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Holy Driftwood

04.06.2011

We just returned from an extended weekend on the Oregon coast. The sleepy little town of Gold Beach didn’t have too much happening, but we  enjoyed family time, a great hike, and a wonderful crab feast.  I spent a lot of time looking (or at least talking about wanting to look for) driftwood. There were so [...]

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Words of Encouragement

04.04.2011

Upon cleaning out the extra closet, I came across this: A co-worker gave this to me with very kind words inside when I moved from Sacramento down to LA after just becoming engaged. I still like reading the words inside, and how true is the quote? In any circumstance – life is simply too short [...]

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Saying Goodbye

01.31.2011

Today we will bury the sweet 15 year old girl in our lives – Danielle Elizabeth Nathan. With many health complications and unconsciously fighting for her life after a brain hemorrhage just before Christmas, Dani is now singing praises amongst the angels above.  Sweet Dani – we feel that you left the world too soon but remind [...]

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Just what I needed

01.28.2011

I went out back to take Fozzy potty (and clear up my teary eyes in all honesty), then decided to look at my bulbs and see if any buds had formed yet. And look what I found! Just what I needed today

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Throw Out Thursday: Take 3

01.06.2011

Thanks for hanging with me even though I haven’t been posting much! I’ll be back home tomorrow night and can get back in the swing of things with my new *organized* outlook for 2011. I can’t wait to start putting some things into practice to simplify my home and life! For this week’s 5 items, [...]

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Disgruntled

01.04.2011

Amidst the holiday cheer, I took the time to work at Starbucks the day before Christmas Eve. My mother in law was in town, and we shared a scone and sipped our drinks before I began working. A 33 year old man came in with his 2.5  year old son. She noticed the cute boy [...]

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And a Merry Christmas to All!

12.24.2010

Merry Christmas from our home to yours! We hope you are enjoying a day of relaxing and joyful giving, surrounded by family and friends.

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Cookies: fresh baked one at a time

11.22.2010

We went to a friend’s house for dinner Saturday night and I totally spaced bringing dessert until an hour before we were supposed to be there. I wish I had some of these in my freezer so I could have popped them in the oven! I thought I’d share to help you out with parties [...]

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What would you do with $25k?

11.03.2010

There’s a new show called “Our House” being launched on TLC. They offer homeowners $25,000 and just three weeks to DIY anything to the interior of your home. Brian and I applied last week when we saw the casting call and we talked to someone from the show for quite some time this evening. When [...]

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Where we’re at: Backyard

11.03.2010

When we moved in, the backyard felt non-existent.  There was a giant 8×8’ shed that took up most of the space (it’s only roughly 15’ x 20’).  The previous renter had made some planter boxes, with succulents and some herbs, which I promptly tore out.  There was gravel mixed in with the dirt and we [...]

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Office Sneak Peek

11.01.2010

I’ve been working on the office the past two weekends, and it’s definitely coming together.  I found a fabric I think I’ll be using for the curtain and I think it brings it all together – a sample is hanging from the blind so I can envision it.  Here’s a sneak peek!  The quatrefoil stencil is [...]

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I’m bad at this blogging thing

10.29.2010

For those who actually do check in on our website you’ve noticed that we changed the format since our wedding details are no longer relevant; you’d also see that I’m not good at keeping you posted on our house projects and lives in general. I’m much better at uploading a quick photo to Facebook. Nevertheless, [...]

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Uh, is the mic on? Hello?

07.07.2010

Today is day 1, the first day of documenting our journey in life – as newlyweds, first-time homeowners, dry-wallers, demolition crew, Fozzy Bear’s parents, and everything else we get our hands into.  We hope you’ll stay tuned…

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