FINALLY.
We decided on a style called "Cappuccino Maple" by Simple Floors. We really liked their selection and the quality of their products couldn't be beat in the price range we were looking in.
From the get-go we wanted a dark wood. We also wanted the hand-scraped look, not a super-smooth finish, and wide planks. Oh, and it had to be real wood, not laminate. The flooring we chose is what's called an engineered hardwood. What that means is the flooring is real wood, but the planks are not a solid 1/2" thick piece of Maple, Oak, or whathaveyou like with traditional wood flooring. Instead, with engineered wood flooring, each plank has a 3/8" thick plywood base and on top of that is a 1/8" thick layer of the flooring quality wood (in our case, Maple). 1/8" of wood doesn't seem like much, but wood flooring really doesn't wear out or anything, and unlike laminate flooring, it can be refinished.
The bad news about ordering the new flooring is that they just planted the trees the floors will be made from about a week ago, so it will be another 10 years or so before we can get our flooring delivered. Okay, it's not quite that bad, but we do have to wait 4-5 weeks before it can be delivered. Sad face for us.
So in the meantime, here's a few example pictures of the flooring we chose:
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