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An Epic Road Trip in Numbers

August 29, 2017

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” – Jack Kerouac

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•Nearing the end• We have been living through a massive house renovation for 8 months now. It has turned our life upside down and there have been many days that I felt like I was barely hanging on by my fingernails. ✨ This weekend we were given the green light to move into 2 of the bedrooms upstairs + 1 bathroom. I’ve missed showering in my home so, so much. ✨ For weeks I’ve been saying that all I want for Christmas is my house back. Well today, it was like I was unwrapping a present as I pulled the paper off the brand new floors. I spent all day cleaning and vacuuming, moving furniture and setting things in their place. ✨ I took this one quiet moment to sit on my new floors and soak in the sun pouring in through the windows. I’m so excited to be close to home. 🏠 ✨ #renovations #thisoldhouse #alliwantforchristmas #livingthroughrenovations #arewethereyet #simplepleasures

•Hanukkah• Celebrating night six with friends. Latkes were eaten, many menorahs were lit, dreidels spun & spun. Oh, and chocolate coins for days. Thanks for it all @aarichshea 🕯 ✨ #happyhanukkah #hanukkah #8crazynights #dreidel #hanukkahcandles #celebratingwithfriends

•St Nicholas Day• When St Nick visits your Waldorf preschool and you’re super excited and maybe a little suspicious. 🍊 ✨ #saintnicholas #stnick #saintnicholasday #suspicious #kidsfaces #idontknowaboutthis #waldorf

•Countdown candle• This is one of our favorite holiday traditions. Every night around dinner we light the candle until it burns past that day’s number. And *every year*, at least once, I forget it for a minute and we burn the candle down too far. Tonight we burned down to 8 🤦🏻‍♀️ Every year. That goof is also become part of the tradition. 🕯 ✨ #countdown #countdowncandle #holidaytraditions #christmastraditions #oops #burnbabyburn #christmascandle

•renovation life• We have been living in renovation life for 8 months now. This has been our bedroom since we ran out of alternative free housing (nearly 4 months) ✨ A family of 5 sleeping in one room. 1 King size bed, 1 bunk bed, 1 crib. All smashed together without an ounce of breathing space in between them. Cozy? Perhaps, hygge, renovation style? ✨ This is actually my dining room (though it was also once a living room, I change rooms around a lot) ✨ My favorite part is the haphazard blankets and tapestries I’ve hung, as a money saving solution for a temporary window treatment so we’re not in a fishbowl as neighbors walk by. #urbanlife It screams college dorm room. Real classy. ✨ All I want for Christmas is bedrooms. With doors. Oh, and maybe a shower. Am I being too greedy? ✨ #renovationlife #survivingrenovations #reno #renovation #thisoldhouse #hygge #alliwantforchristmas #familyof5 #tinyhouse #privacy #ineedprivacy

•Advent• A little note stashed in each drawer with activities and surprises for each day leading up to the big one. Let the countdown begin! 🎄 ✨ #christmas #adventcalendar #countdowncalendar #thattimeofyear #christmastime #christmaswithkids

•focus• I swear, my 2 year old has been “snowing” her Christmas lace cards and listening to the Mary Poppins soundtrack for at least an hour now. This girl knows how to have a good time. 🙌 ✨ #2yearolds #lacecards #finemotorskills #homeschooling #selfdirectedlearning #toddler #marypoppins

•book nook• So excited for this sweet little corner. I plan to fill it with books and pillows. I’m quite certain it will be visited many times throughout the day. 📚❤️ ✨ #booknook #booknookstagram #books #myboys #cozy #hygge #renovations #thisoldhouse #renolife

•Friendsgiving• Friends like family. More delicious food, more pie, and enjoying the afternoon with our village. 💗 ✨ #friendsgiving #friendslikefamily #ittakesavillage #centerpiece #pie

•Thanksgiving• My dear friend, @ellsworthandsylvan created the most beautiful Thanksgiving. Thank you for welcoming us into your home with your lovely family. It was an afternoon of good food, company, and laughs. 💗🦃🍁 ✨ #thanksgiving #goodfood #goodcompany #lotsoflaughs #turkey #pumpkinpie #kidsthanksgiving

•chalk board• When it’s 16 degrees outside (but feels like 4) and you need to get out of the tiny corner of your house that you’re living in while the rest is under renovation, because 3 kids need space to move and your Thanksgiving plans aren’t until the afternoon...you retreat to the endless halls of MIT, where the space is vast, chalkboards reach to the ceiling, and all the students are away. 💗 ✨ #thisisourhapplace #especiallyinthewinter #mit #mitchalkboard #howwesurvivewinter #newenglandwinter #kidsofmit

•Don’t touch the ground• Lots of fun exploring and climbing on the #williamforsythe exhibit at the @icaboston. My girl could spin all day. People stopped just to watch her. And my biggest boy managed to make it across the entire room without touching the ground. Thanks for joining and playing with us @olivebird 🙌 ✨ #art #contemporaryart #kidsandart #kidsinartmuseums #artmatters #donttouchtheground #spinning