Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The South



Last summer we visited Charleston, South Carolina and fell in love with the city.

We decided then that we were ready to pack up our family of five and move to the South.

Being a military family we have lived different places, but always near the ocean.

We moved close to our hometown when my husband went from active duty to reserves. We really didn't think about what we wanted to do in life or where we wanted to live and raise a family. We just did what we thought was the next step in life and moved back to our home state, close to family.

The trip we took last summer was a breath of fresh air for us both.

We decided then that this is what we wanted to do.

We want to move south and live near the sea.

We set goals for ourselves and where we want to be in two years.

We get asked a lot if we will miss the seasons, the falling leaves in autumn and the snowfall in the winter.

The snow is beautiful, but this winter has reassured us even more that we are ready to move South.

Our goals we are working towards are:

- Being debt free
     We want to be debt free before we move and we are currently using Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace          
         plan to reach our goal.

- My husband is working on getting his degree and certifications

- We are waiting until our oldest son graduates from high school

- We are preparing our home to be put on the market in less than two years

~ Hope

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Anchor & Sail



I've been anxious to get this blog started for a while now.

I have so many things to share and I can't wait to get started.


Some of the things you will find on this blog will be:

- photography; how I learned and how you can learn how to photograph the "simple everyday" perfectly

- preserving our heritage through research, photographs and stories

- finding a special place for all of our photographs

- our move to the South

- military life

- getting back to a simple way of living, whether it be growing our own garden or learning to cook from scratch


- favorite family recipes and stories


- things I love; antique shopping, reading, photography, projects and so much more



I hope you decide to join me in this journey of preserving our past and learning to live a more simple life.

~ Hope