Category Archives: Personal Stories

You can’t live through 11.11.11 and NOT not post something.

Shake it Out by Florence + the Machine off their new album, Ceremonials, is incredibly inspiring to me tonight. It’s the first time I’ve heard it and I’m bewitched by the passion of her voice & the lyrics. Their first album, Lungs, put Damian to sleep since he was a tiny infant. I’ve been nervous...

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Seven Years Has Gone So Fast

I keep starting this post over. There should be some pretty way to eloquently sum up the fascination of marriage & love, but my allergies have left my mind at a loss for a single polished thought. This week was full of huge milestones for me. I turned 28. I had my 7th wedding anniversary....

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K is for Kevin

We just dropped Kevin off to his first day of kindergarten. After I gave him all my final “goodbyes” & “don’t forgets” I stood back & waited for them to whisk him away. He took one final look back. Even though I was standing behind the glass door, I could see straight through those brown...

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If all the raindrops were lemondrops & gumdrops…

Damian turned one. I want to be a good mom. There just wasn’t a lot of time to really sit down & plan this party, so I entered into the weekend a little frantic. I had one full day set aside to decorate & bake for a party that didn’t have a theme. There were...

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What I love most about my home is who I share it with…

I saw this on Design Sponge & crossed my fingers that illustrator Tad Carpenter sold this print. I wasn’t the only one who e-mailed him, so he did decide to release these beautiful letterpress prints in white & brown versions! Check out his blog for info on how to get your own! No matter what...

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