Another week down. Another fantastic photo shoot (my last in Chicago *sniff*). Another day closer to finishing my last online course and moving away from this stage of life. I only have one paper, 3 ...
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I developed a love for poetry sometime in college. I remember going to the used book store in Provo and spending several hours trying to find the perfect volume, overwhelmed by the choices and readin...
Only one post last week? That’s the way I think it might go for the next little while as we gear up for a move across the country and the summer of a lifetime. As of today we have less than 30 ...
{See the end of this post to find out the winner of the April TWLC3 Google Doc drawing!) This weekend was a tough one for me, and I knew it would be. Travelling and eating out are areas where I don...
Five years + three weeks ago, I said I wanted to be with you. Today is the anniversary of the day you said yes. I love us. You’ll always be my favorite. Also:Marriage and MormonismThe 3rd Anniv...
I think I’ve told you already that we call this the magic dress? I’ve had it for almost a decade and it’s done a beautiful job weathering a variety of climates and weight points for...
Every time we’ve visited Poland we have been treated to one of my favorite desserts (anywhere), a cake my husband’s family refers to as Krakow Cake. It’s a recipe developed a world ...
Look at how much T1 has grown in 6 months time! We were in Poland in September of 2011 and I’m writing this post in May of 2012. Prompt recaps just really aren’t my thing, you know? This ...
T1, On your birthday we called your grandparents and they asked us what the schedule was for the day. “Um, I think we’re going to go to Costco?” It was a little bit confusing for th...
This last week in the Facebook group I talked about my struggles to feed T1 while resisting the temptation to eat things that are going to inhibit my weight loss. Argh! Having a baby really messes wi...
This weird low-carb low-meat diet I’m attempting is tough for several reasons, but the thing I struggle with the most is snacks and dessert. These little cookies, which I’ve named Nutty C...
I’m really not that great at writing posts about day-to-day life. I admire those who do, and I want to be like them, but it doesn’t seem to work that way for me. Here are a few updates on...
Readers, meet Aims. If you’re part of the Facebook group you may know her as Aims Ca. She is a really inspiring success story from TWLC2 and I’m so happy she was willing to share her stor...
Last year I booked a really big wedding. I wanted the pictures to be perfect, and the key to good coverage for me is having an excellent second shooter. What better second shooter to hire than the pe...
How did everyone else do? I’m not really down on the scale, but I definitely feel better. I did pretty good with my goals, but there were some areas of improvement. I didn’t run 3x (only ...
sharing a bedroom. pigs. swimming pool in the backyard. BYU. Seattle. matching dresses. baths in the puke green tub. boating. sledding. pumpkin patch. piano lessons. voice lessons. football games. Di...
Kelli Nicole is here through Sunday and we’ve got some big plans. Shopping, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, our family pictures, a wedding to photograph together, lots of laughing and catching up...
I have a large chest (news to everyone, I know) and sometimes I get tired of wearing undershirts. I went out to dinner with TH and some friends a few weeks ago and thought I could get away with weari...
I woke up with a birthday hangover yesterday. Not the kind induced by alochol. The kind that makes you realize “My day-to-day life is kind of uneventful and my birthday was AWESOME.” It w...
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26 was magnificent. Here I am with some of my favorite people in the whole world, the girls who made my college experience what it was. I love them and miss them so much. Spending a weekend with them...
1. 2 Months Left We now have less than 60 days in Chicago. Some of you will be shocked to hear I”m drafting a post on things I love about this place and will be sad to leave behind. 2. BookSend...
My enthusiasm for recaps is running low, and so for my last of our Italy posts I shall copy and paste directly from my notes. Verdi in Garda Antipasti d’Italia (assortment of meats with pickled...
As I mentioned before, our Lake Garda lodging choice was made based on the list provided me by Mrs. Carousel. Other options that caught my eye included Hotel Cortina and Miro Hotel, but the pictures ...
(and the upper class as well, but I liked the alliteration) I have only very recently come to loathe the word modesty. Previously I considered it a badge of honor, and felt proud that I was doing it ...
Happy Birthday Piercon. (That’s a nickname your dad gave you that I love.) Here you are in your Easter outfit. Everyone adored you (they always do). I have so much to tell you about who you are...
In 2006 a group called Soulforce came to BYU. My memory isn’t good enough to remember exactly what I thought or said at the time, but I do have vague recollections of distrust and annoyance. Wh...
This Fall, I want to hit my goal weight. Won’t you join me in That Weight Loss Challenge 3? In two years I’ve gone from what you see on the left, to what you see on the right. What I̵...
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