When Matthew and I were in the process of buying our house last year, I was so excited about the prospect of having a refrigerator and freezer that actually had an ice maker in it. After three years, I was … Continue reading
It is not a secret that I love Les Miserables. I saw it when Matthew and I traveled to London in 2010 and have been obsessed with it ever since. When I found out in February 2011 that it was coming to January 2012, I marked it on the calendar and made plans to purchase tickets as soon as they were available. My parents also drove in just for the night to see it with me and Matthew and I was so happy to share it with them. So when they announced that it was finally being made into a movie (a musical version), I could hardly wait. I have been on pins and needles waiting for the trailer (<—- click that link) and it came out today. Enjoy.
On Sunday night we (Rachel and I) decided that we would make an angel food cake with homemade whipped cream for our barbeque with the Nances. So after we watched the Spurs game with Chip and Jessica, we dropped Mark … Continue reading
On Saturday we woke up bright and early to load Chip’s truck with our lawnmower and various other garden and lawn care items and make it to the church in time for breakfast tacos. Each year on Memorial Day weekend, … Continue reading
On Thursday our good friends the Pomeroys came into town for the long weekend. We hadn’t seen them since they moved to Chicago last year for Mark to pursue his MBA from Kellogg. With the first year under his belt, … Continue reading
Since getting our guest room ready, we have had two sets of house guests so far and one more coming this weekend. To test out our newly redecorated guest room, my sister and her husband came into town. Robert had … Continue reading
You may have seen the following image floating around the internet on blogs and pinterest boards. Well, I am posting it again, because it’s the perfect reminder of creating a cozy guest room. And since I have mentioned that we … Continue reading
This summer will bring lots of guests…and by this summer, I mean, the next couple of weeks, starting with my sister and her husband in less than a week! This string of guests gave me just the push I needed … Continue reading
This weekend we accomplished something big! We finally got our patio finished. This project took us several weekends to finish, and we were not able to work each weekend, which is why it look so long to complete. But this … Continue reading
