When our kitchen was being remodeled, we had to eat out every single night for two months… Every night. For two months. We maybe could have tried to set up some sort of makeshift burner plus mini fridge situation, but with the entire contents of our kitchen in boxes we had...
We finally chose counters! So you’ve now followed along as we decided on our kitchen layout, floors, cabinets, appliances, and here’s the story on the counters. We always knew that we wanted quartz, but we never got around to looking into them until a couple of weeks ago. We did a ton of...
I get asked a lot about what blogs I read, and I usually answer, “a lot of them!” I thought it might be fun to share with you some of my absolute faves. Since I do read so many on a regular basis, I’ll just focus on the ones that...
We planned on sending Christmas cards. Honestly we did. We scheduled a family photo shoot well in advance, set to take place in November, with plenty of time to get the edited photos back and some cute cards mailed… But November in Northeast Ohio is a fickle thing, and of...
I’ve been thinking a lot about organization and cleaning lately. To be honest, keeping the house clean is just not something we’re very good at, and it drives both of us nuts. I always think if I can just figure out a way to make it easier or part of...
With Andy away at ice cream school, I can’t help but think about an ice cream-themed wedding! I think this would be a perfect idea for late July/early August. In the heart of summer, what would be better than cooling off with ice cream and pastel colors at a garden...
Less than a month! Less than month! Andy and I will be married in less than a month! We’re still pounding through our to-do list, both wedding and house related. And we’re doing pretty awesome…. even though yesterday we did absolutely 100% nothing except sit on the couch watching bad movies...
We said goodbye to our girl Trixie today. 15 years ago this month I walked into the Rochester Hills, Michigan Humane Society to get a cat. They had one: a skinny, scrawny little six-month-old black cat who had a serious attitude. When I took her into the meet-and-greet room, she tried to climb the...
I put in my resignation at work yesterday. 10 weeks notice. I’ll leave at the end of October. No, I’m not pregnant. No, I don’t have another job…. After 12 years in the same job, my first job out of college (in fact, I was still in college when I...
Kerry and I are big fans of the theater. Growing up my mom took me to a lot of plays. I remember seeing Secret Garden when I was very young. I think that’s the first one I remember. We saw multiple productions of Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables....