Life for me has been incredibly crazy busy the past eight months or so, leaving me little time for Sugar or much of anything else. Like everyone and you Sugars, life sometimes gets in the way of doing some of the things we like to spend doing in our spare time.

I spent the majority of December traveling in Spain and France which was incredible. However, somewhere in Spain, I picked up the worst flu bug experiencing every ailment imaginable. By the time I landed in Paris, I was ready to speak in tongues but managed to forge ahead and then proceeded to crash and burn once I got home.

Now I've spent the last two weeks trying to catch up on work and get back into a regular routine. Last week, I headed to Santa Fe to make decisions on the house that I'm building. This home is turning out wonderfully. I'm so excited to have a beautiful retreat that is peaceful and is located in such incredible surroundings.

The home is a simple, traditional Northern New Mexico-style built in an L-shape with a pitched roof with dormers to expand the second floor loft space. The home consists of adobe bricks that were made from the dirt that was extracted from the site and is a green construction. It is an open space construction with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with amazing views.

Many of you have asked about the process, so I thought I would take time to share these photos with you.

A view from the back of the house looking west at the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

View looking North