Childhood
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Drivers Education
Once upon a time, it was the summer that Chris and I were 15 years old. All of our friends were signed up to take drivers education, including Chris. But my family was…
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Family Theme Nights
We try to have some kind of family-themed night just about every Friday in our house. It’s a nice way to end the week and the kids really look forward to them. They…
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Buddy the Dog
My mom came over this weekend to spend the night. The next morning, we were sitting around having breakfast and she started telling some stories from my childhood that happened without me (and…
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I’m Becoming My Mother
Growing up, there were things my mom did that I just could not understand in my juvenile, young adult mind. In fact, I didn’t understand them fully until I became a mother myself.…
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A Sad, Fun Weekend
We moved my mom out of her house this weekend, which was kind of sad. But it was made infinitely less sad by the presence of my sister and her family. Ginny and…
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Why You Should Never Marry Your High School Sweetheart
They have pictures of you at times in your life when you made questionable choices about your hair style. This is especially unfortunate if your high school sweetheart becomes a blogger one day.
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A Trip Home
This past weekend, our family took a trip back to our hometown of Gulf Breeze, Florida. One of my oldest and dearest friends, Sarah, is expecting her second little girl in a few…
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Vacation Pictures, Part Two!!!!!
(This is a continuation of our vacation to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. See it from the beginning here.) At the end of our awesome first day of vacation, we came…
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Worth the Drive
Last Friday after work, Chris and I loaded the kids up and drove seven hours to Atlanta. Early the next morning, we got up and drove five more hours to a family reunion…
