I dug my feet into the sand this past weekend. It felt so damn good. There really is no other feeling like that in the world. To sit at the edge of the ocean, watching all of that water right in front of you, over and over again, listening to the crashes. Yet there you…
Chicago Through my Lens
On the Saturday afternoon of my trip to BlogHer in Chicago, I had to get out and use my camera, much like the first time I was there in 2009. There were many brides out that day, in Millennium Park and the weather was amazing, only 64 degrees. That’s unheard of in summer where I…
I just couldn’t stay away…
I had not planned to go to BlogHer at all this year. All along I was not going but still asked Jen to save me a spot in the hotel room “just in case” because we had so much other stuff going on this summer. But then as people started to show up on Wednesday and…
The Last of It
I wanted to go ahead and write about and post pictures from our last couple of days in Canada… you know, for posterity and all. On our way back from the mountains we hit up the super enormous mall in Edmonton, West Edmonton Mall. It’s in West Edmonton. 😉 They have both a water park…
Stormy
We could see the ominous clouds rolling in from across the lake but there was still sun over our so-small corner of the world. The kids continued to swim for a bit as the winds shifted and the shapes in the sky quickly changed each time I looked away and then back again. The air…
And then we went to the mountains!!
If y’all thought I inundated you with photos from our time at the lake while in Canada, well… I took a FEW hundreds of pictures while we spent just a little over 24 hours (only, boo hoo) in Jasper. It’s this cute little, touristy town in Jasper National Park in the midst of the Canadian…
I Did Not Want to Leave…
I have so much to show and tell about our trip to Canada and right now I am still processing it all. I guess I could start with the people we spent time with, that mean SO very much to me. Just as I type that I begin to tear up because I love them…
Tripping Alone
I’m off for a bit. Taking some time with the extended famly. Thankfully I have a few friends who are willing to keep the blog warm while I am gone. Please welcome them this week! Today my friend Katie is here to share a post with you! She is a freelance writer and teacher who should…
More Scenes from New Orleans!
One of the reasons I was excited for our tip to New Orleans is because it gave me a chance to take more photographs around the city. It really is an amazing place. I’ll let the ton of photos tell the tale… click to enlarge
Make this place your home…
Hold on, to me as we go As we roll down this unfamiliar road And although this wave is stringing us along Just know you’re not alone ‘Cause I’m going to make this place your home -Phil Phillips, Home I was carting the boys back from VBS this morning when this song was playing…