My mom turned 70 this weekend, and she still acts and looks phenomenal! She goes to the gym each day to keep her body and spirit in good health. One of the things I love most about my mom is her unwaving optimism about the good in people. She smiles, cheers, and keeps it moving. Her energy is really infectious and people can't...
I've been gone a while, busy with working on the new house, going on vacation, and helping out where needed with Patrick's business. Within the last year, the main focus of my life has switched several times. At first it was planning weddings, then honeymoon planning, then house search, and now house design. With the purchase of our first home, it falls perfectly...
I am so thrilled that Patrick and I were able to get a house last week. I can't believe we found a house and bought it in 2 weeks, when we weren't exactly actively searching for homes. We closed on Wednesday and have been over at the new house every spare moment we have. It's a fixer-upper and needs a lot of "love",...
I have been looking for the "perfect" house for 5 years now in a 4 block by 1 block radius. We have looked at 11 homes in this area, and not until yesterday did Patrick & I submit an offer. We were asked to put a 2nd offer because our 1st was too low. When we submitted the 2nd bid, another offer was...
There's all kinds of quotes, sayings, mantras, & mottos.Who's to say what is wrong & what is right?Here are my current top 10.10 rules I live by:1. Live in the moment.2. Everyone wears an invisible sign that says 'notice me'.3. Never leave the house mad4. If you love someone, let them know.5. Be the friend that you want to have.6. I can do...
On one of her trips to Kansas City, Krissy told me that she was having wonderful late night talks with him into the early morning. He would tell her how much he cared for me. I told myself that this was just infatuation. Every man in my life has been short term, even my father.For me, it started with the poems he'd write...
I love typography. I have a sick obsession with it. I love letters and numbers and the combinations that can be made from them. I've been in the process of making a series of paintings with my favorite letter and combinations to put up in my house, but there seems to always be something more important that comes up. Until I get the...
I haven't seen much of the sun for the last 4 weeks. Amsterdam was cool and wet, Rome was cool and wet, and when I returned, Kansas City last week, it, too, was cold and wet. The most sun I saw was when I was flying over Europe and the Atlantic Ocean. Spring is one of my favorite seasons because it is warm...
