Journal

#2,382 It’s All Happening.

All of a sudden, at warp speed, everything we ever hoped for our town is happening at once and it’s an unbelievable feeling to be standing in the m...

#2,381 Like A Good Neighbor.

At 10:00 pm the night before a big reveal, there’s not a more welcome sight than 2 different neighbors dropping by: Mr. George from next door with ...

#2,380 Alissa + Drew.

On top of our second reveal of block 1 that happened this morning (with our incredibly hard working team cheering us on across the street): And a...

#2,379 Two Out of Ten.

Oh I’m so very tired, friends. After a day and night spent on our feet getting the second house ready for its big reveal tomorrow, I’m so very slee...

#2,378 Laurel Mercantile Co.

Around the turn of the 20th century, the Laurel Mercantile Co. stood in downtown Laurel. It’s been many decades since the doors closed and I’ve nev...

#2,377 Meeting + Clearance Rack.

This morning we stopped by the bakery to pick up some cinnamon rolls and sticky buns for our 3rd business meeting with Jim, Mal, Josh and Em (and t...

#2,376 JoCo Premiere.

Tonight a bunch of the downtown Laurel folks got together at Studio 550 with some BBQ, a red carpet and a poster of Matthew McConnaughey to have ou...

#2,375 Reveal + Visitors + Free State.

Oh, y’all. I am WEDDING TIRED tonight. You know what that means, right? It’s the kind of bone tired that keeps you from thinking clearly that I’ve ...

#2,374 Home Stretch.

I spent every waking moment today zhushing (please tell me y’all say this word too?!) the whole house for our first reveal of season 1 and felt lik...

#2,373 Jodie + Honey.

Today we had a surprise visitor on set! Jodie was my music teacher from middle school until I graduated from high school. We would spend lunch brea...

#2,372 Finals Week(s).

So we’ve made it to the end of block one of season one in which we’ve renovated 3 houses. Almost. The next 2 weeks will feel like finals week x 2 a...