The Espejo Life: Our "roots" are being planted.

So this is all new so I feel like I need to give you all a little bit of an update as well as some history into the Espejo family life.

In February Fernando and I were able to reach a goal that we have wanted to accomplish for some time. We were able to purchase a home. Some might say why would you want to make a commitment like this? Why would you want to be locked in to a home with a mortgage to tie you down? Well we asked ourselves this quite some many times, and weighed the pros and cons and honestly came to the conclusion of wanting to establish some "roots". Fernando and I have lived in 4 different places in the last 4 years of marriage and we now feel like we have a place to call our own.

We started our first year of marriage in Ogden. We liked our little basement apartment, but found it hard to think that Fernando was only making such a little amount of $$ and paying the price for commuting back and forth to Salt Lake was somewhat silly. So I started out looking for a job in Salt Lake so that we can have a central location for all of life's adventures. A year or so had passed and I was able to find a job in Salt Lake as well, and well I found the job and within a week or two we moved to Salt Lake (Rose Park to be exact). Now that was an adventure. Fernando and I lived there happily for a little over a year and had a few ups and downs happen. After about a year of living in Salt Lake Fernando and I decided it was time to make a sacrifice and move in with the in-laws to save some money so we might be able to accomplish some goals. So we packed our bags and thanks to my big sis' Melisa moved most of our stuff into a cheap storage "unit" (some might call a free basement). We then lived for a little over a year in a small home in Kearns, Utah. Fernando and I had one bedroom in a house of 3 bedrooms. We had one bedroom for our office, living room and sometimes dining room. It was tight, but we made it work. Some may say that living with your in-laws could possibly end your relationship, but honestly it was good for us. It was great insight into the Espejo's and really helped me see where Fernando is coming from. I was able to learn a few things from my mother in-law. However I wish I would have learned more. She is a great cook! After living with my in-laws for a little over a year we were able to find a home.

We found a home in Clearfield, Utah.... I know, I know isn't that where you grew up. Yes, pretty darn close. Ok lets just put it like this. I can walk to my mom and dads. Now this wasn't planned to live this close to my mom and dad, although I don't mind. The plan was to find something somewhat close to mom and dad as well as Melisa due to the fact that childcare (I'm not announcing anything just thinking ahead) is always a little cheaper with family. So here it is we found a nice home with a lot of potential. Please keep this in mind as you look at the attached pictures. We have already began working on the home and it is looking better and better every day. The home is a rambler with a full basement. We have 3 bedrooms with one bathroom upstairs and 2 bedrooms downstairs with a partial bathroom (meaning they put the toilet in and a sink, but that's it!). We have a good size laundry room (I never thought that would mean anything to me) with a sink for spot cleaning some of those spills (Fernando has tendency of getting something on his shirt). The yard is a good size yard. The home sits on a corner lot and lets just say it has a lot of "potential". Well enough talk, here are the pictures.