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 […]
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 […]