Family & Home

OUR HOME:

We live in a charming, four-bedroom craftsman-style home. It was built in 1924, and we purchased it from a couple who had raised their family here for over 40 years. The moment we entered the home, we felt its warm history and could instantly envision our future taking shape. Most of our time is spent in the kitchen preparing and enjoying meals, or in the living room, relaxing with a book or a favorite tv show. When we’re not inside, we are enjoying our new large deck overlooking the big fenced-in yard. There we spend hours playing fetch with our dog, Chula, sitting around the firepit with friends, or tending to our beautiful vegetable, fruit, and flower gardens. 

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD:

Though we live in the city, our neighborhood has a suburban feel with quiet streets and well-loved sidewalks with neighbors walking dogs or taking a stroll with their kids. We chose our neighborhood because of its diverse sense of community and walkability to coffee shops and restaurants, a children’s bookstore, and a park for hiking. Our house is only a few blocks away from the elementary/middle school which also has a great playground and open field.

If you couldn’t tell already, we love our city of Baltimore. It’s a big and diverse city with a small-town feel. We are always bound to run into friends at the farmers market, theatre, or Orioles baseball game. It’s also a perfect location between our two families and they love visiting to get their fill of the city’s famous seafood - from picking crabs to enjoying some oysters or crab cakes. We look forward to raising a family in Baltimore!

OUR FAMILY: 

One of the things we love most about our relationship is the merging together of our home cultures - the midwest and northeast - and boy are they different! From growing up by the ocean or on a farm, to family meals of homemade pizza or tater tot hotdish, we and our families get such joy from experiencing and embracing the others' home life. 

Whether we’re visiting family in Minnesota or Connecticut, our time is spent catching up with family and friends, babysitting nieces and nephews, and of course, getting our fill of our favorite family dishes. And if it’s the holidays, you can bet we are making (literally) thousands of Belgian cookies with Jordan’s side or preparing for all of the Christmas games that are long standing traditions with Pat’s family. We are excited about carrying these traditions forward within our own family as well as creating ones of our own.

For living so far apart, we’ve been blessed that our families have been able to come together throughout the years - our wedding, a vacation to Disney World, and a road trip out to Jordan’s family farm. We look forward to adding another grandchild to the mix amongst our nieces and nephews and know that this baby will serve as yet another excuse for our families to visit Baltimore!