This boy
With his electric-blue eyes
Bright blonde hair
Quick smile
And boundless energy
Brings me so much joy!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Aleah the Hat Designer
I had the great fortune of having the world-famous Aleah the Hat Designer design me a hat today. I'm sure you are all jealous.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Special boys!
Being an aunt is one of my favorite things! How could it not be with these 2 special boys as my nephews?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Happy Birthday to a Very Special Friend!
Have you had a "best friend"?
You know...the friend that has been a part of your life for so long, you almost can't remember her not being there.
I have to take the time today to wish my best friend a happy birthday (it is a milestone birthday!). This friend has been a significant part of my life since the first days of Junior High, when she came and introduced herself to my sister and me and wondered if we could walk to school together since we only lived a block away from each other. That was it...just a little gesture of friendship that began a lifetime of relationship.
She has been there through first boyfriends and first breakups, smiles and tears, good days and hard days, celebrations and losses.
My twin sister and I were bridesmaids in her wedding, we were both bridesmaids in my sister's wedding, and then they were both bridesmaids in my wedding...all within a year (I got married exactly 1 day less than 1 year after her wedding, and my sister was married almost exactly right in between! Sorry mom and dad...)
There were periods of our life that we spent more hours of the day together than apart, and periods where we hardly have seen each other at all due to distance, the busyness of life, and just all the things that fill up our time.
We could stay up all night talking about nothing (you remember being a teen-ager, right?), and now we still could stay up all night talking, but don't have that luxury very often anymore. We have learned to share our hearts in phone calls, or visits that are always too short.
No matter how much time has passed, when we pick up the phone, or get a rare chance to visit in person, it is like no time has passed. Have you ever had a friend like that? If so, you are blessed like I am. If not, I pray you get one some day.
She was the 3rd Musketeer with my sister and I through much of our lives (and I think we still kind of think of ourselves that way). She was the "filling" of the Oreo (literally...that was our Halloween costume one year in high school!).
She is someone who I always know I can turn to. She has shared more of my life than probably anyone other than my family, and that makes her part of my family (my parents do claim her proudly!).
Happy Birthday, Angie! You mean more to me than you can know. Thank you for that small act of friendship nearly 30 years ago. I know I speak for my sister as well! We love you!
You know...the friend that has been a part of your life for so long, you almost can't remember her not being there.
I have to take the time today to wish my best friend a happy birthday (it is a milestone birthday!). This friend has been a significant part of my life since the first days of Junior High, when she came and introduced herself to my sister and me and wondered if we could walk to school together since we only lived a block away from each other. That was it...just a little gesture of friendship that began a lifetime of relationship.
She has been there through first boyfriends and first breakups, smiles and tears, good days and hard days, celebrations and losses.
My twin sister and I were bridesmaids in her wedding, we were both bridesmaids in my sister's wedding, and then they were both bridesmaids in my wedding...all within a year (I got married exactly 1 day less than 1 year after her wedding, and my sister was married almost exactly right in between! Sorry mom and dad...)
There were periods of our life that we spent more hours of the day together than apart, and periods where we hardly have seen each other at all due to distance, the busyness of life, and just all the things that fill up our time.
We could stay up all night talking about nothing (you remember being a teen-ager, right?), and now we still could stay up all night talking, but don't have that luxury very often anymore. We have learned to share our hearts in phone calls, or visits that are always too short.
No matter how much time has passed, when we pick up the phone, or get a rare chance to visit in person, it is like no time has passed. Have you ever had a friend like that? If so, you are blessed like I am. If not, I pray you get one some day.
She was the 3rd Musketeer with my sister and I through much of our lives (and I think we still kind of think of ourselves that way). She was the "filling" of the Oreo (literally...that was our Halloween costume one year in high school!).
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| The Oreo! Thanks to whoever posted this on Facebook...it was perfect! Note the great "90's" hair! |
Happy Birthday, Angie! You mean more to me than you can know. Thank you for that small act of friendship nearly 30 years ago. I know I speak for my sister as well! We love you!
Friday, May 17, 2013
This girl
This girl with these freckles and this cute turned-up nose and that sweet smile...
really melts my heart!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Finally...
I should have taken pictures, but I didn't think of it at the time.
It is FINALLY really Spring here in Wisconsin!
I have green buds coming on my trees and bushes.
Green sprouts coming up from the ground.
Green leaves of flowers beginning to appear.
Our animals are LOVING playing outside in the beautiful weather.
Our kids are also loving playing outside in the beautiful weather...
but they have already started complaining that it is too hot.
Really?!?
We had snow flurries just 4 days ago (really!), and now my kids are complaining that it is too hot.
It could be a long summer.
I hope it is a long summer.
That means I don't have to go back to work for a long time ;)
My semester officially ended on Friday, but I have still been working every day and probably will until the kids are done with school.
Always lots to get prepared and ready for the next year when you are a teacher.
I have 4 weeks until my kids are done for the summer, and I really hope I can get most of my work done by then!
Can you tell I have been thinking for way too long today and my brain is just rambling?
Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this post.
It is FINALLY done.
It is FINALLY really Spring here in Wisconsin!
I have green buds coming on my trees and bushes.
Green sprouts coming up from the ground.
Green leaves of flowers beginning to appear.
Our animals are LOVING playing outside in the beautiful weather.
Our kids are also loving playing outside in the beautiful weather...
but they have already started complaining that it is too hot.
Really?!?
We had snow flurries just 4 days ago (really!), and now my kids are complaining that it is too hot.
It could be a long summer.
I hope it is a long summer.
That means I don't have to go back to work for a long time ;)
My semester officially ended on Friday, but I have still been working every day and probably will until the kids are done with school.
Always lots to get prepared and ready for the next year when you are a teacher.
I have 4 weeks until my kids are done for the summer, and I really hope I can get most of my work done by then!
Can you tell I have been thinking for way too long today and my brain is just rambling?
Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this post.
It is FINALLY done.
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