Mood:
happyTopic: La vie
Last week, I got to visit a friend from college—we live in the same city, but hadn't gotten a chance to catch up in awhile. My friend Travis recently got engaged and bought a house, so we had lots to catch up on.
So Travis invited me over for a Thursday night at the new home he shares with his wife-to-be, Kelly. There new home is 80 years old, which makes it very interesting. I got the grand tour, which was full of different rooms, a very short shower, and those cool pull down windows. I can honestly say, in my year at House & Home Magazine, I've never come across a house quite as unique as this. There were even cool souvenirs Travis has discovered, including a World War II bullet shell.
This was also my first time meeting Kelly, which was a pleasure. I had heard many good things about her, and knowing Travis, didn't think he would go for any less.
What I love about the new home is that they are making it completely theirs—doing remodeling, painting, and making the entire landscape completely edible (Kelly's idea)—how delicious is that!
They seemed most excited about the newest addition—four baby chicks. Now, when I told my friends I was visiting Travis' chicken coop on a Thursday evening, they were a bit confused.
"Who, in this city, has a chicken coop?"
"Uh...Travis."
The coop was quite impressive, a nice safe place for the chicks to sleep, eat, and grow. When I arrived at the house, they were running and clucking freely in the backyard—happy little clams! There are three brown chicks and one black one, which Kelly already named Cosmo. It was a huge hit watching the chicks snatch up all the native grub—bugs.
Since my dad grew up on a farm, I'm sure he'll be proud to know I even gave the chicks some love and petted them. They are so cute! I am looking forward to visiting them again soon and watching them grow.
Aside from the tour and watching the chicks, we enjoyed some wine and deer sausage—this brought the neighborhood cats around, to which I discovered they didn't want the sausage as much as they wanted attention (ole mustard tail).
As Travis and Kelly work on their home and plan their wedding, they are blogging about their experiences. Read about their progress here: http://765nestinprogress.blogspot.com/
My favorite entry includes their engagement video, which was nestled into their housewarming party, just after they planted a Louisiana orange tree. Very sweet. And Kelly's ring is da bomb!
Travis and Kelly, thanks for a wonderful Thursday night! Can't wait to visit you all again, and the chicks too.
