I was going to do the entire board as surface mount but I realized after I ordered parts that some of the parts I ordered were wayyyyyy too small to solder by hand... the good news is the diode and resister kinda work like jumper wires and made it easier to get a compact board that was one sided. For mounting sockets and relays I just bent the pins out sideways and made a part in eagle with an appropriate footprint. the big pads are to connect wires out to solenoid valves off of the board.
thanks again!