This was our wedding website, now repurposed for visiting us in WV!
We found our Some Tuesday on October 3, 2020
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
Jeff & Teresa Munn created a special moment with this champagne toast.
Winter 2021
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
For us, COVID-winter was magical. Sledding. Off-road rides with spiked hot chocolate and heated blankets. Bundling up and lying on the ground, staring up at the diamond-filled skies until the cold drives you to the hot tub! So much laughter!
April, 2021
Closing Day - Dec. 23, 2020
The Friendship Platform
Throughout the winter of 2021, we stayed at Jeff & Teresa's every weekend. As spring approached, we knew we had to create our own space at Some Tuesday. The solution? A 10x12 canvas wall tent. It was COLD! We did not care. This is our original "homestead" in an area we call "the Cove" which is just inside the gate/ entrance. Twenty years ago, loggers leveled and cleared this area to provide space for staging their operations. Now, it houses our compound.
The Friendship Platform
The Friendship Platform
The Friendship Platform
Father's Day Weekend, SIL Josh and daughter Annie brought supplies & equipment. Together, we built the "Friendship Platform" (let's be honest, it was almost all Josh). It has been the silent witness to much hilarity, more than a little tomfoolery, plenty of hijinks, and countless breathtaking sunsets.
Ahh, Summer!
The Friendship Platform
Ahh, Summer!
Our first summer lives on in our memories. Words fail. Pictures cannot capture it. Only those who joined us then know what we mean.
We lived in a tent without running water or electricity.
It was the best summer of our lives.
The Shabin
The Friendship Platform
Ahh, Summer!
As summer wound down, Tricia insisted that we build a tiny cabin where we could live year 'round. We both knew that we could not be away from Some Tuesday. On October 13, 2021, "the Shabin" arrived. It is a 10x24 "shed-cabin." It is wonderful!
2022-2023 Building, more Building, Excavating, & ADVENTURES!
Driveway to the Homesite
Driveway to the Homesite
Driveway to the Homesite
One of our trickiest issues was the home site approach. Our friend and artist-excavator, Matt Waggy of MMW Excavating, studied various options for over a year. Finally, he figured it out and build a beautiful driveway approach.
Winter Adventures
Driveway to the Homesite
Driveway to the Homesite
There's nothing cold or boring about our winters!
A New Fire Pit
Driveway to the Homesite
A New Fire Pit
Matt Waggy created a FANTASTIC fire pit! We can't wait for you to enjoy it with us.
Tractor!
We Built a Wood Shed!
A New Fire Pit
If you can't find Kenny, look in the tractor cab.
We Built a Wood Shed!
We Built a Wood Shed!
We Built a Wood Shed!
Neither of us had ever built anything before. Don't look too closely - it was our freshman effort - but we sure are proud of our wood shed!
Bath House
We Built a Wood Shed!
We Built a Wood Shed!
We are so excited to share this magical place with you! In 2022-23, we added a bath house with a real toilet, a shower, vanity, washer/ dryer, and fridge. It also has an outdoor kitchen. All the comforts of home!
About Us (Left over from our Wedding Website)
How We Met - June 21, 2014
In 2014, Tricia's longest friend, Jen Fulmer, finished her bachelor's degree at the University of Richmond. For two years, Jen had driven down from Fairfax every Friday for class, stayed at Tricia's house on Friday night, and gone to class on Saturday before driving back home to NoVA. Tricia threw a party to celebrate this long-deferred achievement and invited all of Jen's classmates.....
Kenny and Jen were in the same cohort at the University of Richmond. Kenny knew that Jen stayed with a friend but, for some reason, he thought "Jen's friend" was an older woman. Like the gentleman he is, Kenny brought a bouquet of flowers to the party. When Tricia's Mom greeted Kenny at the door, he thought she was Tricia. "No, that's not me. Tricia is over there."
Tricia and Kenny talked through the whole party. He promised to call the next day. At the end of the night, Annie (Tricia's daughter) said "Hey Mom, what's up with the tall guy? You gotta make that happen!"
And the rest is history....
Our Engagement
June 20, 2018 -- Four years after we met. Kenny planned a picnic at Libby Hill Park, our favorite spot overlooking the James River just five blocks from our condo.