so, i wish i would have had a better picture for this post, but this made me realize that HEY! i need to change the fact that me and my mom don’t have that many pictures in the first place! this definitely needs to change! this picture was taken about 2 years ago, when my [...]
whew! this weekend was a pretty good one! i started off my weekend with my BIRTHDAY!!! haha. i walked into school that morning and all of the kids started singing “happy birthday” to me! oh my gosh, there were tears in my eyes! i was overwhelmed with love and joy! such a wonderful way to [...]
ahhhhhh!!! it’s that time of year again. the air is crisper, the smell of fireplaces fill tickle your nose on your evening walk, you catch yourself curling up under the covers when you go to bed. these are just a few things you start to do when FALL rolls around. unfortunately, this is virginia and [...]
11 years ago today, i remember the moment well. amanda, alexi, and i were with some family friends. we gathered around a table at our favorite mexican restaurant (still a favorite today). we had just ordered our food when we got the call. our new sibling was on their way and interrupting our lunch. it [...]
on this day, 20 years ago, i had a rude interruption to my perfect-only-child life. a little ball of a disgruntled baby was now a part of the family. whoa whoa whoa! who gave her permission to intrude on my life? who said i wanted to share? well, like it or not, i got a [...]
“you have brains in your head. you have feet in your shoes. you can steer yourself any direction you choose. you’re on your own. and you know what you know. and YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” ― dr. seuss, oh, the places you’ll go! oh snap! alexi done did graduated! in [...]
today was my sister, alexi’s, senior homecoming. now, before you look at this with a funny face we went to a private christian school. we don’t have a football team so we have homecoming during basketball season. each class nominates a guy and girl to represent them and the senior class chooses 6 representatives (3 [...]
