I am one lucky girl. This weekend I am spending time with Sheryl & the kids on their family vacation. With all of the trials facing their family, Randy needed to stay home and take care of business. That left Sheryl to take the kids on a long drive to an indoor water park/hotel to […]
The One with the Devil’s Schemes
It’s interesting, this thing called life. Walking day by day in the grace of God brings an even more vibrant perspective. We have those days or weeks (or months, if we’re lucky) of blessing and plenty and overflow. Everything seems almost perfect. We get along with our spouses. Money isn’t an issue. Friends are abundant. Trials seem […]
The One with the Super Fast Sleds
Last minute plans are sometimes the best kind! After an absolutely lovely Saturday of book reading (The Help), birthday girl visiting (one of my beautiful Sr. Teen girls), and biology studying (with another one of my girls), I joined Sheryl & the kids for a date to Friendly’s. We were all in the mood for […]
The One with the Belated Christmas
Kevin and I had a lovely time with my family at our belated Christmas celebration. It was so thoughtful of mom and dad to save all of their gifts for three days past Christmas so we could all open them together. If only Ash could have joined us. (We missed you, Ash! Thanks for the […]
The One with the Ultimate Popping Corn
During the week of Christmas we were excited to host Kevin’s mom, dad, brother, and grandparents for a few days. It was a tight squeeze at times in our little house, but we all had a lovely time together. We perused downtown boutiques, checking out all the historic spots along the way, celebrated together in […]
The One with the Week’s Excitement
Top {TEN} Things I’m *Super* Excited About (or, to be grammatically correct–“Top ten things about which I’m super excited.” You’re welcome.) 1} getting to go running this morning. 5 miles in the brisk winter air with my awesome new cold gear Under Armour is pretty much awesome. 2} seeing my face on the home page of […]
The One with the Epic Trip to My Parents’
This year was one of the most relaxed Thanksgivings of all time. At least the Thanksgiving day was relaxing. We started our holiday at 7am Wednesday morning. With the car loaded with pies and bags of who knows what, we hit the road. I drove the first 4 hours while Kevin read his library book on […]
The One with ABCs of Thanks
There’s been a lot of thankfulness happening on my blog lately. But don’t think that’s a bad thing, do you? :) Today, at the close of Thanksgiving Day 2011, I join Rachel @ Finding Joy in her ABCs of Thanks. A – Ashley. my favorite sister. B – blogging. C – chocolate, in most all […]
The One with My Bday Day
My birthday was just want I needed. Perfect. Friday night, I had a living room overflowing with high school girls–giggling, sharing, blushing, nail painting, eating, relaxing. It was wonderful. And to top it all off, right as I brought out the ice cream for our sundae bar, the whole room exploded with the happy birthday […]
The One with My 26th Year
Today, on my 26th birthday, I want to share {twenty six} things that bring me JOY. 1}a sweet little girl birthday card from my Grams. 2}watching my facebook wall fill up with birthday greetings and feeling the love. 3} having my living room overflowing with beautiful teen girls for a night of laughter, sharing, and […]