new windows!!!

When we first took possession of the house one of the first things we noticed was how unbelievably HOT it was inside. All those windows giving us that beautiful view of the lake were not doing us any favors. I even had the AC guys come out because I was sure the AC was not working properly. They say the AC works perfectly (I still have my serious doubts), but the single pane windows were really the culprit.

This is probably hands down the most expensive surprise to our budget. This is me when I got my first quote for $16,000:

Eventually I sucked it up and ordered the damn things. I found a company that manufactures the windows locally saved me $4k. Score.

And now feast your eyes on my new super expensive and hopefully totally worth it windows!!!

Before:

After:

Now to pick a paint color for the house to make this look a little better. And maybe some siding? So many choices!