For the first year ever, Alex took off the two weeks surrounding Christmas and New Years and we stayed home with no plans or agenda. It was wonderful and so perfect. One of the biggest highlights was sleeping in, popping some cinnamon rolls in the oven, lighting a fire and hanging out in the living room …
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Merry Christmas!
It’s our first Christmas at home. Ever. Just the two of us. And we are so enjoying each other’s company, the beautiful fire in our fireplace and simply being home together. I’m fairly certain we’ve seen our extended family more this year than any other year since moving to Seattle, which we are both very …
Bathroom Update 9.0
Just in the nick of time for our holiday party we had our bathroom countertop and sink installed. We were kind of sweating bullets over whether we would have a counter or not. In reality it’s not that big of a deal, but we are just so proud of our bathroom that we wanted our …
Second Annual Holiday Party
For the second year in a row we invited our friends to join us in celebrating the holidays at our home. Both Alex and I love to entertain and have people over, plus, we love the holidays, so it was the perfect excuse for a party! Our holiday party last year was so much fun …
Ski Season is Here!
Alex and I packed up our car and headed for Crystal Mountain yesterday to take advantage of the ski season getting started! Last year our ski season was very short-lived in Washington – there was only one day where we woke up at our house and drove to the mountain and skied in Washington last …
This Week’s Happenings
It has been a busy week back since we returned from our trip to Mexico! Our pets were very happy to have us back home – they’ve both been extra cuddly and sweet this week. We’ve got to be getting closer to the moment of walking into our bedroom and finding Henry snuggled up with …
Our Mexican Thanksgiving
This year for Thanksgiving we did something a little different… We went to Mexico! Thanksgiving is a holiday we typically spend with Alex’s family because his sister and her husband are usually in Italy for Christmas {her husband is from Italy}. This year we picked Mexico because Alex’s parents wanted to take a trip with …
Bathroom Update 8.0
Phase two of the bathroom is officially complete! We’ve got lighting, we’ve got a mirror, we’ve got a vanity and a toilet paper holder, we’ve got heated floors, and we’ve got outlet covers…. Things are coming together and it looks amazing!
Bathroom Update 7.0
We’ve got major changes in the bathroom as of late last night……. paint on the walls and a toilet! Things are REALLY shaping up in our new bathroom and it looks amazing. So now all that’s left is some finishing touches, installing the vanity and hanging the lights and mirror. It sounds like the …
Bathroom Update 6.0
My brother arrived on Friday evening and has been hard at work getting our bathroom renovation moving towards the finish line… Now it’s a lot of hurry up and wait. There are a few projects that they can do in the bathroom while they wait to move to the next steps on the walls, but …