Sadly, I have to admit that our first summer of living at the beach is over and school has started again. I wanted to take the time to…
Its been just over a month of full time living here in Bethany Beach and for the most part I have been here alone with just our three…
I get the biggest thrill of excitement at creating something beautiful and watching it grow. At our beach house we are working with a…
It’s been almost three weeks of full time living here in Bethany Beach and it is amazing! The house and our family has finally found a…
For most people, the beach is typically associated with vacation, carefree times, laughter, and a release from all stressful times. Our…
It’s time for a little change of pace and to show you some of the fun things I have been working on. As you know, Greg and I are determined…
Blissful Contentment These words sound like such a beautiful but almost unachievable thing. We have a crazy life with three kids and two…
Having a second home as a vacation home sounds really glamorous and fun.. until you are the one maintaining and cleaning them both! My…
Our dream is about to begin! We have wired the money, signed the papers.. and now it’s time to move in!!! We just bought a second home by…
Travel vs. Vacation We haven’t written on here for awhile. It’s been a busy couple of years, hopefully we’ll catch up on that later. My…
The dream of home ownership seems to ebb and flow, but in the post-2000s boom era, the challenge of buying a house is even bigger than it…
I’m down in DE for a night late in December to check on the house and do some winter chores. It’s been a whirlwind (but relaxing) Christmas…
The weekend before Thanksgiving our family went on our first “vacation” since we bought our beach house. We went up to Hershey Park for the…
Last weekend was a great weekend back in coastal Delaware, and I want to tell you about a myth I’ve finally given up after a whole year of…
On the drive down to the beach for Columbus Day weekend, my wife and I were chatting about the beach house and how great this first year has…
Today is my wife’s birthday! Since it’s her birthday, I want to talk about a topic where she’s been right and I’ve been stubbornly ignorant…
Two random silly things happened today that made me think yet again about the idea of place . First, I listened to a Tropical MBA podcast…
I’ve been here for a full ten days now on a wonderful August vacation. We haven’t had a schedule or a planned event the whole time really…
I’m on “vacation” this week, which is to say that I’m not at work. I’m still doing some work here and there, but not much, and my days…
It’s the middle of the week in July and I’m sitting on my porch in Maryland listening to some Coltrane. The evening is peaceful - crickets…
It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything here, and there’s good reasons for that! We’ve been REALLY busy. But it’s June and the family…
It’s 2018 now and we’ve reached the low point of the year as far as beaching it goes. January and February are cold and lower, slower…
It’s December 1st here in sunny Delaware, and it feels more like an October day than December. That suits us just fine though, the off…
There’s no question about it, we’re in love with this place. It’s Thanksgiving weekend and we’re hanging out in Maryland with lots of…
We’re back in Maryland getting prepared for Thanksgiving this week. Since we’re hosting 20+ people at our house, there’s a ton to do…
I mentioned before that the painful day in buying the beach house was actually the day before closing. That was the day I got to wire…
We’re now four weekends into this little adventure, and I think we’re starting to get the schedule down. Here’s what it looks like: Pack up…
It’s a beautiful Saturday morning at the beach on the first weekend in November. Daylight savings time starts tomorrow, so the sun isn’t up…
Now that the bare bones of this little site are setup, it’s time to focus on some writing. Maureen and I are about three weeks into two…
An adventure in Delaware beach living.
We are a young family of five who decided to purchase our dream beach house. Watch us transform it and enjoy the relaxed life of Delaware living.