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every day in may (day in the life)
i’m behind on today’s challenge but here we go! i don’t believe i’ve ever blogged this many days in a row.. major accomplishment. and it’s still fun 🙂 today i get to tell you what a day in my life looks like! womp womp, hehe just kidding. but on the real. get some cookies or…
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Two year Anniversary
these two years have been a blast, i love being married to my best friend. happy two years sweetheart! marriage is a l-o-t of work, and probably the thing in my life that has challenged, stretched, brought me joy and humbled me more than anything else i’ve experienced before (besides my relationship with jesus). and,…
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A public apology
i thought i’d take this chance to issue a very serious and public apology (as it is day 13 of the challenge).. s o r r y everybody!! source
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happy mother’s day!
happy mothers day to all of you mamas!! to my beautiful, lovely, strong, intelligent, brave, wholehearted, caring and generous mama bette, we love you!! you are a joy in our lives and i’m so proud to call you mom and friend 🙂 and to james’ mama rose, you are a burst of life and energy…
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every day in may (things i miss)
today’s challenge is to talk about things we miss.. for me, some of these are big, heart-wrenching sort of missing, and some of these are just little things, but i miss it all the same. people. there are so many i can think off, people on this earth and those who have left..specifically today i’m thinking…
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Every Day in May
the challenge calls for me to ‘sell myself in ten words or less’ whew!! i’ll do a list because lists are my jam. + yes, the ‘worst traits’ are easier, but it’s wonderful to see what people say are ‘best traits’ 🙂 +merciful +goooooofy (see image) +joyful +lifelong-learner +dreamer +creative +expressive +e-n-f-j +helper what about you?? favorite trait about yourself??…
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every day in may (an embarrassing moment!)
yes! today is the day i get to share my most embarrassing moment (day 10 of the challenge)!! and yes, i most definitely have one 🙂 i was nineteen and working on staff as a children’s director for an after-school program at my church. being apart of staff, we’d often have visitors and interns from…
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every day in may (a moment)
it’s Thursday (day 9) and for those who have stuck with me in this blogging challenge, i salute you and treasure your responses!! i’m still having fun 🙂 today’s prompt is: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words). i am not a clinically addicted coffee drinker, but i am…
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every day in may (a simple piece of advice)
happy wednesday!! day 8 of blog every day in may is to give a piece of advice i have for others, anything at all! how vexing—there’s just so much one could say!?! i can hardly keep track of all the valuable advice i’ve received in my life (here’s some i especially love from my grandma ella). i’ll keep it simple and…
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Wedding weekend
thought i’d share a couple cute photos of our friends wedding last weekend, and ps woooot—yay weddings!! they threw the most fun one ever. there were three musical numbers (yes three, i’m not kidding!), a lot of cuteness (cause it’s mawaige), a lot of heartfeltness and a lot of dancing. and by dancing, i mean…
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every day in may (this one’s about fear)
hello may seventh! so let’s get at the challenge for today! Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you’re most afraid of. oh fear! fear is just a sucker right?? ..and an all-too familiar friend of mine. on one hand it makes me feel dumb. like really.. are you seriously worried about that? move on already. on the other…
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every day in may (what i do)
good morning + happy monday, friends! we partied it up at a wedding this weekend and took it easy yesterday, eating some delicious food and catching up with some friends.. hope your weekend was grand! have you joined in the challenge yet? if not, you can keep reading along as i ‘try’ to keep up…
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every day in may (people i think are over the moon wonderful)
well here i am again! hope you are having a beautiful sunday slash cinco de mayo, it’s a little rainy funky out right now, and when there is rain, it is always a good time to reflect (and given the day, maybe eat chips + salsa)—at least i think so! this next one’s fun because i…
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A favorite quote
hope you’re enjoying your saturday friends! soo.. i don’t know if i’m going to be able to keep this up people, but for now, it’s really fun 🙂 learn more about where the following prompt comes from here or click the fun blob on the left! Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book,…
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i got a haircut!
pardon the washed out pictures, but i got my hair did! thanks to my wonderful friend for cutting it! you are a miracle worker. ..now to go get a hair suntan and we’ll really be rockin! yay!
