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Bits and Pieces
poster found here i am a slow processor when it comes to life changing movements. i brood a bit and like a stew, i need all the flavors and juices and heat to brew everything together a little before things taste complete. i’d even say that i love new things because i know in my…
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Harvest Chili
it’s harvest chili people! you know.. for eating after a long day at harvest. or in my case, eating after a long day at work and then congregating with a large mass of our favorite teenagers (here’s looking at you, dear youth group) while carving pumpkins and playing games and sweating. the sweating part is…
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Bits and Pieces
a few of my favorite things about autumn.. because we all know that “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” well, at least Henry David Thoreau knew it 🙂 +gourds in big baskets, cause they’re gourds. in big baskets. +feeling that crisp breath of…
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14 weeks
hey thanks friends for the sweet messages about our coming baby! it’s been so fun announcing to all the different circles little by little, best part of this all is getting to share it with so many. so for some of you this post may be tmi (not in a gross way, just in a…
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Baby!
we are pregnant!! james and i are welcoming a little baby into this world in march!! we are currently 18 weeks along and are majorly elated 🙂 much more to come.. pictured: gender neutral mocassins; not pictured: little baby feet to squish in them! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Little Letters
dear berry farm, i love your strawberry cider & cobbler (and blackberry) and old chess set.. and even though i threw a halfway fit when james won our chess tournament today, i promise i won’t be a sore loser next time (at least i’ll try 🙂 dear sundays, so happy to have sundays in our lives!…
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Self Portrait
so is a self portrait considered a selfie? here’s mine: hope you all have a great weekend! we’re starting our new saturday night services at our church with an awesome dinner in between so i’m super excited for how that will all pan out; we have some prep-age to do tomorrow. nothing like enjoying a…
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Maui
i finally had some time to get some of our hawaii pics together!! and i must say, hawaii you were so so good to us! the only goal of this trip was rest, sweet sweet rest. we were in maui the last week of august and it was a dream. solid eighties, ocean breeze, ample…
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Self-reflection
i know i have that little button on my sidebar over there that says ‘blogtember’ and you might be wondering what that’s all about! well! here’s more on that, but basically it was my desire to blog every day this month (like i did last may!). and in my mind, i had this dream that…
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Summer
july flewww by in such a scurry and flurry!! can you believe we’re here in the smack dab middle of august? summer and fall are definitely my favorites as far as seasons go. our fall is a bit of an ‘indian summer’ with long, warm, quiet days. especially once our santa cruz population settles back down to…
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Lemon Aoili Potato Salad
any potato salad lovers out there?? i love potato salad. i love it when it’s bad for you (mayo city, my husband shudders at the sound) and i love it when it’s good for you (all the veggies). i love heaping it high on my plate at a barbecue and adding an extra dash when…
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Pool Day
on saturday we went with a few friends up to los altos hills to the most lovely poolside shpot! it was sooo hot and beautiful and my first official pool day of the summer. i’ve been swimming laps again a lot more lately but let’s just all agree now that that doesn’t constitute having a pool…
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Bits and Pieces
it’s true. i’ve succumbed to being a bad blogger as of late. i didn’t want it to come to this.. you know, a post about being a bad blogger. blah! and i didn’t, but you know, alas, here i am. i think the onset of summer has threw off my clock in many many ways.…
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Bits and Pieces
a few snapshots of the last few weeks, because one, i’ve been a sick zombie along with my sickie husband. two people attempting to take care of one another on lots of medication is not necessarily an ideal situation, but we’ve been making it through. and two, isn’t it just the busiest time? school’s out,…
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every day in may (a vivid memory of a summer with my family)
okay guys, last day of the blog every day in may series!! i missed it by five days now after making it for the other thirty, h-a (cone of shame!). with good reason maybe as we’ve been uber sick and a computer screen is the last place that sounded fun, but i’m here and ready…
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every day in may (on ‘letting go’)
you guys!! there are two more days left of this blog every day in may challenge and i might just be at a loss for words when this is all over! you’ll have to bear with me most eee-specially after this month of may is over, who knows if there will be anything left to…
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every day in may (this one’s about music!)
