Leo and Jen: A Blog

A family in Raleigh, NC and random things they do

Author: Jennifer Suarez

  • Party Like a Rock Star

    I went out Friday night with the girls. Dinner, drinks, dancing. Although some might use Girls’ Night Out to think nostalgically back upon other nights out, I am pleased to report that age has its perks. For example: Dinner 21: Pizza in your dorm room or crappy apartment. 31: Tapas at a nice restaurant with…

  • The House Hunt Begins

    Too far. Too dumpy. Too small. Leo and I have begun our hunt for a house. Like Goldilocks, we’re looking for one that’s juuuuussst right. Fortunately, we have a lot of time. We looked at three houses Saturday. Our plan is to buy in May or June, so this initial foray into the wilds acquainted…

  • Six Months Later …

    We didn’t celebrate a six-month anniversary, but we did make note of it that day. And last week, we walked through Nash Square to see how it looks. Uh, not the same. 🙂   Back on June 2 …

  • Home, Former Home

    They say you can’t go home again. In this case, they were right. The road right by “Wig’s Heap,” my childhood home, was undergoing construction and Leo and I couldn’t navigate the large gravel chunks in our rental car. I settled for pointing out the top of the house and the catalpa tree peeping over…

  • Wedding Photos

    At long last, here are the wedding photos you’ve all been requesting. From rehearsal dinner and getting ready to the ceremony and blow-out party, bore yourself silly … er, enjoy the memories.

  • Moving: A Bittersweet Goodbye

    I will miss so many things. But not the cockroaches. Leo and I are moving next week, leaving the first place we called home together. We’ve rented this small house for more than two and a half years and it many ways it feels like home. Here, we realized that yes, we were truly right…