RACHEL ERICKSON

Before the official move, we wanted to get a few jobs completed in the house. Once the builders finally signed off on their work, we were...

I ended up taking an unexpected day off / work from home day today to make sure that our to-do list at the house was tackled as much as...

Day one turned out to be a fairly frustrating day at the house. Our security system installation took four hours longer than estimated,...

I signed my name next to my husband's probably 50 different times today, and that might be a low estimate? We finally own our beautiful...

Carpet is in, driveway and back patio is poured, several appliances are installed and exterior paint is under way. Only 10 more days...

In the simplest sense, we had three choices for getting blinds into the new house for all of our windows. Choice number one was to add it...

Three and a half weeks to closing! We're probably a little farther along now than these pictures show, but we've been running around like...

My new job has already had its major perks, and one of them was getting the chance to work and get up close during one of the US Pro...

We have our closing date, and I don't think it could be a better date for us. September 30th, we will sign our names a zillion times and...

Stopped by the house today to check on a few measurements and options for lighting, etc. After we took a bunch of pictures and got all...

We had our electrical walk-through at the house this past Thursday. I was kind of amazed to see how far along the interior of the house...

My family all ventured out to Colorado for the July 4th weekend this year, and we took the rare opportunity of all 7 of us together to...

Ventured over to our "pile of dirt" today to check on the progress, and we are certainly coming along quickly!! The framing is mostly...

We have officially decided to plant some roots here in Colorado, and make it our forever-home. As of this past Monday at 6:oopm, we are...

Merry Christmas from Colorado! The hubs and I have had a wonderful little holiday here. The sun has been out, and the sky is a beautiful...

This past month, we said goodbye to the Nissan Rogue that carried us from Ohio to Texas and from Texas to Colorado. The Smurf-Mobile was...

My heart was in Ohio last night, as all 3 of my amazing godsons got dressed up and celebrated Halloween. I can't wait to see them all...

I have no idea how the time flew from July to September so quickly. Work has been more hectic than ever, but my hard work is paying off...

This past Memorial Day weekend, my parents made the trek out to Colorado to see our new apartment and get in a good visit. They were...

It is time to celebrate the end of May and the beginning of June. We are closing out a crazy month of May, which included ANOTHER move,...