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Celebrate
We had a wonderful holiday weekend; it was full of food, fellowship and fun. We spent the day at my parents Friday and Saturday, swimming and stuffing our face. Friday, we pretty much had the pool to ourselves, but Saturday it was teeming with family. We ate and talked all day long. We were so tired by the end of the day. But that didn't stop us from inviting more fun. The closest big city has a wonderful fireworks display and we packed a picnic dinner, blankets and our favorite family members and headed off to the university quad. We spent the evening running around in the grass, chasing the ice cream truck and watching a beautiful fireworks show. There were lots of families cooking out, playing frisbee and having a great time. It was a wonderful end to the weekend and we slept GREAT ...
Independence Day
Have I mentioned that my sister is a much better photographer than I am? Isn't this pretty? Pretty awesome. I am downloading the 192 photographs I have taken since yesterday morning, so you'll have to wait on a weekend update. In the meantime, I thought I'd share this picture that K took at Thunder on the Mountain. We packed a picnic and had dinner on the quad at our college alma mater. Much fun. See you soon. ...
The Rock House
This is the rock house; built in 1923 by the postmaster general. It is said, that he picked up field stones each day on his mail route until he had enough to cover the house. True or not, it is a lot of rocks! When we bought the house there were boxwood hedges across the front that were so high you couldn't see out the "windows" on the porch. We pulled them up and replaced them with little loropetalum. Much to our joy, they grew really fast and we love the pink blooms we get throughout the year. The porch is one of our favorite places to spend time. Unfortunately, our house faces the local high school and we have a lovely view of the backside of the stadium. We've recently planted 19 new loropetalum across the front of our property which will provide a privacy hedge. The school has ...
Summertime
Today, I got sick at work and came home early. I'm not sure if it was the heat or the food I ate for lunch, but I was feeling a little worse for wear. I came home, crawled into bed and slept it off. For hours. Thank goodness, when I woke up I was in a much better way. I grabbed a swimsuit, the dog and a pile of towels and joined Ella at the pool. It was a nice ending to an otherwise yucky day. ...
The Love of My Life
This is the love of my life. She is in her element... barefoot, fancy, giddy. As many of you already know, my sweet sister K had her twice annual special on Saturday and managed to squeeze her favorite {non-paying} sister in somewhere along the way. We appreciate so much, how often she gives her time so that we can have beautiful photographs of our little girl. Even though I wasn't first in line, she graciously sent a few photos for me to enjoy in the meantime. I won't lie, they brought tears to my eyes, especially the one above. I don't know what I would do without that fancy girl. ...
Goodnight, sweetheart.
Well, it's time to show you where we sleep. Yes, I know it isn't Friday. We spent the weekend together lovin' on our SD and the house was such a wreck that I couldn't bring myself to take pictures. He went back to work this morning and Ella & I finally cleaned up enough to share! So, welcome to our master bedroom. This "F" is on the door to our room and is the first thing you see. My sister bought it for me for Christmas on year. It is an antique and one of my favorite things. Okay, this is really my favorite thing in the room and I can say that since SD isn't here today. This is Beemer and she sleeps in this bed, too. I know... big dog, white sheets. What can I say? She keeps me company when Josh is traveling. You can almost always find her here at night. This is a ...
Birthday Girl
Today was K's 24th birthday. We celebrated with pool time, BBQ, the wedding video and ice cream sundaes. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kamin, we love you! ...