Making a home

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It has been 5 months since I got the keys to my first owned apartment and in the ultimate test of patience and perseverance, today the renovation finally began. I met with the contractor this morning as he marked X's on walls that are coming down and smiled a stupid, toothy, Christmas day kind of grin when he reminded me that in six short weeks this would be my home.

I've been thinking a lot about home recently. I always knew it was a big deal to own something, but I never really thought about the fact that I was creating my home -  I have a place to house homeless friends, a crashpad for my brother when he's in town, a place to entertain, a place to make memories, a place that is mine. It's kind of an overwhelming feeling. 

I will share with you pictures over the next six weeks. In the meantime, I have to take care of some of the less fun details... like picking out faucets. I know some people love this stuff, but I am so useless with these kind of details. Wish me luck!