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Pregnancy Diaries: Sharing our Big News

Before I share the gender news, I am backtracking to the end of December when I found out I was pregnant. We were at the beach with Josh’s family after Christmas, and I was feeling a little funky, tired mostly, so I decided to take a pregnancy test.  There was no denying the two pink [...]

Backyard Makeover

We did not touch the landscaping the first 8 months living here, and the previous owners hadn’t left things in immaculate shape, so it was need of some major attention.  My dad happens to be just the guy to help!    Thankfully he was willing to give his expertise and labor to help spruce things [...]

A Visit from my Family

After Josh and I returned from Charleston, Katie flew in for a visit from San Diego and my parents stopped on their way home from vacationing in Florida.   Leave it to the sisters to throw in a little surprise or two.  We didn’t tell my parents Katie was coming so when my parents arrived [...]

Starting our Garden

For most of my childhood and still today, my dad has continued Great Grandpa Bill’s garden.  Although I helped out sometimes, I never really appreciated all the fresh homegrown produce or all the hard work my dad did to get such great vegetables to grow.  As a kid I didn’t really care to eat most [...]

San Diego

Beach…check.  Mountains… check.  Wine country… check.  San Diego is my kind of destination.  About this time last week, I was sitting on the beach looking out over the Pacific Ocean.  Josh and I flew to San Diego Tuesday to visit Katie and see my parents and Liz who also made the trip.  Emily couldn’t make [...]