About Us

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek at our blog. We hope you follow us and watch how we enhance the beauty, learn about its history, and most of all love this 1903 brick American Foursquare/ Prairie Box in Rockford, Illinois . It’s nestled in the Churchill Grove community, which is full of architectural charm. We can’t wait to give you a glimpse!

My husband I just Just married in December of 2018. Here we are 8 months later delving into our second big adventure together! Don’t know where this is going to take us, but we are excited to get started!

And just like that…

It’s Christmas Eve! We have been in our home for four months already! I don’t know how, but time just flew by! I said to Mike the other day, I just don’t feel like it’s Christmas! Normally this time of the year is my jam! I’m rocking out to...
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Grateful

It has been a long four day weekend and for that I am grateful! For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t feeling like days have been going by so quickly and rushing to have to get back to work! We hosted Thanksgiving this year in our...
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Rubee’s Debut

Saturday night was the first time I entertained in our home! I had some of my most important girlfriends over for some wine, fun and introducing the star of the evening, our RUBEE. It was such a comforting feeling seeing my friends arrive, get comfortable, nestle themselves in and...
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Naming Our House

I have been working on our house’s book every spare moment I have. Gathering data, reading articles, probably annoying the heck out of my amazing historian at the Rockford Public Library and keeping all of you updated on Instagram. Shortly after announcing to the world we bought our house...
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An Idea Is Born

I’ve been hanging out at the library, county records, city hall and the assessors office a lot lately! I have pages and pages of articles, social happenings, classifieds, maps and old deeds. Now, having our Abstract for the house would alleviate all these countless hours of searching, but unfortunately...
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Closing day!

It’s been 1 week since we closed and have moved in! Although I feel not much was accomplished I have to keep reminding myself I have the next 30 years to get things I want, done! The week started off after closing with, if anything could go wrong, it...
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How Did I Get Here?

Life has always been a struggle, but man who’s life isn’t?! I owe so much too many strong individuals in my life and at some point soon I will talk a little bit about each of them as I feel in one way or another, they were or have...
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Too excited to wait!

I just can’t help it! We are 21 days until we close and I can’t wait to move in! This house is 116 years old and still standing up strong! I lay up often at night and think about all the families/people that have occupied this home! What were...
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