I spent my New Year’s Eve perched upon my front steps, admiring the first blue moon of that day in 19 years! It was magical and it gave me a special background to reflect on all the things I have to look forward to this coming year. I am excited to share our experience with all of you. Happy atomic renovations in 2010!
In 2005, a hurricane named Katrina made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast changing so many lives forever. After a year of planning our wedding we were in my hometown of Biloxi awaiting the biggest moment in our lives when she forced us into the attic of my grandparent’s waterfront home. Although, we did go on with our wedding the Monday after the storm, we headed back home to Ohio immediately after the ceremony leaving behind so many friends and family in a state of devastation. It was then that we decided that moving to Mississippi was our only recourse.
My grandparents house was left with little more than a frame. Living in a FEMA trailer, they needed a temporary residence until their house was finished being put back together. In the meantime they purchased a beautiful mid-century gem down the street from their house and in desperate need of a face lift after years of renters, abuse, and 4 feet of standing water from the hurricane. A year to the day of the storm my husband and I were back in Mississippi permanently. And after that, the home became ours. Now, we are taking on bringing the house back to its original glory. This is the story of that journey.
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