A few days ago Brian told me I was in the last 5% of the building phase. And according to him, this was the phase that could make all the difference...the phase that distinguished the good builders from the great ones.
It felt like the last 2 miles of a marathon. And I don't throw that comparison out lightly...I've actually run the last two miles of a marathon. Well...ok, maybe 'shuffled deliriously' is a more accurate description but it was the closest thing to running I could manage. A few miles before the end I ran past my cheering family members...I remember my brother speed walking alongside us as we shuffled on by. A few hrs after the race he told me when he was walking (turns out there was no real speed to speak of) I kind of grabbed onto his arm and somewhat dramatically spit out an, 'I luuuuuv you.' Exhaustion tends to amp up my affectionate side.
And after days and days of combing thru every inch of the Parade House looking for flaws and then looking again...and then again...and then calling people out to the house to do the same and then getting on my knees to wipe up the floors and calling in every last minute favor from every trade in my phone...I'm definitely ripe to hand out some random I luuuuuv you's.
Tomorrow the judges arrive and I hope to be coherent enough to offer a friendly smile before I vacate the premises (that's the rule for judging, builders can't be in the home and can't talk to the judges).
I think I can keep it together. I'm just hoping I don't randomly hug any of them on the way out. There's nothing in the rules about physical contact. But if by chance I can't keep it together tomorrow, I bet they add that clause next year.
Fingers crossed I can keep my hands to myself and my lips sealed. Until they leave and then it's I luuuuv you's all around!!
Come and get yours.
Oh, and check out the house.
The Green at Sunset Oaks: 504 Redhill Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540.
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