{daphne & i, ballroom team at suu, 1995}
…she has graced this little blog of mine many a times.
and she has been one of my besties since freshman year at suu.
and a roommate for one of those years…
she is a very good, genuine and loving person…
who has seen me at my worst {too many times to count}
and still loves me.
happy thirty-five, my chicka!
xo.
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well, it was our final sugar high…
till we finished off two boxes of chocolate covered cinnamon bears somewhere around 2am. and some cake bites.
the entire evening completely blew my mind, my sleep schedule, and my waistband!
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a few months ago, my book club read this.
then we planned a book club + spouses-were-invited date night…
we had dinner at a fave pizzeria & went to the movie!
the movie ~
…it wasn’t “the most spectacular show on earth!” but, it was good.
beware: the animal cruelty at times is rough on the eyes. i felt a bit like a little kid when i had to plug my ears and close my eyes… my heart is tender towards animals, so those scenes were tough to watch.
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…you know, when your friend calls and says, “hey, you want to plan a girls day at my cabin to snow-shoe & have lunch next week?” and you make her repeat it because you’re pretty sure she just said “snow-shoe & have lunch next week at my cabin” in the same sentence and snow-shoeing isn’t exactly something you do every day and surely you misunderstood her. but you didn’t. and you’re really glad when you agree to go.
this past monday, i felt so fabulous, lucky, and blessed to be out in nature, in one of the most heavenly-winter-scenic-places-on-earth, under billowy clouds shielding snowflakes-ready-to-fall on a plain-old week day that i posted on facebook,
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we started the week of love with a crush party.
the crepe bar was the highlight of the evening. to keep things simple, i made most of the crepes before the party started {our family recipe, here.} then we had each guest bring the toppings. we served dinner crepes with everything from turkey, cheese, peppers, spinach, and mushrooms.
for dessert crepes we had all the fixings: fresh berries, ice cream, whipping cream, caramel, nutella,
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ten years ago.
i bought daphne and i, and our four little girls
valentine’s tees from old navy…
kiana was almost three,
and myla was 14 months.
we had been living in our first home for about 18 months.
i was on a huge kick with black and white photos,
and coloring focal points in the photos.
{sara had taught me how to do this!}
kiana, on another day, same month, same tee:
this little girl, will be thir-teen in two weeks…
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