Every year I am always envious of families going away for the 4th of July.  But, I’m married to a local who would not think about missing his hometown parade.  I’m not quite sure I think it’s worth the hype (people here put their chairs out four days early to secure a spot!) and he often argues with my parents…

…my home and native land… I grew up in Canada and while I’ve lived in the US for almost 20 years (yikes when did that happen?!) I still wave the red, white and maple leaf. Living in Ottawa (the capital!) Canada Day was a very special time with huge celebrations on Parliament Hill. So, in honor of Canada Day on…

A friend of ours in California, Carrie (we talked about her in Tessa’s posts about her trip to California) asked us to help figure out what to do with her master bedroom. She recently added on a phenomenal second floor addition that is a master retreat–bedroom, dual walk-in closets, bathroom and laundry room. She and her husband love having their…