today’s challenge is to share ‘five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post’ i had n-o-o-o idea how much i would enjoy this..i never knew how many memories a song would evoke! i look forward to reading everyone else’s…
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every day in may (no words, a favorite day of mine)
for today’s challenge, may 28: Only pictures
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every day in may (a letter to you)
for Day 27 of the challenge.. i get to write A letter to [our] readers. so here goes! dear friends, happy memorial day!! like so many bloggers, i had no idea what i really was getting into when i started this. it’s amazing the sorts of friends you make in this blog land. my favorite part, actually.…
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every day in may (something interesting i read)
happy sunday my friends 🙂 it’s day 26 and today i’m talking about ‘something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you’d like.’ the below link from kate at eatthedamncake (a blog looking at ‘beauty, body, womanhood and dessert’..fun right!). she wrote a response to the very popular dove ‘real beauty’ sketches. something about…
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every day in may (the value of words)
for Day 25, share something someone told you about yourself that you’ll never forget (good or bad). about ten years ago, someone told me that when i walk into room, that it was like someone turned a light on and that i brought a joy and lightness wherever i go. so kind. and yet really…
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every day in may (top three worst traits)
the challenge today.. top three worst traits. easier than best, maybe? well.. it’s a little easier for me at least! these are some of the things i’m workin’ on 🙂 self judgement going on right now people. ‘go’ mode. when i get crazy driven about something, james calls this my ‘go’ mode. i blitz through everything, forget…
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every day in may (things i didn’t learn in school)
ok, it’s Day 23! today i’m sharing the ‘Things you’ve learned that school won’t teach you’ i loove school but it’s true, there are quite a few things that you can’t find in books.. here’s my list! +a smile goes a really.. really.. long way+you can’t please everyone (wish this one wasn’t so flipping hard!)+books can’t…
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every day in may (a rant)
first, a story.the pool day.oh! what a day, i thought to myself, you just couldn’t align it any better. my lunch break began and i couldn’t think of a better idea than go for a nice swim. it was beautiful.. warm, sunny, the water just the perfect cool temperature! what’s that i see as i walk towards the pool at my…
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every day in may (getting a little vintage!)
oh this is a fun one you guys! i’m digging deep today my friends, i’m looking into the vault for my favorite posts in my archives (for the challenge!). looking back, i find it funny [read: cringe] what i chose to write about just a year ago, but also happy that i decided to record…
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every day in may (struggle street)
today, i’m gonna get real with y’all and ‘share something [i’m] struggling with right now.’ originally, i got a little stuck with this post and thought.. meh.. might as well just read what everyone else has to say about struggle cause i feel like i’m always ringing the same gong over here. not just in…
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every day in may (five blogs i heart)
yippee! one of my favorite subjects: blogs i heart! today, my challenge is to share ‘Five of [my] favorite blogs and what [i] love about them’! this is the best 🙂 i already shared about some of my favorite bloggers here, so i get to add a few more to the list! eat sleep cuddle ..now don’t…
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every day in may (childhood memory)
today’s challenge is to tell a story from your childhood.. ‘Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.’ i have a lot that come to mind actually! but being as it’s saturday, i’ll tell you about saturdays as a kid 🙂 i always loved the feeling of waking…
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Every day in May (favorite photo)
today i’m sharing a favorite picture of myself and why! i’m much more caught up in the memory of a photo rather than how beautiful it is.. i was between a couple pictures, the other ones i prefer to these for purely aesthetic reasons 🙂 ..like being tan, eyes actually showing and not disappearing into…
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every day in may (on overcoming)
today i’m talking about something difficult about in my “lot in life” and how i’m working to overcome it. i have to admit, i was a bit stuck on what to say about this (i’m glad i wasn’t alone!). i firmly believe i grew up with an incredible grace over my life. places where things…
