We got a contract!
June 17th, 2008 by Jenny
We have a contract on our Mary Street house! Looks like we will close on July 8th! Thanks to everyone who has been praying!
June 17th, 2008 by Jenny
We are guest posters!
June 11th, 2008 by Jenny
A friend from college life days, John Carroll, asked us to guest post on his blog about Austin as a vacation spot. Check out our article on Austin.
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that was great, I have a friend from Belgium who is going to austin this summer and she has being asking me for things to do, I think I am just going to send her to this, thanks!
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lindsey
June 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
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Garden Street - almost done!
June 10th, 2008 by Jason
Here are some new pics from our house. We’re about 5 weeks away from move in day!
Check out this before and after comparison of the front of the house…pretty amazing isn’t it?
Before:
After:
I got us set up with a Flickr account and a new plugin for iPhoto so we should have no trouble uploading images now. Look for more frequent house updates over the next few weeks.
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Inspections
May 8th, 2008 by Jenny
I called in 8 inspection for today. If you have a chance can you pray for inspector to go easy on me? Thanks!
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Duke’s mohawk
April 30th, 2008 by Jason
Check out Duke’s new mohawk - doesn’t he look tough?
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he’s got a nice upper lip curl going as well. reminds me of elvis or james dean.
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terra
June 12th, 2008 at 10:19 am
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Thank you, village people!
April 23rd, 2008 by Jenny
You know that saying “it takes a village”? Well, it is usually used when talking about parenting. In our case, this house has been a baby that we have needed much help with. Thank you to everyone who has spent their precious Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays enduring black boogers and splinters to help out. I know I will be leaving out someone, but I am going to try and remember everyone who has stopped by to lend a hand on Garden Street! Here is to you!
Becca Harris, Michelle Ritchie, Craig and Jennifer Bishop, Brett and Melody Westervelt, Greg and Erika, Faith and Brady Clark (Ruby, too!), Jeff Ronk, Brooke and Taylor Wagen, Luke and Miranda Dodson
I wish I had pictures of all of you, the village people will have to do!
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Friday Finds
April 18th, 2008 by Jenny
So as many of you know I LOVE AUSTIN! I try to explore every nook and cranny of it (especially South Central and the East Side). So I want to start posting when I find a great new spot. My first post will go to Blue Dahlia, one of my new favorite bistros. My favorite is the chocolate croissant! YUM / DANGER! They also have a good wine & beer selection, sandwich, & cheese board. Once we move, I think this will be a regular hang out for me, Jason, Duke and Dora (they have a porch and you can bring your pups).
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Thankful Tuesday!
April 15th, 2008 by Jenny
Ok, we have not been updating like we should. Our iphoto is still broken, but I am trying to figure out how to get around it. I wanted to start a weekly thank you post! On Tuesday’s I will post a thank you to someone(s) who have helped us during this crazy and stressful Mary Street / Garden Street construction process.. So, here goes our first post.
Below is a picture of my (Jenny) parents. Dad and Nelda got married in 1997. We have had our ups and downs as a blended family, but I can honestly say through it all God has been at work in all of us.
Jason and I have really been struggling over the past month since our house has not sold. We have stopped work on Garden Street until Mary sells. I told Dad and Nelda about it and they rushed to come and encourage us here in Austin! They have been a HUGE encouragement over the past 3 weeks. They dropped everything they had planned one weekend to come and help up re-do our Mary Street backyard in order to try and get it to sell. We did not even have to ask, they just came to our rescue. not to mention the numerous phone calls, emails, and purchases they have made for us! Above and beyond! Even thought they may not understand why we chose to live where we live or do what we do, they love and support us. They have been a great example of weeping with those who weep and rejoicing with those who rejoice! Hopefully one day Jason and I will be able to parent like this! I need to post before and after pictures of our yard, truly amazing!
So, HUGE thanks to my parents! We love you guys and appreciate you. We can’t wait to get to Garden Street and host a big holiday get-together over there!
Thanks in the weeks to come (in no particular order): Becca, Michelle, Jonathan Clow, L & M Dodsons, Bishops, Clarks, Nana, Wagens, Shanna & Kevin, the McDaniels, DOTC group, Salina St Church, Dampiers, (and many more)!
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Our prayer is that your house sells quickly. We love you and we are so proud of you both. Come see us soon. Hang in there. God is faithful. Remember, rainbows are like promises.
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Josh & Rachael
April 17th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
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Wedding Pictures
March 28th, 2008 by Jenny
I got our wedding negatives converted to digital last week. Thanks Holland Photo Imaging in Austin, TX. Thanks to our photographer for capturing such a great memories. Here is one of my favorite engagement pictures.
Yep, I did it!
March 27th, 2008 by Jenny
Matt, aka Spamboy, posted about this on facebook today. So I ran to Borders and bought it! Don’t worry Henry and Michelle, as soon as we watch it will send it to Italy for your pleasure (unless someone else already sent it)!
