the second storey. a sequel.

most movie fans will tell you the sequel is never as good as the original. of course there are a few exceptions - the empire strikes back comes to mind - but it's tough to come up with something new and exciting, using the same old characters.

we'll admit to some of the same worries when it came to our second floor. how could it ever match the joy felt when we first laid eyes on wooden frame joining icf wall? sure it would be higher, but the grounded strength of the first floor just felt so...grounded. this second storey would just be piggybacking on the first storey's hard work.

but then we watched the second floor go up and we must admit, it's pretty great all on its own. maybe it's the fantastic views from the bedrooms - downtown to the east, the escarpment to the south & west.

maybe it's the open staircase that leads you up. or maybe we're just suckers for new things.

all we know is the way things are going we're going to be way more excited about the roof than we were about rocky III.