• Thank Full

    / November 23, 2011 / 17 Comments

    I am thankful for the home that we live in and for the lives that we will build here. I am thankful for a job that makes me smile every day and for…

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  • Someone Else’s Holiday

    / November 22, 2011 / 22 Comments

    I think one of the hardest parts of being a newlywed is learning how to navigate the holidays as a married couple. It took Chris and I a few years to get the…

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  • Amazing Grace

    / November 16, 2011 / 22 Comments

    Costa Rica update: Voting will continue until 8:00pm EST on Thursday, so if you haven’t voted yet, click here! ****** This past weekend we had Gracie baptized. Finally. When I called our minister…

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  • I Get Around (in a restaurant)

    / November 14, 2011 / 21 Comments

    This post is going to be the first in a series of posts I do called, “I Get Around,” where I’ll share practical tips for how we navigate different situations with two kids.…

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  • Jenn Hopkins Strikes Again

    / November 14, 2011 / 27 Comments

    When we first moved to Florida, we were contacted by one of my sister’s sorority sisters. She had been following my blog for a while and wanted to take family photographs of us…

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  • Part Two: MC in the ATL

    / November 1, 2011 / 28 Comments

    Saturday morning we got an early start and headed to the Atlanta Zoo for “Boo at the Zoo.” It was FREAKING FREEZING at the zoo that morning! I bundled the kids up as…

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  • Dinosaurs and Flowers

    / November 1, 2011 / 15 Comments

    Halloween gets mixed reviews around our house. I happen to really like Halloween. I didn’t like it in college, when everyone else my age loved it. But I have found a new love…

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