Christmas [/Winter] break has provided several opportunities for me to practice my cooking skills. My very weak cooking skills. In my excitement to eat, I neglected to take pictures, but here goes: Chicken ‘n’ Dumplins in a slow cooker I put two chicken...
On our couple’s blog, I posted a comparison between a church and a gym. This is a part 2. Recently, a friend of mine went to the gym (the same one where I am a member) and her purse was stolen. Unfortunately, bad things happen in churches, too. The reason is...
I am all about free things. And if you have a blog, you can join me on this one. Sign on to shutterfly.com and sign up for 50 free cards; you can choose from a few options including Christmas cards and Christmas photo cards. I’ve used Shutterfly to make a nifty...
This is a story of a girl who lost her high school sweetheart. This is a story of a mother who lost her first born, a father who misses his oldest legacy, and a brother whose role model no longer walks ahead of him on this Earth. This is a story of two best friends...
Hey, friends! We’ve put all the pictures from the professional photographer online here at Picassa. Visitors can even download the full versions of them and/or order prints. At any rate, you can click the pic below to see all the pics from the big day! Love to...
Sometimes, planning a wedding feels an awful lot like what I’d imagine it to feel like to walk through a field with landmines between the starting and ending point of a shooting range. All the while, I’m hoping to make it to the other side of the field...
In three weeks, I will wake up as a married woman! Wahoo! I’ve gotten a lot done. Yet, there are many more hours to spend planning and projecting. Programs are officially DONE! Menus are printed and the massive folding project will begin after I trim the...
Yesterday, I was fairly productive. I bought the paper at Hobby Lobby that I’ll use to make the ceremony programs. My budget for programs is $50 and I managed to spend about $25 on paper. Assuming my printer doesn’t run out of ink and ribbon...
I woke up with wedding on the brain. What did I ever think about before I was planning a wedding? Sheesh. Anyway, here are some thoughts I have: Knots. I want to buy fabric to put around the seats in the church. I don’t have a picture of what I imagine, but...
Wow, it’s been a while since I updated. Here’s a quick overview of my wedding accomplishments in the last couple of months: Last Saturday, I helpd a party at my house, inviting people to come over and help me put together my invitations. This involved...
