thank you, dear 'liza — all aflutter

When we bought our sweet house 6+ years ago, we weren't married. We had no dog. We had no kids. We confidently installed nearly white 100% wool carpet in the lower level because it was gorgeous (as carpet goes...), with total disregard for the maintenance. When we showed the house to our parents, they said "what if you have 2 children? Where will they sleep?" TWO children? While we were fully committed to one another and to the idea of starting a family together, it sounded like a lot of "what ifs" for the time being. I mean, we only intended to live in this little starter house for like 2 years, right? And we weren't even engaged. Ha!

We did get married. We adopted a dog (not in that order). We had two beautiful little boys. We learned why people with kids and dogs don't usually choose nearly white 100% wool carpet just because it's gorgeous. We are still in our "starter" house and it's starting to feel just a little tight. I'm tired of having boxes of oatmeal fall on my head every time I open the food cabinet because we have no pantry. As it turns out, if you have two kids in this house, they have to sleep in the basement, which is mostly fine except on those nights when they're sick or scared and you just wish you could feel them breathing. We can't entertain because there's nowhere for anyone to sit.

SO, we're moving. It's time. After nearly a year of looking, we finally bought a house on a lovely street just a stone's throw from the house where I grew up (a sweet coincidence). The house has a lot of potential but hasn't been touched since 1989. So, we're doing a complete renovation - bathrooms, floors, kitchen, fireplace - to create our [nearly] perfect home. Everyone I told said "take pictures, I live for that #$%&." I've been feeling ready for a new creative outlet and a dear friend suggested I start a blog to track the progress of the renovation. Genius! So here it is (thank you, dear 'liza!!) - a space to track the project's progress + maybe learn some yummy recipes and meet some super creative mamas. Maybe you'll feel inspired to start something new, too. Stay tuned - I might need you to weigh in on paint colors (+ keep me sane). xo