Our Trip to the Jelly Belly Factory
Well, here we are, finally at the end of our trip to San Francisco, which included an NFL game and this trip to the Jelly Belly Factory. Since we had to spend the night on Sunday night because of the...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: Thanksgiving 1997
I haven’t spent many holidays out-of-state (in fact, I think this Thanksgiving trip is the only one!). Most of the traveling we have done to celebrate with family is an hour drive – tops. So, I was...
View ArticleAll I Want For Christmas…
Since I can now officially acknowledge the fact that it’s now Christmas season, I thought I’d kick it off by sharing my Christmas list with all of you. I’ve already distributed it to my family and am...
View ArticleMerry Christmas…err…Boxing Day?
So, I’m a day late with these well wishes, but in some countries, it’s still a holiday, right (not exactly sure what Boxing Day is exactly), but I’ll take the opportunity to say that I hope you all had...
View ArticleOur Christmas Letter and Year in Review
Growing up, my mom would often include a letter with updates about each of us so our friends and family we didn’t see very often knew what we were up to. I loved that tradition, and have sent a letter...
View Article1.1.11
Is that not a cool date? To me, it’s all about fresh and new…truly a clean slate, the chance to make changes and start a new. And even though my husband rang in 2011, dubbing it “the weird sounding...
View ArticleOne Last Look: Christmas 2010
I finished putting all of the Christmas decorations away on Sunday, and while it feels good to make a clean, fresh start in 2011, I couldn’t help but take one last look back at our Christmas 2010...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day!
This is my second Valentine’s Day as a wife and I must say, I seem to enjoy this holiday much more now that I’m married! I mention John quite frequently here on my blog, but other than a few photos...
View Article#44: Family Portraits 2010
I can’t remember exactly where I heard this idea, but I love it anyway! A great way to make sure you have up-to-date family portraits is to plan a photo shoot every year around the time of your...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
As we look back on this year, we are in awe of how blessed we have been again this year! We started our year with plans to start house hunting in May, but certain circumstances started that search in...
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