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Yay! Can I borrow it sometime?
Jenn and I got to speak with Ira once, during his Ft. Worth appearance back in 2004. It was a blast!
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Spamboy
March 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
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Me again! We’re going to see Ira tonight, when he broadcasts his live show in movie theaters.
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Spamboy
May 1st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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Back in our house
March 16th, 2008 by Jenny
SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the United States, with more than 1400 performers and it significantly increases the population of Austin for about a week.
Since our Mary St. house still has not sold, we decided to rent it out for SXSW to get a little extra cash. 15 loads of laundry later, with 40 alcohol bottles in our recycling, several interesting stories from neighbors, and a broken lamp, chair, and bathroom cabinet, we’re back in our house and the city is starting to quiet down.
You know you have been married for almost 5 years when………
March 3rd, 2008 by Jenny
#1 - Your husband looks at you with all seriousness and says, “Can you switch back to the old fabric softener you used to use. This new eco-friendly kind doesn’t make my clothes feel as fresh as they used to.”
#2 - When your husband says, “Honey, I really like the new shirt you got me yesterday for my trip to DC, but I wanted a French cuff. Do you think we can return it”.
As I thought about these two incidents I couldn’t help but laugh.
I love it………Ladies, whoever tells you that you can’t change a man was WRONG! So slip some fabric softener into your load of laundry and start to compliment men’s appearl around him. Eventually they will pick up on a few things!
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Stuff White People Like
February 26th, 2008 by Jenny
My new friend/neighbor/fellow pebble owner/fellow GC, Brook, told me about this website today. It is hilarious/embarrassing!
Broken
February 18th, 2008 by Jenny
We have lots of photos to upload, but we have a server error. Hopefully we will be getting it fixed and upload photos later this week. Please continue to check back!
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boohoo
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b
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
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Another quiz..who would you vote for?
February 13th, 2008 by Jenny
Who would you vote for? This quiz is better in my opinion.
Don’t know who to voter for????
February 10th, 2008 by Jenny
Take this quiz to see who your ideals are best represented by.
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Paint……vote for your choice!
February 6th, 2008 by Jenny
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I vote for the beige color in the middle or the dark color on the top right side.
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Sarah B.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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I like the beige color best. Of the greys I like the one on the bottom right. It’s looking good.
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Gram
February 6th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
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I vote for the one in the bottom middle too
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Karolyn
February 7th, 2008 at 1:58 am
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I like the one on the top right - the darker color. I love the way it contrasts the white trim. Looking great guys! What does it look like inside?
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Michelle in Italy
February 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
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top right is my vote.
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Carey Bonser
February 7th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
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Yeah I vote top right dark grey too!
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lindsey
February 8th, 2008 at 10:12 am
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I vote for the iridescent color on the two rectangular panels in the middle. How did they get paint to look so glassy? Amazing.
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Wesley Crawford
February 8th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
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I like the grays the best…I like both of them. But the contrast with the dark gray looks really sharp. The house is looking SO good!
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Lori (Mom)
February 9th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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so…are you doing the red or white trim? with the white I like the top gray with the red I like the beige. If you have already picked something else…I like that the best, too! You have fabulous taste…it will look great no matter what.
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Em
February 9th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
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New Tocquigny.com website launches
February 5th, 2008 by Jenny
Jason’s company just went through a major re-design of its website, Tocquigny.com. The leading article on the home page is a white paper Jason wrote on how the website was re-designed.
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NICE SITE!!! GREAT WHITE PAPER! Good job, honey!
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Jenny Rose Ford
February 5th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
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My, my. I’m impressed! Too technical for me but sounds like you know what you’re doing! I know it keeps you busy.
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Gram
February 6th, 2008 at 9:43 am
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Jason this looks really good! Great article!
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Mom
February 8th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
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framing back addition (bad weather!)
January 22nd, 2008 by Jenny
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Wow. It’s great to see some pictures. We still need to come by and see it in person! Hope you are hanging in there with all those housing demands, Jenny!
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Jonathan Dodson
January 30th, 2008 at 6:53 am
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Jenny & Jason- Hello from Memphis!! It’s your old neighbors Stephanie and Christian checking in to say hello. A lot has changed since you left us- we’ve had a baby- a little boy, Maxwell. Your place looks wonderful- we are so happy things are going great for you in Austin. We miss you guys!!
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Stephanie
January 31st, 2008 at 12:05 am
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I can not wait to come by and see the house!!! It must be so nice to not have to be living in it while it’s being remodeled. I like these projects where I can see the beginning and I can see the END!!!! Yeah!
See you guys soon.
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Sarah Clow
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 am
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more pics!
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brady
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:13 am
congratulations!
Rock on! I will have a margarita tonight to celebrate.
yeah!!!! so exciting!!! what a relief!
Yeah!!! We’re exited!