Here it is, folks! The official apartment tour. We’ve been living here for 7 weeks or so, and although we still have some art to hang, some furniture to upgrade (our mis-matched rescued-from-the-trash chairs are becoming more and more of an eyesore), I figured it could be forever before I feel officially settled enough to…
the official apartment tour.
Now that we’ve been living in Oregon for two months, it’s time for the official apartment tour. I love, love, love seeing people’s homes. That’s why I love Louisville’s Homerama extravaganza, my “For the Home” pinboard, all home and garden magazines, and, honestly, MTV Cribs. While our apartment is far less exciting than any of…
news from the northwest.
Good news! We have a place to live! After an exhausting apartment search that involved literally driving every street in Eugene, we signed a lease on Friday afternoon! We’ll begin the moving process on Monday once our pods of stuff arrive. Unfortunately, Monday is also the day that Eric’s 2-week prologue begins, so I’m not…
building stuff.
Eric, here. It’s been quite a while since I last wrote a post on here. I usually let Ally do all the writing because well, she’s just better at it. But I finally put the finishing touches on the bed I started building last fall and I wanted to share the process with you all!…
peanut butter banana smoothie.
There are just a few things I’m excited about today: Old-school TV shows: Okay, so I just discovered that The Wonder Years is on Netflix. I haven’t seen this show since elementary school. I like to think of it as the Boy Meets World of the 80’s (set in the 60’s), you know? Plus, how…
a Christmas tradition.
This is our second Christmas as a married couple, which means we should have some Christmas traditions to carry over from last year, right? Well, I think our only tradition is a kind of strange one. Last year, we lived in a teeny-tiny apartment (400-square-feet), so we didn’t have room for a Christmas tree. Instead,…
a tour of our apartment.
Okay, so I know I promised photos of our apartment months ago. We finally reached a point last weekend where things were clean and organized enough for me to take photos of the place (funny how inviting people over will inspire you to put things away), so here’s your official tour of the Ringer house!…
throw pillows.
One small step for man, one huge leap toward domesticity. I can do a lot of things, but I cannot sew. I can clean. I can cook. I can bake. I can eat more than Brent White (it really did happen once). But sewing, along with almost anything else crafty, has always been outside of…
homearama.
It’s time to do some dreaming, folks. I’m sure I’ve said this before, but I cannot wait until Eric and I have our own home. The sweet freedom that comes without a landlord is calling to me. I’ve been living in rental homes/apartments since my sophomore year of college, and I am certainly ready to…
our DIY weekend.
To give everyone an update on our apartment, I’m happy to say that the flooding problem is fixed! A plumber came and installed something (I wish I could be more descriptive, but Eric isn’t here to remind me of the process) that will drain the rain underground, rather than into our apartment. Wonderful. So now…
life in the new apartment.
Oh, boy. Where to begin? Life has been a bit hectic in the new apartment. First of all, we’ve gone from a 400-square-foot studio to a 2-bedroom apartment. This probably isn’t a huge deal to most people, but as a slightly OCD neat-freak, this just means I have a lot more to clean! I’ve spent…
a quick update.
It’s been half a month since our last blog post! Goodness, gracious! We’ve been incredibly busy the past few weeks. We just moved into our new downtown apartment on Saturday and have spent most of this week trying to get organized. Everything is still a huge mess, so I’m afraid that photos of the new…