For as long as we can remember, Connor and I have dreamt of one day building our dream home. We would dream about designing a kitchen to host our entire family for holidays, finding a perfect back yard for our puppy, and having plenty of space for our future family. We had no idea when… Continue reading Our Daley Dream Home
Author: Lauren Kissick
The Exterior
After taking a one year break from renovations on The Herbert House, Connor & I were ready to start tackling the next thing on our to-do list of home transformations: The Exterior! For those that don't know, back in July, 2018, my fiancé Connor became the proud homeowner of the cutest little fixer-upper on Herbert… Continue reading The Exterior
Our Proposal Story
OUR STORY Connor and I met during undergrad at Central Michigan University! We were set up by our two best friends, Sarah and Josh in 2015, when they convinced Connor to ask me to his fraternity's formal that Fall. We began dating a few weeks later on November 14th, 2015 and the rest is history… Continue reading Our Proposal Story
The Living Room
The Herbert House living room was one of my favorite parts of the house to renovate since it consisted mostly of cosmetic updates, which meant less demo and more deco!! This is also the room of the house that we got to add in so many of our own personal touches and memories. If you… Continue reading The Living Room
The Bathroom
The bathroom in the Herbert House underwent almost as much of a transformation as the kitchen, making it another one of my favorites! If you missed the blog that gave the first look inside the Herbert House, make sure to check it out HERE before you read on. And to learn a little bit more… Continue reading The Bathroom
The Kitchen
The Herbert House has gone through the most dramatic transformation, but the kitchen has seen the biggest change by far, and it just so happens to be my personal favorite for very obvious reasons! 🙂 If you missed my very first post about The Herbert House, then make sure to check it out HERE before… Continue reading The Kitchen
Grad School: The Final Semester
There are some days I felt like this day would never come, yet other days I look back at the past two years as the quickest of my life. After six years of schooling, attending two universities, completing seven grad school applications, earning a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, passing dozens of classes, completing… Continue reading Grad School: The Final Semester
Northern Michigan
I've been so lucky to have taken three trips since this summer, but between classes, home renovation projects, and my fall internship, time for blogging about these trips quickly got away from me. So here I am, finally blogging about the trip Connor and I took to Northern Michigan back in August! In August 2017,… Continue reading Northern Michigan
Grad School: Semester 4
I never thought I'd finally be able to say this, but... four semesters down, ONLY ONE MORE TO GO! Time has never flown as fast as it has these past four months. This semester marked the beginning of my very first full-time internship and I couldn't have felt more prepared. After five years of learning about… Continue reading Grad School: Semester 4
The Herbert House
On July 13th, 2018, my man accomplished his goal for 2018 and officially became the homeowner of a perfect first home on Herbert Street. We have since lovingly named it The Herbert House! Connor casually started house hunting some time last summer, but began looking more seriously this past January. Right now the housing market… Continue reading The Herbert House