Demo day isn’t as romantic as it sounds

14 1/2 years ago Fazoli’s was our place to meet for dinner. Calzone & pepperoni pizza. Craig’s hair was solid black. My face didn’t have as many stress lines as it does now. We were engaged and wanted to pay for (most of) the wedding ourselves. We flipped a 2 bedroom house in (the modest section of) Nichols Hills right around the corner from Fazoli’s. I had romantic HGTV expectations of DIY couple-demo tile, painting …

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The day I threw it all away

On this day 6 years ago I left a job I loved to live a dream I’d always had. I walked away from a steady paycheck, health insurance, 401k and mentors who taught me so many things for which I could never repay. I jumped in to @oklahomehomebuilders full time with Craig. He was probably more nervous about it than I was but he never let on. I knew that CB would be starting school …

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The Cast Iron Skillet

Ok get out your Kleenex ladies…You’ve been warned.  Each time we start a new OklaHome I ask the family to choose a name for their home. That way we can make a unique # for friends and family to follow the story online.  The stories behind those names are always so special. Here’s what I received today… “We chose the name for our build because we have learned that latest and greatest is not always …

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