This is 6 year old Mercedes. Our new “adopted daughter” of sorts. We are her “sponsor parents”. Mercedes lives in Peru, and this picture melts my heart. I wrote Mercedes for the first time today and am so looking forward to connecting with her. Chuck and I chose this special little girl because she was born on October 21, which was our baby’s due date. We wanted to celebrate the life of our unborn child by supporting another child in…
Today I am officially a thirty-year-old woman! I know I turned thirty yesterday, but I was still 29 for half of the day. Today I am completely thirty! I have been a little upset about leaving the twenties behind, but as I’ve thought about it- what’s to be sad about? A lot of my twenties were wrought with heartache, pain, loneliness, and great loss. Why would I want to stay in that decade? Hello 30! And Hello Jovie! Meet my…
With all the writing I have been doing for Grad school, I have had no time to write for the pure enjoyment of it. I’m not sold on Grad school yet. The reason I have always disliked school so much is that it keeps me from doing a lot of others things I’d rather be doing. The same applies to Grad school. I am behind in life, missing out on things I’d love to be doing, and wishing I wasn’t…
My dear friend, Emily has started her own blog! I would like to take this time to welcome M to the blog world! No one else but M can bring out this side of me, as seen above. =) Love you, M! Happy blogging! Check her out: Life, Livi, and the Pursuit of Love
Come on! 😉 A couple week ago Luke drove up with the boys, spent the night, and then I rode up with them to PA. A 4 1/2 hour trip turned into about 6 hours due to the joys of traffic, detours, and a cranky baby. But, the rocky journey was quickly forgotten when we pulled into our beloved home town of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania! We had been planning a huge surprise for my Dad for weeks. He just became…
Last week I commented to Chuck that we don’t do crazy dates anymore. He smiled at me and countered, “Would you want to go dancing if I planned that?” I smiled back with my reply, “No!” His grin said what he didn’t have to voice. He was right. I AM A HOME BODY. If choosing what my favorite thing to do would be, in my heart of hearts, I just want to be home with my husband. That’s all. Nothing…
Saturday, August 13 brought Tim and Anni to their “American-style” wedding. Let me tell you, those Germans like to really extend their celebrations! That is something to be desired for Chuck and I. We really love that the German culture takes TIME with each other. They are not in a rush, they do not have plans after plans, and they can just sit and enjoy each other. It’s a lovely experience, until my Northern VA attitude kicks in and then…
Just about to be MARRIED! (Tim and Anni, that is!) I know this sign says something about marriage, but I can’t quite remember. In Germany, the “real” wedding takes place at the courthouse, and that actually counts as the anniversary date. In the case of Tim and Anni, they also had another wedding celebration the next day that was more like an “American-style” wedding. The courthouse wedding was wonderful, even though I couldn’t understand a word anyone was saying! Chuck…
My posts have been a bit wordy, so thought I’d keep it short today. Here is the happy couple, just one day before they married…
Present time at the Bridal Party was full of sweet moments. Anni has a silly side to her personality, but also a thoughtful, emotional side which we got to see a lot during the wedding week. The little ducks she was holding up in this picture were so cute! Perfectly representing her silly, fun-loving side. Bride and Groom rubber duckies that Maria (in the background) found in Berlin. The Groom duck even had red hair, just like Timmy. One of…
