First entry

Hello! This is my first entry as I chronicle my journey to dream, research, design, draw, permit, build, use and enjoy a 6' x 8' in-ground spa!
I'm planning on doing most of the work myself. I bought a book 2 years ago and I have been thinking about it since. This summer I'm finally going to do it. I'm going to build the spa!
It will be made of concrete blocks built on a concrete slab. The plumbing is large (2 1/2" and 2") pvc. I plan on tiling the entire inside.
It will be inground with about a foot out of the ground. I'm planning on a waterfall at one end.
The next entries will feature pictures, drawings and descriptions for you to keep up with my progress as I boldly go where no man has gone before. Not really, but I had to get that in here somewhere.
Spatrek Man