge is concerned...we're the only house.

Until this week!

Yep, we're getting neighbors! For those who have been to our development, the two homes are being built further into the development. I guess it was Thursday that John came home to tell me that gravel had been delivered back there. I don't know exactly why he drives back there, as our street is a no outlet, but he does, and he was very excited at his discovery. The fact that gravel was delivered means nothing to me, but he told me that is what happens when they're about to dig the property. We assume that the builder is the same as ours, as our builder's name is still at the entrance into the development. We don't think they'll be spec homes, especially as there has been quite the bit traffic in and out of the model home these past two months.

Well, today they dug both holes!

Here's the view of the property from the street in front of our yard. If you look beyond the two right trees in the foreground you'll see the piles of dirt. See, not very close.

Yes, we were dorks and walked up to take pictures of the holes. This is the lot closest to us.

And here is the view standing just behind the lot sign looking down to our house. Thankfully not right on top of us! :-)

And this is a shot from the lot closest to us looking down to the second lot. See where the large equipment is in the left picture...that's the second one.

So John figures that by fall time we'll have neighbors.

I hope they're nice!