Putting Down Roots

It's undeniably what we're doing. Matt
"hung his shingle" a little over a year ago,
but it was pretty much figuratively speaking. He has
been working out of a spare bedroom in the house
which was trying for him at best.

We are proud to announce that those those
days are history!





The office building is only three blocks from our house
and one block from the courthouse. It has four offices,
two bathrooms, a big reception area and conference room.
It is pretty dated and we intend to hit it up with new carpet,
paint and tile in the next few weeks. Congratulations, Matt!

Almost Finished

I know it has taken a while, but I finally
have some kitchen photos for your viewing
pleasure. My intent was to have it BH&G
perfect before posting - until I realized
that was NEVER going to happen. There are
still a few little projects left like glass
in the cabinets and a range hood over the stove,
but we are almost there. Following are the "before
and after" shots, since it has been a while since
you saw the first series:




See the dishwasher, do you see it, do you??!!!





I love my sink, people tried to talk meout of the
"one bowl" sink, but I have no regrets. And it is super
deep. The lobster pot fits in it - no problem.






The new door to the bathroom (which is not yet
finished) is a pocket door, which is a great space
saver. Plus, we no longer have to duck our heads!


I love how this space turned out. Next:





Oops! Martha Stewart wouldn't have left a
crumpled up paper towel on the counter.













Max hates her picture being taken, she always
makes a face!





TA-DA!

Torch on the Fourth

Matt introduced me to this little northern michigan,
4th of July tradition called the Torch Lake sandbar five
years ago or so.



This is not a great photo, but you probably get the idea.
Shallow water, boats anchored and people letting it all hang out.
When we ventured into the abyss (notice the past tense) we always
stayed on the ourskirts. The nucleus of the party is way
too much to handle. However, when the weather is nice it
is one of the most beautiful locations to spend the day
with friends, a few beers and the sunshine.




This is the second year we have declared ourselves too
old, too wise, and a little too out of shape to
venture out to the sandbar. Thankfully, we still
enjoy the experience from our friends Jeremy and Sarah's
house which sits on the shore of the lake. Here are a
few photos from our celebration:



Me, Matt and our friend Jon...guess which one of us still
wishes he were out at the sandbar?



Sarah, Jeremy and their 10 week old baby girl, Addyson



Matt is so cute is this pic!

Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend as much as we did.