Here is the final portrait took of me during our Thanksgiving trip to Dresden, Tennessee in 2021. It is just a really simple, natural pose with me resting my chin in my hand, but it ended up being such a special picture. We had a really good trip filled with great memories, and this quiet photo captures that peaceful holiday feeling perfectly.
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Restoring a historic home means dealing with traditional plaster and lath walls instead of easy modern drywall. The Moran House was built by nailing thin wooden strips called lath to the wall studs, which were then covered with thick, heavy layers of wet plaster. This method provides incredible soundproofing and natural insulation, but repairing cracks requires a very specific, old-school troweling technique. It is a fascinating look into exactly how homes were constructed here in Tennessee decades ago.
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snapped this picture of me in our Wildwood living room on February 17th, 2020, just a few days before my actual birthday. He decided to give me my present a little bit early that year, and as you can tell from that huge smile, I was pretty excited about it! He got me a brand new set of black and pink Cobra golf clubs so we could start hitting the course together. I even threw on that cute pink hat to match my new gear right away. It was such a fun morning when he surprised me, and I love looking back at how happy I was in this moment.