South Hampton

Soon after moving to the area we picked up an issue of St. Louis Magazine featuring our neighborhood- South Hampton- abbreviated "SoHa." The link below takes you on a "walking trip" of our favorite places to eat and shop- all within two blocks of our house!!!

http://stlouis.about.com/od/neighborhoodscities/ss/Southampton.htm

Our House (is a very very very fine house)

In March 2007, we decided to take the plunge into homeownership. After 8 months of looking at about 200 houses in the area we settled on this one. We absolutely LOVE having our own place. Every weekend we ask eachother "what did we ever do before??" Though we once dreaded the responsibilities we now look forward to learning how to do new things. And learning we have done! Dan installed our bathroom sink and new kitchen appliances and has been a handy electrician. I have spent a lot of time painting all the white walls and tiling- the kitchen floor, the fireplace, and a backsplash! We haven't taken as many before and afters as we'd like, but see below for a few.
BEFORE:



AFTER:










(I realize these pics are sideways and hope you don't get a crank in your neck. I'll fix them soon...)
Thanks for reading!!!

Our First Post (Jenna)

So, I suppose this is what it feels like to finally be a blogger. My only hope is that Dan and I can gleen enough interesting events from our life to fill this page. Perhaps writing here will help us to appreciate the smaller details of our life and learn more about what it means to "keep in touch." Here goes nothing...