Columbia Down Under – Tour of the Past
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Andrew and I hosted our 2nd annual “Welcome Summer” party last Friday…complete with some homemade “summer” fare and a bounce house for, um, the kids… 🙂 In this post I just wanted to share with y’all our menu, which was pretty basic: a chicken and shrimp taco bar {YUM}. I’ll share recipes where applicable {just look…
With baby #2 on the way (right at 5 weeks to go…) we’ve been talking about stroller #2. Will it be a side by side? A Tandem? A sit and stand? Same brand as the first (BabyTrend) or something else…in which case I’d probably have to get a different car seat… x-( So.MANY.options! I am…
A co-worker is leaving. Tomorrow is his last day. And while in my 11.58 years of working for the same company, I’ve seen a LOT of people come and go, but this one is especially sad for me. The person who is leaving was there when I started working at this company. To give you a…
Appropriately named, Joyful Images is the photography company of my friend Ashley, who did Eliza Jane’s newborn lifestyle session. As I sat here last Friday, quickly looking through our shots, I became completely overwhelmed with joy. I am beyond blessed. I have an amazing, handsome, loving husband who has the bluest of blue eyes (and red…
In yesterday’s post about our fabulous trip to the island of Great Exuma, Bahamas, I mentioned that today’s post would be about how Andrew and I save for our vacations. 1. We don’t go on vacation every year. We recognize that we need time away….from the laundry, the dishes, the craziness of life. Often I’ll…
For the 4th of July this year my family planned our yearly family reunion…at Hickory Knob State Resort Park. The plan was to go Friday….and be there around early/mid-afternoon. Andrew and I gotten up early and ran errands, packed the car {to the hilt} and were on the road by noon. The plan had been…