my favorite part of all woodworking is when I go out into the shop and sit down and draw out the final specs/numbers, look over at the wood pile to plan my attack of which boards, which species, measure it all up first, sit down again draw it out, make adjustments, and then the first milling as I start to transform pieces of trees into useful furniture. Just makes me feel good, watching my ideas go from paper to finished product, but the start is always the best for me.
Eventually, Id like to buy a log/tree, and have a mill cut it up for me and then have it dried, then bring it to a finished product.