June 28, 2020
In an effort to keep it real, I'd like to introduce you to the only argument Jason and I have had over this whole ordeal. When we entered in to the building phase, many people warned me that it would be a strain on our marriage and it really hasn't been. Probably because Jason hasn't had many opinions. ha! He's pretty much said "I trust you" over and over, so I do what I want.
Well, we went to discuss how the back porch would be poured and he and the project manager thought a rounded patio would be nice. I said I preferred clean lines (always right angles, not curved). I prefer clean lines for multiple reasons, but one is that furniture placement is difficult in circles and I just think more can be done with a square than circle. Jason thought the round patio looked more custom (he's probably right on that).
I didn't have a big opinion on it (at least I didn't think I did) so they marked it and we went on. *To be fair, it was a bit of a discussion. But I compromised. For about 12 hours.
When we went the next day, they had the boards down where they would pour. It was round and I HATED it. Hated. I pitched a fit, telling him I just couldn't stand it. It seemed completely unusable and I would rather just have it poured under the overhang. Jason thought I might sit out there with my coffee and Bible, but I haven't done that in the last 38 years, so I thought I probably would start now. Anyway, they changed it and I couldn't love it more.
I'm thankful that's the only conflict we've had over this build. And that he lets me have my way most of the time.
In an effort to keep it real, I'd like to introduce you to the only argument Jason and I have had over this whole ordeal. When we entered in to the building phase, many people warned me that it would be a strain on our marriage and it really hasn't been. Probably because Jason hasn't had many opinions. ha! He's pretty much said "I trust you" over and over, so I do what I want.
Well, we went to discuss how the back porch would be poured and he and the project manager thought a rounded patio would be nice. I said I preferred clean lines (always right angles, not curved). I prefer clean lines for multiple reasons, but one is that furniture placement is difficult in circles and I just think more can be done with a square than circle. Jason thought the round patio looked more custom (he's probably right on that).
I didn't have a big opinion on it (at least I didn't think I did) so they marked it and we went on. *To be fair, it was a bit of a discussion. But I compromised. For about 12 hours.
When we went the next day, they had the boards down where they would pour. It was round and I HATED it. Hated. I pitched a fit, telling him I just couldn't stand it. It seemed completely unusable and I would rather just have it poured under the overhang. Jason thought I might sit out there with my coffee and Bible, but I haven't done that in the last 38 years, so I thought I probably would start now. Anyway, they changed it and I couldn't love it more.
I'm thankful that's the only conflict we've had over this build. And that he lets me have my way most of the time.
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| Proposed patio |
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| Actual patio. (porch goes all the way across the back, so there's plenty of room to sit) |
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