10/14/2025
Our vision is finally becoming real! โจ
It's been 5 years since we got the crazy idea we were going to spend our summers in MN. ๐
Each year, we've taken on huge projects to restore the property after 25+ years of water damage from high lake levels - all while working and living in an RV with no washer/dryer/dishwasher - and more recently, doing it either pregnant/with a baby/toddler!
We've worked ourselves to the bone every year, but this year we finally crossed a huge milestone: finishing our shop with a guest loft, bathroom - with a washer/dryer/dishwasher - and nursery!
We've brought in 900 yards of fill over 5 years. That's about 70 dump trucks. ๐คฏ Crazy, I know. Sometimes we feel crazy lol But we know we're building for the future - making this a place our kids can grow up loving like I did as a young girl! ๐
Next summer will be year 6, and we hope to finish our last big project: making a new office space for us both to work from.
It feels like a big deal to have these actual photos of the spaces we've been working so hard towards for so long. Still can't believe we have a washer/dryer/dishwasher! ๐
I'm sharing to celebrate this milestone in a way, but also to share the literal blood, sweat and tears that have gone into building our dream, so that one day when you finally see us really enjoying it, you might remember it was far from easy. Worthwhile things rarely are. This has been the hardest, most worthwhile thing we've ever done! And one day, God-willing, we'll be glad we stuck with it! ๐ช
btw - our dads have helped us a ton over the years too! We've really cherished the time and memories working together with them. ๐