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The (Long) Path to Homeownership

by Caleb on April 30, 2012

Last week we had a semi-successful inspection on a house that we’re attempting to purchase. Which means that we’re mere weeks from being homeowners. (Crazy.)

We’re pretty excited about it, as this has been a less-than-fun process thus far. Why? This house marks the fifth house we’ve put an offer on, and the third we’ve been under contract for.

That’s right. Five offers. Three contracts. Which means we had two unsuccessful offers and two previous unsuccessful contracts. Not fun.

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So Much to Process, So Little Time

April 6, 2012

In case you haven’t heard, it’s official: we’re expecting again.

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For His Birthday, Help Us #MakeMilesSmile

March 24, 2012

This is Miles. If you’re just tuning in, this is my son, who will be three years old on Wednesday. That’s right – three years old. Miles likes to do silly things.

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Insta-Week | Austin Edition

March 16, 2012

The Texas-sized story behind this week’s photos: 1 & 2 – As you may recall, I just spent almost a week in Austin attending conferences – networking, learning stuff, hanging out with good friends, old and new. The weather was really crappy the first few days, but when it finally cleared up, it was beautiful [...]

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The Coming Conference Blitz

March 5, 2012

You may have noticed that I’ve been a little M.I.A. around here the last few weeks. Life’s been really busy, for a few reasons. One is that we’ve been seriously house-hunting. (We got an offer accepted this weekend! Yikes. More on that later.) Another reason is that I’ve been seriously busy at work and home [...]

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A Small Way to Change the World

February 17, 2012

When I was two years old, my biological father disappeared from my life. The circumstances of that are complicated, and to be shared another day. Suffice it to say, my dependence on him ceased around the same time as my dependence on diapers. My mother remarried, and that man became for all intents and purposes [...]

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Insta-Week

January 13, 2012

The story behind this week’s photos: Photos 1 & 2 – Edelman Digital Chicago packed up and moved floors – from 63 to 66 in the AON Center. Our new floor is pretty slick – a modern, open floor plan, new kitchen with a ton of food, and cool meeting spaces. I’ll probably have more [...]

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2012 Strategic Planning

January 9, 2012

And I’m back. How are you? My holiday was… interesting. More on that later this week. Right now I want to share with you guys a fun exercise I’ve been going through in the last couple of weeks. Last month, I was thinking about what I had accomplished in 2011 and what I wanted to [...]

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A Poem For Getting Sick

December 16, 2011

Everyone has to get sick sometimes But that doesn’t mean you have to enjoy it. Instead you’ll spend time writing down some nice rhymes With which to express your annoyment. After getting sick you are told you must rest And make your body especially immobile; But after several hours you get kind of stressed And [...]

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