Little Cabin in the Woods

We started breaking ground for our cabin site the summer of 08. Ben has done most of the construction himself along with help from friends and family. It is the perfect size... 1300 sq ft, not too big and not to small! (it will have a heck of a lot more space than our tree house but i highly recommend tree house living... there is nothing quite like it!)

The Front Porch Project

We had the opportunity to be part of an amazing community project. Along with friends & family we created The Front Porch located at 307 Dewey Avenue, Downtown Eureka. We spent over a year remodeling an old drugstore on main street and we spent another year setting up & running a coffeehouse, complete with live music, a stage, an old fashioned ice cream counter and an espresso bar.In October 2008, The Cutting Board, which specializes in BBQ and homestyle desserts, took over the kitchen and they have been doing a spectacular job! The Front Porch also houses The Eureka Book Company and The Woolery Mammoth: a specialty yarn shop.In February 2009 the building sold and I felt very blessed to have helped jump started such a project. It was a labor of love and I learned so much about running a small business. Looking back I call those years crash-course business 101. It gave me a whole new appreciation and respect for small business owners and I am so thankful for everyone who contributed, helped, and supported me and my family over those years.  

The Honeymoon...

We canoed the length of the Hungry Horse Res in an handmade cedar strip canoe that Ben spent three months making.We named the canoe,The William Rigby after Ben's grandpa who inspired Ben's love of boats. We enjoyed two weeks of camping, fishing, 

swimming, & floating the rivers  in the rugged beauty of the Spotted Bear Wilderness.  

Happily Ever After...

Ben and I were married happily ever after on  July 1,2007

The ceremony & reception took place in a lovely aspen grove on my parents property in Montana. Sharing our life together has been one great adventure and one of life's greatest gifts. Thank you to everyone who took part of blessing us on such a wonderful day!

Welcome

I've been meaning to do this for almost two years now... How time flies. I just wanted to show everybody what we've been up to over the past couple of years and why we have been so busy...