Chris doesn’t wear a wedding ring. Some wives might find that weird or be intimidated by it, but not me. I’ve learned my lesson. When Chris and I got married, I bought his wedding ring. He had it for about a year and a half but was always fiddling with it. Chris likes to fiddle. … Read More “Something Lost” or “Why My Husband Doesn’t Wear a Wedding Ring”
I had such a blast during our visit to the States. Food! Family! And shopping! I bought so much stuff. And returned so much stuff. And thought about, and hemmed and hawed, and drooled over so much stuff. America has a lot of “stuff” in it. Just visit any Walmart and you’ll know what I’m… Read More What I Shouldn’t Have Bought
Bucket List – a list of things to do before you die; comes from the term “kicked the bucket” {source} Today’s prompt is to share my “bucket list”. The idea of creating one for my entire life is rather intimidating. Instead, I’ve decided to create a b-list of 10 things that I would like to… Read More Bucket List
I’m linking up today with “The Blog Dare” over at Bloggy Moms. I have to say, doing a “look back” post really wasn’t on my list of plans, but then I saw the prompt for today and was actually kind of glad! It’s nice to look back over the last 12 months and see how… Read More A Look Back at 2011
Matt, his wife Miller, and their cute little guy Will stopped in to see us the day after Christmas. Matt is one of Chris’ closest friends from childhood, and we were there for their wedding just a month ahead of our own back in November 2004. I’ve gotten to know Miller through her blog, and… Read More Make New Friends, But Keep the Old
Apparently, turning 30 is some kind of a big deal. By that, I mean that to most people it’s something to mourn – 30 years old. Pfffbt! Whatever. I love what’s happening in my life right now – happily married, beautiful baby, both Chris and I are employed with jobs we love, and our families… Read More How To Have a Great Birthday
For those of you out there who are Kindle lovers (like me!) then you need to check out Lendle. Lendle is a pretty awesome, completely free website that hooks up Kindle users with books to lend and borrow (big thanks to Miller for making me aware of this site). It’s completely free plus you earn… Read More Kindle Owners: Read Me!!!
We headed over to Jekyll Island yesterday to ride bicycles. This was our “anniversary day out”, as Chris and I had just celebrated 7 years of wedded bliss on the 18th of December. Those are our borrowed bikes on the borrowed bike rack on the back of the borrowed car! Side Story: That rack took… Read More Jekyll Island and “Willie’s Wee-Nee Wagon”
Joe with Grampa (Chris’ dad) Swinging down by the St. Simons Island pier, wearing a South Carolina ball cap Partial view of the village on Mallery Street 4th of May – practically a SSI institution Chris was trying to figure out my in-laws’ video baby monitor. Joe was happy to help! Meeting some of the… Read More Photos
For the next 2 weeks, the 3 of us will be hanging out at Chris’ childhood home in St. Simons Island, GA. At the moment, I’m currently seated at probably one of my favorite spots in the guest house: Overlooking the marsh on the downstairs porch I have a pork loin roast in the slow-cooker. … Read More St. Simons Island
Dear Joe, You are officially 6 months (182 days) old! I cannot believe how fast you’ve grown up. It seems just yesterday that we were bringing you home from the hospital. You have practically doubled your birth weight and now weigh 18 lbs 2 oz (8.22 kgs) and boy, can we tell! You’re squarely in… Read More 182 Days
Hello, my lovely readers! I hope that you’re all doing well and enjoying the season. This is such a wonderful time of year for so many of us, but I know that it can also be a hard month for those who are away from loved ones or struggling with other issues. I hope that… Read More Santa, Baby!
Today, I’m linking up with The Blog Dare on Bloggy Moms. I’ve only recently heard about it, and thought that I’d start it up in 2012. I was looking over some of the 2011 prompts, saw the ones listed for the remainder of December, and thought, “Why not do a few now?” So today, that’s… Read More Holiday Events!
I saw this on Facebook and had to laugh! A man came home from work and found his 3 children outside, still in their pjs, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden. The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house and… Read More What Did You Do All Day?
Tuesday was a good day. Mom, Joe and I headed over to my hometown church and attended a women’s Bible study. Nursery service was provided, which meant that Joe was able to play and I was able to visit. I grew up in this church. Many of the women have known me since before I… Read More Good Days
Part of our reason for staying in the States so long is for Chris to do a bit of work at some different universities, the primary one being Notre Dame. He’s already been here and to Purdue in the 2 1/2 weeks we’ve been in the USA. South Bend is about 2.5 hours north of… Read More Michigan, and now South Bend
I love this gift from my sister Valerie (she made it herself!): See that? From Indiana to New Zealand with love 🙂
I know that I should do a longer post than this or at least post more often, but I’m having too much fun with my family to spend time on the blog. You’ll just have to wait till there’s a lull in our activities! In the meantime, know that Chris, Joe and I are having… Read More Update, or Lack Thereof
We took Joe to a local children’s museum last week. It’s so nice to have one near my parents, and this particular Saturday was a free day. Better and better! Of course, there aren’t many activities for 5 month olds. Joe enjoys seeing new things, however, and since it’s been pretty cold and gray here… Read More Children’s Museum
