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Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Posts Tagged: house

New House!

We lived in our old house longer than I’ve lived in any other house in my life. But after nearly 8 amazing years, we sold our house on N. Maxwell Drive and bought a home with a little more room for our family. It’s so strange how your priorities in a house change once you have a child. Growing up in Memphis, I lived mostly in historic bungalows and to this day those are still my favorite kind of homes. Sadly, they are much harder to come by here in the Ozarks (unless you want to pay around the $500,000 mark). Plus, once we had Iris I realized that we needed more practical things checked off our list instead of historic charm. That said, we ended up buying a 1969 ranch style home that has been updated, but still holds a little of the older character. I can’t tell you how excited I was for a double car garage, two living spaces, a bathroom off the master bedroom, fireplace, tons of storage, neighborhood friends for Iris, etc. There are still some things we want to do to truly make it our own, but thanks to Todd we’ve already started doing little projects to make it just right.

Since it’s been a while since I’ve blogged (like, months and months.. sheesh), here are some photos of our life as we transitioned into our new home.

It's gonna be a long night.

Iris peeking out her new window during our final walk-through.

We close tomorrow on the new place! #cantwait

Already in love with our new neighborhood!

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Walking over to see Baby Gus & do some baby shower planning.

#latergram

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We live on the sweetest street.

Just a good, old fashion Instagram photo.

New house spam.

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Taking photos for a guest blog post for @shopriffraff's state love shirts! (Representing my home state - Tennessee ❤)

Fingerpaint soap. ❤

Watching the rain.

I love making her cozy.

Running through the sprinkler.

Freshly painted chandelier & wall. {thanks to @jtoddgill}

Home & Hearts

Last week something quite amazing happened.

I’ve always known what great friends Todd and I have, but this time we were left in awe over how incredible they truly are.

The back story: Exactly one year ago we began experiencing problems with the roof on our house. Apparently the people that installed it before we bought our home did a faulty job and, over time, leaks have popped up in several rooms. Unfortunately, home owners insurance doesn’t cover this because the work was done prior to our purchase. We’ve tried to stretch out little fixes here and there while we attempt to save for a new roof, but of course with a baby along the way we have additional expenses to save for too. It does get tricky though, because in order to start working on the nursery we need a new roof, so that we can put up new sheetrock from the water damage, so that we can paint, so that we can move in furniture, etc.

Out of the blue on Friday, a couple of dear friends came over to drop off an early baby gift from a small group of our friends. They told us that they were recently discussing what to get us for the baby and decided they wanted to give us something we really needed. We weren’t expecting a thing when they presented us with a card and enough money for a…

brand. new. ROOF.

Without our knowledge, they gathered estimates and all pitched in so that we can move forward immediately with getting our house in tip-top shape for the baby. I cried (heavy tears, ya’ll) and mumbled something to the likes of, “I feel like I’m on Oprah.” It was the most generous, thoughtful gift ever.

I cried because it was a huge relief, but also because our friends did not have to do this. They didn’t have to think twice about our roofing-woes and they most certainly didn’t have to do anything about it.

But they did.

And out of love they came together to help. It was the sweetest, most incredible thing. Saying that we will be grateful for a very, very long time is an understatement. Thank you, friends. This means more than you know.

Here’s the card we received, handmade by Tim out of roofing shingles,
which will be framed and hung in the nursery.

Home & Friends.

Startin Off Right


The weather has officially shifted from chilly to perfect & we’ve been taking full advantage of it. The front of our house has gotten a makeover, lots of playing with our new pup, get-togethers with friends, lots of wedding celebrations, & even a lil’ picnic on campus Sunday afternoon. Here are a few shots from the last week (just click ’em to enlarge).

Saturday night.

Friday night.

Sunday picnic.

Obligatory cute puppy pics.

Our house.