A New Journey....

We've got some big news!

First of all — we love you guys. For almost two years now we feel like we have grown up with each and everyone of you as we moved into our new home.

You have read along as we found things in alleys — some of which have been repurposed, like this tree trunk slice we turned into a side table:

...and some of which are still waiting for their time to shine, like this gym locker we found at an alley sale:

We certainly have grown a lot of stuff!

Celery plants, avocado pits...

We even had luck sprouting sweet potatoes:

You have watched Basil grow up from a puppy to a handsome young dog:

Also affectionately referred to as "Basil Puppy Dog," "Crazy Puppy," "Baby Puppy," "Ham Bone," and "Who's a Puppy Dog?"

You've seen us through many holidays:

 

So, we're beginning to feel like family here on the blog! All of these times and others have been very important to us and we have enjoyed sharing these them with each of you. If you've been following along for a while you know we are planning for our wedding in June — it's been a long time coming and today marks the 60 day countdown! 

So, what's the big news?

After much discussion, we've made the decision to revert to a more private lifestyle after the wedding and so we will not be updating 17apart.com after June 1st. 

Again, it was a tough call to make — we will miss all of you and would love to stay in touch with you as time allows, it just won't be in a blog format. We will keep our email open and we will leave the site up as an archive. You will also be able to reach Basil through this same email.

So a big thank you to all goes out for following along with our little world, as it has been fun getting to know each and everyone of you through comments, emails and all of your blogs.

If you made it this far, here's the catch —

APRIL FOOLS!

Ah ha ha ha! We could not do that after all the work and effort that's gone into documenting our little journey.

As I always tell Mary — you are stuck with me, and you guys are stuck with us for as long as you want to follow along! As a matter of fact, we have an exciting DIY wedding post tomorrow we've been itching to share.

So did we get you? Just a little? Let us know if we totally had you sold or you just were not buying it in the comments section below.