About Us

Hi, and thanks for stopping by. We welcome you to our little blog. We hope it becomes a part of your weekly reading.

The Corner of Canal and Lafayette was founded on a snowy day in January 2013. After surviving the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse we thought…well what now…the obvious choice? Start a blog.

We can hear you asking, “So what’s up with the name? It’s kinda strange”. When we created this blog we wanted the name to have meaning to us. And what is more meaningful than the place you met the love of your life.

It was the spring of 2002. A Utah boy and a Utah girl were separately having grand adventures living in the New York/ New England area. They did not know each other but fate was about to change that. The girl had moved to New York on a whim to be a nanny. The boy, feeling like it was time for a change, applied for jobs all up and down the east coast and landed a position at the University of Connecticut. 

One spring day the girl headed into New York City with three friends to enjoy a little shopping in the city. That same day the boy also headed into New York City to enjoy a little shopping…we kid, he went in with a buddy of his to check out the St Patrick’s Day parade and the big city girls. Little did they know this was the day the universe had conspired to have these two Utah natives randomly meet in New York City on the Corner of Canal & Lafayette. Fast forward three weeks. Boy and girl have hung out almost every day since meeting. They decide to go to dinner after work. On the way to dinner Boy and Girl get engaged. And have lived happily ever after.

And here we are, ten years on, back in Utah, after stints in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Portland Oregon. 

We compliment each other. Emily is more organized and focused while Kristian is more spontaneous and silly.

Over the past couple of years we have been bitten by the DIY bug. We love making things for our home. This blog is going to share some of the projects we take on. Along the way we will also be sharing other random happenings from our life - like trying to be good parents, budgeting, staying fit, eating right, etc. 

So we welcome you. We hope you become a long time friend.