Arriving back in Auckland was odd. I kept having memories play across my mind and I felt like a rolling mixture of happiness, exhaustion, and bittersweet melancholy as certain things would trigger reminders. A billboard advertisement. The familiar accent. The style of the houses and size of the yards. We flew for 15 1/2 hours… Read More Auckland
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
Today, I’m thankful for Andrea, Brooke, Catherine, Emma, Erin, Danae, Jane, Rebecca, and Shannon. All of the above were at my baby shower on Saturday. It was so much fun! During one of the many moments of laughter and chit-chat, I looked out and felt a lot of gratitude. One of my worries regarding moving… Read More Thankful
My sister-in-law and I are more alike than I thought: we both forgot our cameras when we went to Boston. To make it even worse, Becca had told me that she forgot her camera and I was all, “Well, I’m going to be extra careful and make sure that I don’t forget my camera!” And… Read More Boston: Shopping, Eating, Walking, and Friends
I neglected to do the Saturday Summary this weekend, so instead, I’m just going to do a quick little weekend wrap-up (I knew you all would forgive me)… Friday, K, O, and I had an absolute blast at Patriot Place. There was wine, there was sangria, there was shopping! We ate at a cute little… Read More Weekend Wrap-Up
