As many of you know, we moved into a gorgeous 1890 house in Carondelet last year. It has tons of personality and quirks that we love, but a few things that need some fixes. If you want to help us out in getting new windows, installing garage doors, or building a backyard skate park, we won't say no!

We haven't decided where we're going, but we do know when! We'll do our honeymoon trip for our one-year anniversary so we still have some time to plan :-)

Both of our dogs are from Gateway Pet Guardians and we often foster with them. They run the largest Pet Resource Center in the region (54,000 square feet) that includes an affordable veterinary clinic, pet supply retail store and grooming spa as well as the animal shelter, providing lifesaving resources for animals in need and a reliable destination for community members to care for their pets, including access to a free pet food pantry and free spay/neuter program.

The International Institute has been supporting refugees and immigrants to the St. Louis region since 1919. Its services include immigration and citizenship assistance, resettlement support, benefits and financial assistance, interpretation services, English language classes, job training and referrals, counseling, small business development, and donation programs.