Well folks, only 6 months in the planning...our deck is almost done!
Here are a few pics--if its hard to figure, it comes out our french doors in the kitchen and wraps around to the side door (also the kitchen). You can get to it from the steps in the front of the house (over the fence) or from the steps in the backyard (which end near the doors out of the basement).
This is what you see from the front of the house

Here is the top of the deck, looking from the side walkway across to the steps

And here is the view from the backyard

Next up: Patio under the deck. But not before we move our BBQ grill onto the deck, and hang a hammock underneath!!