Four years ago, my sister married a great guy. He is an awesome addition to my family, and I can’t imagine him not being around when we’re all together. David and I are fortunate to live in the same place and get to spend so much time with these two. We’ve both learned a lot […]
Wow. I have hit a record for longest break in between posts, and for that I apologize. It’s not that I think many of you are sitting around waiting for me to post every day, but I guess I’m apologizing more to myself for ignoring my goal of posting at the very least, every other […]
It’s been a lot. There has been a lot of celebrating to do, lots of work to be done, a little more work to be done, lots of people to see, several places to go, and I’ve had much more to just think about. Doesn’t life just explode on you sometimes? I’m referring to 2011. […]
Strawberry season, I will miss you. You make my life a little sweeter and my dinners a little more colorful. Too bad your fruit doesn’t last more than about a day, so I could justify stockpiling it. Don’t worry, I am consoled by the approach of comfort food season, even though it means I’m actually […]
Remember this? Well, the day I’ve been alluding to for months on this blog has come and gone. My little brother Mark is married to an incredible woman and my family has grown by one. It has been a joyful month, with some bittersweet overtones as we celebrated their wedding and marriage and then sent […]
Everyone loves a good family picture. And everyone secretly loves the process of getting it. Enjoy a peak at what goes on while I set my exposure: Of course my family does multiple poses. Did you expect anything less? Last one. You can tell everyone is a little less enthused about this picture. Happy weekend […]
So much has happened lately. I have yet to blog about most of it. Excited to update you all soon! For now, though, imagine I am still on vacation, because that’s what I’m imagining. I’m still on the island, still doing this: My last post was an overview of my fantastic family vacation, but I […]
It’s time to do a little multi-functional talking about my family’s island. That is correct: my family has an island. This post will serve to both a) sing the praises of our beloved vacation spot in the land of maple leaves and lumberjacks, and b) put to an end the misconceptions you may have about […]
It is an amazing thing to meet the children of your closest friends. I’ve gotten to experience this twice in the last several months and it’s not exactly something I’m used to. I’m just arriving at that stage of life and it’s mesmerizing me. How can one tiny baby look so distinctly different from another. […]
Would it stop raining, already, so I can a) get some sunshine on my poor, white-girl skin, AND b) spend some much needed time outside!?! I was really hoping to air out our tent and get to the campgrounds this weekend with a cooler of beer and brats. Mmm beer brats. Hy-Vee 10 for $10. […]
hower two of four took place this weekend and it was a super special one. My dear friend Bethany will be getting married in just a few short weeks and we had so much fun showering her with fun things for her home! And as you might have guessed, I had fun crafting for it. […]
My amazing friends had an amazing baby boy yesterday. Don’t you love him?! I do. I don’t have too many words for these photos except that I’m so proud of Emma and Steven. You guys are going to be (and are now!) incredible parents. Thanks for letting us share your excitement! This is my favorite […]
That photo was taken almost a year ago, after I had begged David to let me use him as a model to play with some shooting techniques. We had reached a point in our photo session where somebody was getting a little restless. Oh well, he got cooperative husband points. 🙂 And he’ll get even […]
We sang this hymn a few weeks ago at church, and I’ve sung it many times before. This time, though, the word “cleft” really stood out to me. First off, it seems like a pretty old-school word that nobody in 2011 uses in their natural vocabulary. I mean, there are lots of old “hymnal-ish” words […]
Not to be confused with Creepy Love. Guess what I did last weekend? Took pictures of myself cooking! I have two magazines that I love. Real Simple and Taste of Home. I’m sure I could love others, but these are the two I know I can make the time to read. Taste of Home arrived […]
A list of significant things happening in my life: My friend who left the country for two years but then came back left the state for two weeks. I miss her again. I got my hair cut. Significant? Well, it hadn’t happened since around Christmas. I was all “Woah. I just chopped off all my […]
Yes please. Sign me up. My growing family has found, against all hope, a little slice of the summer during which we can all almost all be together and hit up our beloved and favorite vacation spot: the family island in Canada. (For those of you unfamiliar with this tradition in my family…don’t go thinking […]