Adrienne

I follwed my husband 800 miles and bought an older house in need of a major renovation.

Over Dim Sum in Chinatown 15 years ago, I had a feeling nothing would ever work out for me: not the handsome boyfriend who sat across the table trying to squeeze a dumpling between two chopsticks; not my job as an editor; not my dreams of writing, having babies and planting gardens. The food was good but lunch was bad that day at the Inn Of Three Happiness. But thankfully, it was pessimism and not fortune getting the best of me. In time the boyfriend became my husband; babies were born; gardens planted and left behind; houses bought and sold. Now we've got three kids, two dogs and an old Dutch Colonial that needs more TLC than I ever thought I could possibly give to a home.