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Yesterday marks 5 weeks since we officially moved from our Utah home and thought we closed on it. Some of the details around the demise of that sale we don’t feel are appropriate to share here, but we knew it was time to move on and try to sell the house again. We had a […]

I remember playing a board game called Cashflow way back in my early college days with my, then, boyfriend and all of his friends. It is basically an educational game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations, like investing. Monopoly on steroids if you will. So, we were all very, very cool. Anyway, one aspect […]

We added a new member to our family.  Meet Charly: She is a three year old St. Bernard/Pyrenees mix and we’re head over heels.  A true, gentle giant. You can really see her size in this photo I snapped with my phone: We have talked on and off about getting a dog, but I wasn’t […]

Well.  Here we are.  Talking about eyebrows.  Which is extremely off topic here on the blog, where we prefer to spend our days talking about the kitchen reno or finishing up Greta’s room–but is quite the hot topic on Instagram.  “You have the best eyebrows!” They say.  I am telling you, somewhat embarrassed and awkwardly, […]

2013 already feels different.  There have been so many changes, yet Chris and I are both itching for some excitement. Greta isn’t napping anymore and really, my world–our world, has been turned upside down.  I feel significantly more tired from those extra two hours of non-stop playing that when Chris gets home, the only thing […]

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