• 1. It was our anniversary on the 11th. We’ve been married for 10 years! It’s hard to believe. It’s been a great 10 years and is only getting better. I love you babe. 2. We got an anniversary/mother’s day/father’s day present! I love it! 3. We decided to take a little vacay this past weekend in honor of our anniversary. No scratch that. We went to Minneapolis and drove around until our rear ends were numb. Our mission was to find a neighborhood/city that feels just like the one we’re currently in. We drove for 3 days checking out tons […]

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  • I bought this recliner at a garage sale for my husband on the day that we moved in to our very first house. Sidenote: the house was in a sketchy area but the neighborhood was one that was turning….uhh….never did turn. We got out just in time. But, this very ugly plether recliner has survived through 2 dogs, 3 houses and 3 children. But, it was time to say good bye. It had to go. For the love of all that is holy, this chair needed to leave my house. Pronto. I prepared him. Me: Honey, maybe we should think […]

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  • Today is our EIGHTH Anniversary. EIGHT crazy years. We skipped the seven year itch. I tried to be very creative here and come up with a countdown….here’s what I have so far…. 8 years.7 moves.6 cities.5 members of our family.4 cars.3 kids.2 dogs.1 happy life together. (So cheesy). Love you baby. Thanks for taking the plunge and marrying a mid-west girl that you could curl up with on cold nights in GF. Sometime I’ll write the story of how we met. And how I told him I wasn’t home….

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