Or should I say, Merry Week in-between Christmas and New Year’s during which you just feel like napping and not going to work or doing laundry or much of anything! I’m quite sure that for most of my life, I never knew that New Year’s Eve/Day were only one week after Christmas. New Year’s must […]
You don’t have to say it. The Hassler family is adorable. Baby Sam is 6 months old, makes the best faces, and the camera loves him. This guy obviously gets a lot of love, and the best way to get a smile out of him was kisses from mom and dad. Personal favorite #1: Personal […]
Today marks (she’d rather not say) years of my mother’s existence. Happy birthday, Mom! As you can obviously see, my mom is a talented lady. (And we are going skiing next weekend, so this was just all too appropriate.) For starters, she created four amazing people (with the help of my dad). But there’s more! […]
Actually, freezing in December is more like it, but I’m working on being optimistic about winter. Not really, but let’s just pretend that’s true. What I have NOT been doing in December is buying Christmas presents. I have a tendency to get all frazzled in this lovely, peaceful, joy-inducing month and miss out on enjoying […]
Here’s just a small glimpse of how we ended a long, thankful holiday. This lady went out of her way to make it special, and it was awesome. There are no pictures of the food, because I was too excited to eat it to take pictures. And my excitement was not met with disappointment. Who […]
This week David and I celebrated our third anniversary. Three is funny to me. It seems like so long and at the very same time it is such a small number. If God decides to give us thirty years together, I’m sure we will find it hillarious that we ever thought three years was a […]
So, I’m ashamed to admit it, but I think David and I both clocked over 40 hours on this project. What a hoss. My conclusions about painting the trim white in our basement are as follows (and some of you have heard this already because I like to complain about things and make others share […]
Remember this guy? His family is pretty special. His parents are treasured friends of mine and David’s and even endured living in the other half of our sketchy duplex for a few years. We hope they never tire of us. Gregg’s mom Amy asked me to take some family pictures of them and I didn’t […]
This is happening, people. It’s totally happening. Over the course of a lot of hours. Happy Thursday!
Today I’m having a party for myself, and basically by myself, to celebrate my first full year of blogging. 365 days ago today, I wrote my first, tiny, and really boring blog post. I believe the content has improved drastically in 12 months. I hope you think so, too. Let’s review the year with some […]
In case you were wondering, news spreads fast when you have a camera and know how to use it. I am incredibly excited to have had more photography opportunities lately. It is one of those things that feeds my soul and makes me feel so very myself. (It’s shameless, I know, but if you’re interested, […]
I am a bit particular about colors. Obviously. I love the exterior of our house, but something has bothered me about it since we first looked at the pictures of it on the realtor’s website. It just doesn’t have any pop. I have always felt like it needs something, but didn’t know what. Color? Maybe, […]
Picture this: we’re prepping our living room for paint, so I’m taking off outlet covers. I comment on how much I dislike the outlets in the kitchen, because they look so dirty. As I approach an outlet in the living room that’s a different color than the rest, I realize that it has been painted. […]
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 […]