11.24.11 happy thanksgiving, friends

yesterday, we packed up and headed to the woodlands for the day. we were meeting ben and dea (my best from high school), their kids…and ian (another friend from high school) at fuddruckers for lunch. i just love it when my old friend’s kids and my kids play together.  there is just something very comforting about […]

11.21.11 do enjoy your monday

it’s monday morning…and the thanksgiving holiday has officially begun.  or began.  is it begun or began?  i don’t even know. that means all of the lovies are home with me…lounging on the couch…watching disney channel…eating waffles…sipping hot chocolate…complaining about having to let the dog out…and talking about being bored.  and it’s only 10 am. i’m in […]

11.17.11 Wednesdays with Honey

when i think about my childhood…some of my greatest memories involve honey.  she sewed my dresses…from my very first christmas dress to my senior year christmas dance dress.  she was always present.  she was at every birthday, every thanksgiving, every christmas, school plays, church plays, and would come for weekend visits from beaumont.  we would […]

11.15.11 Norman Rockwell we are NOT

Friday, I took a much needed day off to partake in the annual tradition of the Nutcracker Market that is held downtown.  Every year…my mother, my grandmother and I go.  It has become my favorite way to kick off the Holiday Season every year.  It is always the same weekend in November and I get […]

11.13.11 i’ll take some peace on earth, please.

you know those days…were you step foot out of the bed and before an entire hour has passed…you feel like you have been awake for 2 days straight and have tackled enough messes to last those 2 days…and then some? well…this has been the story of my sunday morning up until this point.  i think […]

11.9.11 chad vs. mindy…head vs. heart

so… you know how you’re not supposed to “drunk-text?”  well…i’m pretty sure that applies to blogging as well.  but…alas, here i am…willing to pour out my heart just because i poured a small glass of wine. ok. so i guess…that doesn’t classify this as a “drunk” post.  but a “timpsy” one?  well…probably not even that.  […]

11.8.11 it’s raining cats, dogs and frogs

in an effort to help me out…chad changed all of my settings and a bunch of other “stuff” so that i could easier upload, store, and deal with my pictures. the result… i can’t find any of them. it’s ok. normally i would be going out of my mind with frustration and irrational thoughts of […]

11.3.11 trick-or-treat

i remember halloween as a kid.  i remember the magic of it.  there was no question that the community would come together.  every child was included…no matter their age.  everyone participated.  most porch lights were lit, right along with the candle in their jack-o-lantern. around the same time every year…the question from mom would come.  […]

11.1.11 a weekend starring friends

this was one of those weekends.  you know the ones.  where you’re left feeling like you really made fun use of your time.  when everything just clicks and works out.  i love those days. **** this little scenario in colt’s notebook was starting to make me twitch a little.  he had papers falling out all […]

10.27.11 costume fun and contests won

my most favorite birthday wish this year came in the form of an e-mail from a friend out in south carolina. i don’t get the pleasure of seeing her all the time…or even often…however i just know we would have a great deal of fun together if we could.  just think back to clemson days.  and weird box social […]

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