Hi there!
This is us.
I'm Sarah, the one on the right, in case you couldn't tell ;) I grew up surrounded by nature, and animals in a tiny little coastal town in Humboldt County, CA. For reasons I don't completely understand, I think I should be perfectly capable of doing it all; a challenging career, a growing family, a perfect home, never-ending construction projects, arts and crafts, pets...big pets..., going back to school, and a fun and active lifestyle. I can be a little over-ambitious, but I’m also hard working and determined.
My husband, Rogér, is right there holding my hand as we constantly jump in over our heads, although he’s more practical about it than I am. Probably because he ends up doing a lot of the dirty work! Luckily, he’s super handy, smart, and very, very patient. He’s a natural at almost EVERYTHING, including parenting. Our kids are pretty lucky to call him "Dad".
We met at Cal Poly, where we both studied engineering. After graduating, we followed the jobs, and a handful of great friends, to the Bay Area. We had a ton of fun spending our twenty-somethings here, as there was no shortage of great food, activities, and people. We accumulated a litte parrot, a cattle dog, and an abandoned horse as we moved from rental to rental. Eventually, we saved enough to buy our first home in San Jose, our "Cherrystone Home". It was a modest (putting it nicely) house and needed a lot of love, which we happily gave to it. That home is where we welcomed our first son, Rowan, and 15 months later, his little brother Cid. That home is were we celebrated birthdays, friendship, and life!
As our family and responsibilities grew, we found ourselves pretty overwhelmed. We became a massive, expanding sphere, trying to shove ourselves into a small, square hole. We longed for space.
That longing eventually became strong enough to launch us on a journey to become a little less suburban. So, here we go!
-The B's
