And…we’re back!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been nearly 2 years since our last post…

While we did slack off a bit in our blogging duties, we have otherwise been keeping fairly busy: We planned an out-of-state wedding (and got married), did a little traveling (Miami, Seattle, Vancouver, Hawaii, Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Richmond, Denmark (see image below), Madrid…), bought a cool new SLR camera, spent hours playing with the kitties, tried our hand at gardening and greening (the success of which is still TBD), and slowly but surely have been making progress on our home.

Now that the crazy wedding whirlwind is over, I’m finally able to rechannel my energy into home improvements, and hence, the long overdue update of this blog. In the coming days we’ll try to get caught up and add several new entries to highlight some of the changes we’ve made, goodies we’ve discovered and collected, and projects we’re hoping to get to in the coming year (or two).

Until the next entry, I leave you with this peaceful, picturesque scene (one of many) we captured during our honeymoon in Denmark. This one was during a bike ride through the countryside of Aero, a tiny island south of the mainland. If you ever get a chance to visit Denmark, biking through Aero is a must experience. Just make sure to bring a good map!

Hello, readers…

So, this will serve as the first official post for inside-the-aviary.

My girlfriend and I just purchased our first condo, a two bedroom beauty, on the north side of Chicago. We’re very excited, but a little overwhelmed. This site will serve as our textual (and visual) chronicle of our progress. The plan is to also take some good pictures of the places we purchase furniture, paint, etc.

Also, feel free to jump in when you’ve got some advice…