It was over a month ago, when I repainted our divider railing between the dining room and family room a shiny oil-rubbed bronze. Without skipping a beat, I started on the large staircase and then I never finished it. Really. The bottom half (that required more cutting in) was still gray, and I brushed one […]
I know, I know, it's going to be a lot more thrilling to hear Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron say those words--I couldn't resist. You see, we have been getting by with this hand-me-down mirror from my parents since we got married 3 and a half years ago. It's gone from oak, to blue, to […]
We are incredibly blessed. A year ago tomorrow, we bought this house and moved in on April 2nd--which we're calling our official journey (not to get all Bachelor on you) start date. Which means Monday it will be exactly a year! We'll be celebrating our first House-iversary all next week on the blog as we […]
2009… that was a big year. Thinking about where we were a year ago, versus where we are now, it’s hard to recognize that we’re living the same life now that we were then. Let’s do a quick synopsis of the events this past year brought. Here we go in 3…2…1… · Jules was pregnant […]
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