I know it's been a while since you've heard from me (Rob), but I'm here to share huge news for us: we have the keys to our new home! Maria and I are renting an adorable house in Royal Oak, one of the coolest suburbs of Detroit. We've been working on painting all weekend, … [Read more...]
Easy As Pie Laundry Room Organization
I'm not sure why laundry rooms always seem to be the random gathering place of miscellaneous stuff, but I do know that the stuff can get out of control in a hurry. Rob and I had that problem too. I spent an afternoon establishing a plan for our laundry room organization, … [Read more...]
Our Home At Christmas: 2015 Holiday Tour
At this time of year, many of my favorite bloggers are sharing a Christmas home tour in their little corners of the internet. We have been wanting to share an update on our hour home is coming together and now seemed like an ideal time. Our decor is simple, but bit-by-bit the … [Read more...]
Our Repurposed Home Office Corner
Now that I am a newlywed, people are always asking, "So, how's married life?" My response is always the same: It's a lot calmer than being engaged. And I like it. With the wedding three months behind us, Rob and I have a chance to shift our attention back to other things … like … [Read more...]
Creating the Perfect Gallery Wall
After nearly three months of living together as newlyweds in the little condo we are renting, we are proud to have finally hung some photos around our home! Not just any haphazard photos, though. Nope. We now have a perfect gallery wall. If you can imagine, our not-so-little … [Read more...]
Maria’s New Hobby: An Herb Garden
Ok, so the title is a little tongue-in-cheek. Maria and I do not have very green thumbs; as a rule, we prefer plants that tend to be pretty hard to kill through neglect. However, we have been telling each other for the past year or so that we should have an herb garden. We use a … [Read more...]
Where the Heck Have We Been?: An Update
Oh my gosh, it's been a while since we posted anything! Maria and I have been going absolutely CRAZY together (get it?!) over the past few weeks. We have been dropping a few hints on our Instagram page, but so many of our friends and family have been wondering what we have been … [Read more...]
What’s Going On With Us These Days
Over the past few weeks, friends and family members have been asking us for updates on all of our adventures. What's up with wedding planning, Rob's debt, the house for sale, if we have found somewhere to live yet … the list goes on and on. The truth is we have never been this … [Read more...]
Selling Rob’s House and Moving Forward
As you probably know by now, I have a tremendous amount of student loan debt and Maria and I are selling my house in an effort to pay that debt off. Also, we are getting married in June and we are looking for a place in between our current homes to start our married lives … [Read more...]
