This Week’s Done List: *Tried calamari and stuffed mushrooms for the first time (and liked them!)*Finished writing my thank-you notes. Yes, you read that right: after six months of procrastination and guilt-tripping and fussing over it, I finally finished writing the last of the thank-you’s. It’s probably the most significant thing I’ve accomplished in these …
Weekend with the Roses
We had the pleasure of spending our weekend with these lovely people: The Roses (Petrice and Caleb). I was grateful for the excuse to have a “real” date night, by which I mean that it was pre-planned and involved something other than grabbing hamburgers and watching movies here all night at the apartment (not that …
Wedding Wednesday: Kids
1. how it all began: how you met, first date, first kiss, how long did you date? first picture together…..etc.2. when you knew he was the one: self explanatory.. but how and when did you know?3. proposal: how it happened, how long were you engaged for? was it a total surprise? pictures of that… etc. 4. …
Tell-All Tuesday
*I am still on a sugar high from Halloween yesterday. I think I ate about seven of Petrice’s homemade donuts and then slurped down two full glasses of homemade root beer and then put down almost half of a root beer freeze at A & W. It’s a good thing this Halloween business only comes …
Halloween 2011
Halloween 2011 Halloween this year started early, with a visit to my mom’s house for her annual Halloween party. Included in the ghoulish treats were spider cupcakes, mummy dogs, and jello jigglers in the shape of bats and pumpkins (made with grape and orange jello). All the nieces and nephews (and even most of the …
Last Week’s Done List
I am a person that tends to focus on the things I lack or the things I perceive myself as “failing” in rather than on my successes. As this is clearly not a recipe for personal fulfillment and happiness, I’m working on concentrating on my little victories rather than simply on my shortcomings. Although each …
Wedding Wednesday: First Place
1. how it all began: how you met, first date, first kiss, how long did you date? first picture together…..etc.2. when you knew he was the one: self explanatory.. but how and when did you know?3. proposal: how it happened, how long were you engaged for? was it a total surprise? pictures of that… etc. …
Tell-All Tuesday
*The emergency brake light has all of a sudden decided to start freaking me out by coming on at random intervals while I drive (even though the brake is not in use). I’ll be going 55 on the highway, look down, see the red light, then freak out. This process gets repeated about 4 times …