Our new home has the perfect cellar for a wine cave. Only one thing is missing...wine racks.

With cold springs and short, mild summers, it's been impossible for us to grow tomatoes. And with all the hungry critters (chipmunks, deer, rabbits), we just can't win. Adding raised beds and hoops to the garden would help us keep the plants warm and the critters out so we can keep our garden growing!

While we combined our belongings when we moved into our home, we have not purchased furniture fitting for this space and representative of us as a couple. This is a general fund to help us upgrade the furniture items we had for "downtown living" to furniture and decor for "family living." You could call this our "nesting fund." :)

We love old things given new life, and we think hunting through antique stores in small Wisconsin towns is fun. Besides, our home could use some decorations. (And, Ben could use a monocle and a pocketwatch.) So, here you can contibute to a weekend of antiquing.

We would like to plant a tree in our yard as a symbol of our new life together. What better than a fruit tree that will provide delicious cherries for years to come?

We will learn to cook Mexican style cuisine with fresh ingredients from the sea and jungle.

Banderas Bay is renowned for its fishing

The Marietas are called "The Mexican Galapagos" and were made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Humpback whales frequently tour Banderas Bay in the winter and spring.