photos from the weekend

Well, the weekend is coming to a close…but here are a few pics from the past 24 hours. Photo booth on the Mac provided Luke and I with endless, cheap entertainment. haha. Last night Luke came over to have quality bonding time with my mom, which was sooooo lovely. Thanks luke! [...]

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photo shopped life

A couple weeks ago, Kyle and I sat in a cozy living room, surrounded by friends, and listened as the people around us set a figurative stage and gave voice to the main characters in some of the early chapters of their story. It was our first gathering, all of us together.
I was nervous.
I [...]

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a picture’s worth 1000 words??

please don’t send me hate mail over the overt cuss word in this post. :) This was what mama kitty was wearing when we picked her up at the AIRPORT. I had to post it so that all of you peeps out there would know that it’s true.
It was a [...]

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meeting baby carson; kickin it with princess Riley

Well, it was a super fast trip but we had 24 full hours in Indiana and we got to love on the little ones. It was a short trip but worth every second. I wish I had time tonight to sit and write about some of the more memorable moments but for now, [...]

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Good luck julie!!

Tomorrow is a big day for Julie (front, center in photo below). She’s been having some health problems and it’s been a scary past couple weeks. Tomorrow she’s having surgery and we just want to send out a little bit lovin by way of the blog.
I realized when we found out [...]

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becoming real

“what is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?”
“Real isn’t how you are made, ” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play [...]

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an offering

Last weekend Kyle and I decided to get out of the city for dinner. We wanted something fun; something different; somewhere to get lost together. At the suggestion of a friend, we ended up at Zambra’s and it had the exact atmosphere we were longing for.
It was perfect: the place, the menu, the [...]

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Baby Carson…

after much anticipation, we have another little one to love!! Carson Joseph has officially made his debut. Jim called this morning to say Kyle’s sister and baby were both doing well!! Yay! Two years ago, they gifted us with our niece Riley and we thought it couldn’t get much better [...]

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creme brulee and jello…

Remember that scene in my best friend’s wedding??
It’s my favorite.
because in the end, the world just wouldn’t be right, one without the other…
and so it was today while shopping, me and Luke.
There’s about one hundred thousand reasons why he’s family and if it’s possible there’s even more reasons why we love [...]

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safe and sound

as is usual, a click here and a click there and suddenly I’m an eye witness to somebody else’s life. Our friends, the white’s, mentioned this blog and then I happened to click on a comment which took me there. I’ll let their blog tell the story because it’s far bigger then me [...]

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