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Our yard is small. And we’re OK with that. While our big landscaping plan is coming next year, for now we’ve decided to plant just a few things. So far, we’ve planted a gold-specked something or other by the AC…
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The Joys of Home Ownership
I love owning a house. The phrase “the joys of home ownership” is often said with sarcasm among our late 20s, early 30s friends, who are also now purchasing homes and finding such “joys” as leaky roofs, broken water heaters…
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Hardware Store Switch
It’s funny how the hardware store seems much more interesting place now that we own a house. Photo by Dru Bloomfield.
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House Closing!
How Leo and Jen reacted after closing on their house today. Followed quickly by … There may have been a little … But in the end …
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A Bike Ride on Raleigh’s Neuse River Greenway
Jennifer and I are big fans of Raleigh’s greenway system but hadn’t yet explored the newly added Neuse River Greenway. This section is 28 miles in length from Falls Lake and goes all the way to the Wake/Johnston County line.…
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Back To East Raleigh In Style
Lots of exciting things happened this week. After looking at houses we’ve finally made an offer on one and as of today, we’re under contract. The house is back in the Thompson-Hunter neighborhood, an area of Raleigh where Jennifer and…
A family in Raleigh, NC and random things they do