Our ‘hood |

Years ago I purchased land - before Stuart and I were even married – and I imagined that one day we would build a house on it and raise our family there. That dream has not yet become a reality. And maybe has taken longer than expected to happen. While I dream of bigger spaces for our family to spread out…a larger, eat-in, kitchen…a dining room…a mudroom where we can drop random shoes and other things as we walk in…more bedrooms, closets…The truth is, I love our neighborhood and the home we currently have.

Yes, we could use more space for sure. But we are blessed.

One of the girls most favorite things to do is take a walk to the end of ’The ‘hood’ (as they often refer to it) and ride their bikes down the ‘big hill’ and go ‘super fast’! Last week we did this. It was an ordinary day and I had been dreaming of the house that we’d love to build one day a little more than normal…but on that ordinary day it felt extraordinary. As we walked and I watched our girls, I felt so happy and content in this moment, this home, and this ‘hood.

She gets to going really fast then puts her feet down like this to slow herself down. Yes, the sandals are torn up and I cringe afraid she is going to catch a toe on the pavement!