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Blog posts tagged with Everyday Life

Not good & good.

Bad fish & chips = sick Jessica & Ali. Spent the night in Rotorua - interesting place filled with lots of thermal activity, hot pools, etc....

Auckland, Day Two.

One of the biggest blessings of this trip is the chance to spend time with my sister and Jeffrey. They live far away from me and travel all the tim...

Hello, Auckland.

Ah, lovely. Even in the rain it is lovely here. Arrived Sunday morning around 6am. Took quite awhile to get through customs. I have the luck of bei...

And I am off.

Sitting at the Eugene airport - having my coffee + bagel + cream cheese. Gave Chris and Simon lots of hugs and kisses (getting tougher and tougher ...

Craziness.

Getting ready for a trip like this is CRAZY. Not only do I need to pack and make sure I have everything ready for my classes (a million thanks to D...

August 1, 2006.

Eight years ago today, Chris and I were married. It has been an amazing ride. Wonderful, stressful, fulfilling, challenging, amazing. Without the t...

Amazing.

Sitting here in my hotel room getting ready to go to bed before my 6am shuttle to the airport. I have a bunch of stories to share, especially about...

Good morning.

Good morning from Salt Lake City. I feel calm and peaceful this morning - a nice break from the frantic pace I have been operating at recently. Fin...

A New Day

This is Chris here, guest posting to let Ali know that after she left this morning the A/C repair man came and got that fixed, AND her previously l...

Can I tell you...

that it is REALLY HOT here - was 105 yesterday - this is the Pacific Northwest people - it is not supposed to be this hot here. And our AC is NOT w...

Henry, Liz, and John are all doing well. Thank you for your continued prayers and positive thoughts and love. My mom says that he has a full head o...

And his name is...

HENRY. One of my most-favorite names in the whole world. He is in the NICU. 4 pounds, 6 ounces. More updates to come...

It's a...

BOY :). And I am now an auntie :). More to come...so far it sounds like mama and baby are ok...keep on sending those loving thoughts. You are ALL s...

Please say a prayer.

Hey everyone - I have lots of things to tell you about this weekend and I will do so later today. But for now, my parents just called and my sister...

Made it & music.

Made it to Cleveland safe and sound. Totally welcomed by friends. I got on the plane this early morning and felt so excited to be coming this way -...

Seriously.

Seriously. Can you imagine my sheer delight when I opened this package from my friend Amber Lee at Ribbon Jar? Not only was it filled with a bunch ...

Cool.

Creating Keepsakes and Simple Scrapbooks have a liscensed version of both magazines (a combo issue) produced in Japan. Pretty cool to see stuff I m...

Edited: Just wanted to let you guys know that my parents took this photo at their home on the Oregon coast. Amazingly cool. We are all home togethe...