I'm Chrissy

Mama x 3.
Married to my college sweetheart. #WEARE!
Fur mama to two adorable doodles
PA to NC transplant.
Once was an RN.
Current lifestyle + brand photographer.


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Let me just start off by saying, this was not the way I had planned or hoped for these posts to turn out. I wanted to document this process, so anyone that was going through it would have some sort of an idea on what to expect for decisions, timeline, etc. However, our situation has […]

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To say this is a long process… would be an understatement. We’re finding that building a fully custom home is different than building a home in a planned community. Starting off from the last point… our architect, as always, got back our changes pretty quickly. If anyone is hoping to work with Frusterio, I HIGHLY […]

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I wish I was writing from a dirt filled lot that had a foundation started, but sadly, that is not the case. We thought we would be breaking ground the last week of March. The builder said after closing, they would submit for permits, which takes about two weeks, and after that we’d be on […]

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Where to start… I had to go back to my last post to see where we had left off! Ok, so the septic… all of the testing came back good. We didn’t need the fancy system ($$$) hallelujah. However, we weren’t thrilled with how much of our yard was being consumed for the septic tanks […]

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My husband is a HUGE fan of peanut butter desserts. I found this Peanut Butter Lasagna recipe from Spend With Pennies and decided to give it a try for one of his special days a couple of years ago… Yes, I’ve been holding onto this little secret for that long. Also, COVID happened, so that’s […]

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Let’s give a bit shout HOORAY that I even remembered the password to sign into this blog! I haven’t blogged either here, or on my photography website in a LONG time. In fact, I’m just a few weeks short of a year since my last post here. But, that’s ok… this is basically just an […]

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Our Valentine’s Day Book Nook is still a work in progress, though we made a dent this year with three new additions. All of our book nooks have started with books we had that fit the holiday theme, color, etcetera. They were not necessarily books we were excited about having as part of our collection, […]

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