refuge & rome

Hi there! I’m Kristen. I was born and raised in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Oklahoma 11 (woah!) years ago. I currently live in Choctaw, Oklahoma with my huband Brent and our four dogs. I’m starting my journey into blogging so that I can share my experiences, victories, defeats, the good and the bad. I love working on, in and around my home. I need somewhere to unwind this crazy brain of mine. My home is where I do that. My goal is to be able to relax more just being at home than if I were on a beach. (Yeah right. I’d take the beach any day.) That’s why its called a goal. I’m still reaching. Who knows if I’ll reach it?

Meet my family. That’s me, my husband (Brent), and three of the pups. All rescues. (left to right: AnnaBelle, Piper and Brooke) Check out the National Great Pyrenees Rescue to see if there are any pups in your neck of the woods that need a home.

We’ve since added this handsome boy to the family. This is Buddy. He was waiting for me at my mailbox when I got home from work one day. No lie. I’m pretty sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen to normal people, but it happens to me.  He was a pitiful little fella when we took him in but he’s a happy and healthy guy now.