I have some fun news! Woot Woot! I am pretty excited and humbled at some of the fun opportunities this blog has opened up for me and am super happy about this latest one.
I am lucky to be teaming up with Daybreak Utah, Bangerter Homes and Brian Clark, from Brian Clark Designs (an award winning interior designer) to build and design a home that will then be a part of the Utah Parade of Homes in August. Pretty fun right?! I know!
I will also be working with some of my blogging friends who have become amazing and supportive friends in real life.
Shelley Smith- The House of Smiths .com
Jen Hadfield- Tatertots and Jello .com
Lara Garner- Less Cake {More Frosting} .com
Char Coester- Crap I’ve Made .com
I just LOVE these ladies. It is crazy to think that I would have never met them had it not been for blogging.
Aly, Char, Jen, Shelley, Lara, Me, Cameron, and Kathy
On Friday, we headed down to Daybreak to be a small part of the Breathing Space Blogger Conference that was being held there.
We joined them for a fun Stepford Wives themed dinner, where we were able to make the announcement about this fun DIY Blogger House.
The dinner was lovely and I was able to meet up with some old blogging friends while also meeting and connecting with new ones!
And some of you may know my love for the show Survivor. It is the only television show my husband and I watch faithfully. So imagine how excited I was to be able to listen to Dawn from the last season share with us some inspirational stories!!
Char, Megan, Me, Jen
We are jumping right in and I for sure will keep you update on our status as the building and design of the home progresses.
I am so excited to be able to work on building this home from the ground up. This is the first home building project I have ever worked on. The home we are in now is 35 years old. So it will be nice to have all the fun and NEW details to work on and not have to pay for it! haha!
We will have less than 90 days to work with the home builder to develop and implement a concept in time for the Parade of Homes judging on August 1st. The home will be revealed to the general public during the Parade of Homes which begins on August 3rd and runs through August 18th. The home will be available for sale once the Parade of Homes has ended.
Here is the freshly broken ground where the home will eventually stand!
I would love for you to follow along with us on the new little adventure…The House that Bloggers Built!
*Disclaimer–I am receiving compensation to participate in the DIY Blogger House. However all opinions, thoughts and statements are my own.
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Erica says
You all Rock!! Congratulations!! So happy I live in Utah! Looking forward to the Parade of Homes!
Amy says
Erica–It would be so fun to be able to meet you there! Thanks so much for the kind words!
Congrats on the terrific new project. I wish you all the best, and am looking forward to the finished project pics!
Thank you Lisa! Glad you are looking forward to following along.
Congratulations!! How exciting! Look forward to see what you guys do.
Thank you! I hope we can get it all figured out! But glad I can work with some fun and talented ladies.
EEEEEEkkkkkk…..I’m so excited. This is gonna be awesome!
Haha! Me too Lara! Me too!
How fun is that, you will help make that house look awesome! I loved Dawn on Survivor! I love Survivor as well, ready for this season to be over though :) And your dress, love it, you look beautiful in purple.
Mindy–You are the sweetest! I didn’t know you liked Survivor too! We should have a Survivor party! This season has not been our favorite either. And thank you. I am a little afraid of clothes with color :)
It was so awesome to finally meet you!! I’m sorry I totally fan-girled on you, haha. But it was a pretty exciting moment for me :) Thank you so much for being so kind and taking pictures with me! I can’t wait to see the DIY house and what you guys come up with. It will be amazing!!
Megan–You are so funny! You did not go all fan crazy. I was happy to meet you! Apparently you didn’t see me later begging for Dawn from Survivor for a photo :)! hehe! Looking forward to following along with you and your site now :)! Thanks for saying hi! I am so glad you did!
Um hello?! SOOOO COOOL for you guys! I can’t wait to see it!
Sooooo good to meet you Friday! Love your blog and can’t wait to see the house you all are designing!
B)
Dawn
Fantastic! I can’t wait to see it. I live in Daybreak and love it!
That is AWESOME! Wow what a great project to be involved with. I am also a huge Survivor fan, and I love Dawn!
Dawn was so sweet in person too. I love her even more now. She was so inspiring! Thanks for the kind words. I hope you enjoy following along!