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birthday scavenger hunt
Our Buddy turned six this past weekend. I can hardly believe it’s been six years since he was born. This boy, this sweet boy, shares a birthday with my late grandfather on my moms side AND my sister, so this has easily become one of my favorite days of the year. A few hours after he…
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Monterey Hotel and real life
This past weekend Matt and I got to get away together. His mom flew out to help watch three of the kids and two of them went to my brother and sister-in-law’s house. We love that they are willing to help us out and all of the kids had a great time. Even though I’m…
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facing my giants in scottsdale, az
When I was little I used to wear my coat in every new situation and not take it off until I felt comfortable. On the first day of school, every single year, I would get sick and throw up from the nerves of starting over again and having to meet new people. Every time we…
What makes you smile?
Thank you to Smile Generation for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. When we think of what it is that makes us smile it’s time together as a family. #ad We love going to parks together, exploring new places and going for bike rides. We love picnics, trampoline…
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the one thing guaranteed to end all marriages
This morning I woke up to a text I’ve known for months was coming… It read, “the divorce is done.” Despite the foreknowledge, the finality of those four simple words put an immediate lump in my throat and an ache in my stomach. Today my parents marriage of 44 years is officially over. The rings have been…
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a picture of a life well lived: dear john
Dear John, As we unloaded the car and packed our arms full with pool toys, towels, bags, sunscreen, and snacks and walked up toward the gate we noticed you. You were sitting alone in the hot tub with no one else on the property. Our kids ran past you and my husband offered our normal…