Our baby Brooks Robert was born on April 24, 2019, three days before his due date! We are beyond ourselves loving this guy. A recap of his birth story is below: In the middle of the night, the day before he was born, I woke up at 3:30 a.m.to a strong contraction. I had been … Continue reading Introducing Baby Brooks
New Job, New House, Old City
I've previously mentioned that the Fall of 2015, my husband Pete and I moved out of our first house on Camp Avenue after I was offered a job at a law firm in downtown Chicago. We spent about 2.5 years in Chicago, where we lived in a few different neighborhoods and fell in love with … Continue reading New Job, New House, Old City
Camper Remodel: The Reveal
Wow! After all of that hype, I never actually posted the reveal of our camper. So, as I sit here in frigid February temperatures dreaming about our next adventure, I present to you, without further ado, our camper remodel: Dinette Before: After: View from main bunk: Before: After: Wall beside the doorway: Before: After: … Continue reading Camper Remodel: The Reveal
Camper Remodel: floors and cabinets
Just a little teaser update! Peter and his family have spent the past week working on the camper while I am stuck in Chicago working. Fortunately he has sent me just enough photos to see some progress: That's right! Floor is in! I'll provide more details in another post. Cabinets are also in! Yay!
Camper Remodel: This will end eventually, right?
We have owned our lovely camper for about 3 months now, and over the course of those 3 months, have spent nearly every weekend getting it prepped for our big trip to the East Coast over the 4th of July. We have had a lot of fun fixing this thing up, but I will be … Continue reading Camper Remodel: This will end eventually, right?
Camper Remodel: Painting is done!
Just another camper remodel update --- this is pretty much all we are doing in our free time lately (besides some wedding planning) since our trip to the east coast is scheduled to kick off July 1.I finally painted the interior walls and cabinets. For the walls, I went with Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray at … Continue reading Camper Remodel: Painting is done!
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