
Mal and Murphy chose to sleep in today, but I started my day bright and early. I slept through the night (without a single trip to the bathroom), so I felt energized and motivated as soon as I woke up. It’s been a long time since I felt like that first thing in the morning! [...]

Remember when Chandra and Monica came to visit me back in early March? We explored Boston, drank MarTINAs, baked Matt Damon Cookies, and ran a 10-mile race. It was sweet, and I had a lot of fun! Before their arrival, I spent a lot of time “prettying” our house. Monica and Chandra were our very [...]

Mal and I are working hard to beautify the outdoor spaces at our home, so here’s just a fun post to share our progress so far. (We’re dorks and get excited about the little things in life!
) Here’s what we’ve done so far: Planted marigolds in the window boxes on the front of the [...]

Mal ended up feeling sort of sick on his birthday (poor guy), so we decided to celebrate at home. We ordered take-out from Lime Leaf, drank a couple of beers, and worked on a painting project together. I guess you could say we had a paint party!
It’s taken several months, but our sun [...]

Pretty fancy lamp, huh? Well, it didn’t always look this way. Mal and I found a pair of them in his parents’ barn and they were a total mess. The lamps were covered in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. And completely not working. They even had bird poop on them. Yes, bird poop. But, despite their [...]