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blog every day in may (this one’s about books!)
you guys. i’m doing a blogging challenge (duh duh duh)! jenni from story of my life has a fun ‘blog every day in may’ challenge (which is wayyy more than i usually choose to blog) but i thought it’d be fun to link up with it as often as i can, and there are some…
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the last weekend in april
over the weekend, james was away at a wedding so naturally i do as i’m often tempted to when left on my own devices. i filled my schedule to the brim! it’s always my temptation.. ‘can we fit it in on sunday late at night after that one thing and before that other thing?’ to…
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A bearded update
le hubby is out of town this weekend to celebrate our friends’ getting married out in the mid-west (yay friends!) so i thought it a perfect time to do a little check in on the beard [or the ‘glory’ as he likes to refer to it]. here are the last updates should you be interested.…
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A little date
on monday, james and i had a little impromptu date nite to our beloved ‘bittersweet bistro‘ 🙂 it was more like a private dining experience because by 8:30, we were the only people left in the restaurant area (everyone else was in the bar)! we had it all to ourselves (welcome to mayberry people!). we…
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Beach day
on friday, we cut out of work early for a beach day of standup paddling! this was my second attempt and i have to say, i am just as sore after the second time as i was after the first..ouch! but it is the greatest workout, i think it engages almost every muscle possible, down…
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Spring wishlist
spring has sprung and i couldn’t be more excited about this weekend’s warm weather! during the second half of my workday on friday, my entire company is even calling a beach day, and that pretty much says it all! right now, i love my comfy v-necks at the moment and bright sandals. i’m also basically…
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Instamashed potatoes
below is a little mashup of the last month in pictures.. i name these posts differently almost everytime and thought that potatoes sounded yummy when i wrote this, so there you go! maybe next time i’ll go with peas and carrots. muah! 1// our youth room is on it’s way to being a finished remodel.…
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Wedding shower
last weekend, i got to help celebrate a friend’s bridal shower—yayyeah! i love bridal showers, and all that has to do with showering friends with gifts to get them ready for a new time in life. i remember feeling like all of the wedding events were such a blur, a wonderful blur but everything was…
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Movie night
on saturday evening, we had some dear friends over for a movie night. we only required that they wear their cozies and let us know their favorite munchie or treat 🙂 it’s so fun to see what treats our friends crave! that said, the menu was as follows (commence tummy-ache-that-is-so-worth-it): +coco puffs and lucky charms…
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Anniversary trip to Monterey
last week, with all the amazing spring break madness/family time/wedding activities, we decided we could use an overnight getaway to nearby monterey. we love visting monterey, strolling cannery row, using our monterey bay aquarium passes (thanks ma!), watching the waves and going to see a movie at our favorite theaters. monterey has a knack for…
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Wedding weekend
over the weekend, we got to celebrate our good friends tying the knot in their very gorgeous spring wedding—and james was apart of the wedding party, woot! there were bachelor/bachelorette parties to be had, rehearsing to be done and a full day of wedding goodness on saturday 🙂 our legs are still tired from dancing..crazy…
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Six Flags
we spent wednesday of spring break at six flags in vallejo! i hadn’t been on a topsy turvy upside down rollercoaster in a very long time (lets say ten years??) and it was so fun to be the veteran for some jr highers who’d never gone. we had a blast..but my stamina for those sorts…
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easter sunday + it’s april!
happy easter and happy april!! this particular day is the day of four of my closest friends birthdays so shout out to all of you birthday celebrators. i love you all. and i know easter is a few days passed, but we had a fun one! this cute little table was at the entrance to our church…
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November rainstorm
when rain comes around, i talk about it all the time, take pictures of wet pavement, jump in puddles, sleep in a little longer and write endless draft posts about how i heard it pitter patter or storm at night. rain makes me wax poetic and spurs on some serious introspection. it stops me in my…
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Happy Spring
while the first day of spring was rainy, rainboot-filled and a little problematic, the second day has been wondrous and sunny and filled with walking and sushi and all that is fun and good! yay second day of spring. and i added a purple flower to my header up there (along with a fancy font)…