tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753053486514005652024-03-13T04:34:42.263-07:00on mondays, we dance(because we're quirky like that)Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-77894212814205192642016-12-05T18:13:00.000-08:002016-12-05T18:13:29.482-08:00SNOW DAY! <div style="text-align: center;">
today was our first snow day this year</div>
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the girlies barely got breakfast down</div>
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before throwing on their snow gear </div>
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and running out to the white gold that filled up our yard</div>
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they peeled back their layers </div>
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only for a quick hot chocolate intermission</div>
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then got right back out there</div>
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had i not said it is time to get inside for lunch and school, </div>
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the remainder of our day would have been spent </div>
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making tracks, </div>
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building snow castles, </div>
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filling up the wagon</div>
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etc </div>
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and even during school, they asked to do our reading</div>
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and any other schoolwork possible</div>
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right beside the windows </div>
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so that they could look out at the wonder of it all</div>
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and of course i somehow managed to get photos of everything</div>
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but the actual playing outside that happened...figures!</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-84153799404710018342016-09-28T13:29:00.000-07:002016-09-28T14:46:04.055-07:00on heartache, grace and glory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last of summer’s bounty. </div>
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Summer, the season usually regarded as my favorite, was harsh to us this year. We experienced loss on a few fronts - some relatively trivial, others more weighty. I know that things could be much, much worse, but still my heart has ached over recent times. There is so much to hurt for and so much to be thankful for and it’s sort of a strange and place to find oneself. In my head I usually hold on to what I know to be true, but my heart doesn’t always want to follow suit. And I think that’s ok. It’s ok to feel all the feels. It’s ok to acknowledge deep sorrow and pain. </div>
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These past couple months, I’ve shed an awful lot of tears. I’ve cried in the van while driving the girlies from place to place, I’ve wiped tears away while walking with the girls in the mornings, I’ve even had to pull out the tissues at the beach —my happy place! And as awkward and uncomfortable as it has been (sorry to all you folks who stopped beside me at a red light, trying not to make eye contact with the crazy crying lady stopped next to you!), I believe the Lord has been working in my heart, despite the moments and days when I’ve dug my heels into the ground, quite literally pitching a fit like a toddler in my prayers. (thank you, Jesus for your grace and patience with me!) </div>
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I don’t understand the why and that’s really difficult for me, but as desperately as I want to, I know that I don’t have to know the why. Just the what: He is God, He is good and He’s asked me very clearly to trust Him. </div>
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There have been so many moments when I’ve thought “I just can’t.” or “I’m so done." And to be honest, I’ve been stuck in a bit of rut of these kinds of thoughts lately. And there’s room for that. His grace is sufficient, His power is made perfect in our weakness. But it doesn’t stop there.</div>
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Last night we went to Bible study after a particularly rough day. </div>
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It was the last thing I wanted to do, but I am so glad I went because something was shared that snapped me right out of my rut. One of our group members talked about how we often view ourselves in relation to God as cups —when life is going well, our cups fill with blessing and overflow, but when things aren’t so dandy we feel like our cup has been drained. In reality, we ought to view ourselves as mirrors that reflect the glory of God. So when things are going well, we praise Him and recognize His goodness to us in that, and when things aren’t going well we can hold on to the fact that all things work together for our good to His glory (Romans 8:28), and rejoice in that too. </div>
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Even in great tragedy and loss, this shift allows us to have not only a right understanding of His goodness regardless of our circumstance, but also allows us to ground our joy in Him, not in our circumstances. Or as my devotional reading put it this morning (clearly, the Lord wants to make sure this point is driven home for me): “The most precious truth in the Bible is that God’s greatest interest is to glorify the wealth of his grace by making sinners happy in him - in <i>him! </i>When we humble ourselves like little children and put on no airs of self-sufficiency, but run happily into the joy of our Father’s embrace, the glory of his grace is magnified and the longing of our soul is satisfied. Our interest and his glory are one.” </div>
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Amen. Thank you, Jesus.</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-88521864962294025992016-07-12T09:26:00.000-07:002016-07-12T09:26:33.362-07:00that time we threw a tea party<div style="text-align: center;">
grandmas make everything extra special</div>
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so it's no surprise that last time Daniel's mom was in town</div>
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she came up with the idea to have a backyard tea party with the girlies</div>
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needless to say, it was a hit</div>
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but rather than tell you about it, i'll just show you</div>
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well, if a picture is worth a thousand words, </div>
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i just told you quite the long winded story</div>
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but how can you go wrong with baby girls, sunshine and tea parties?</div>
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oh that's right, you can't.</div>
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friends.</div>
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it has been a long and busy couple weeks at our house</div>
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we hosted family and friends for 2 weeks straight</div>
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which was fun, of course, but also draining</div>
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(can i get an amen from all my fellow introverts?)</div>
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then, less than 24 hours after seeing our family off</div>
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i had to bring my house back into order</div>
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AND get everything that wasn't a large piece of furniture off the carpet</div>
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now, before you go thinking i like to create strange tasks for myself, </div>
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i should mention that our landlord is selling our house</div>
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which means carpet cleaners (hence the pick up frenzy)</div>
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then photographers the next day </div>
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(aka more pick up frenzy / stuffing half of our things into boxes and closets)</div>
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and now showings for the next 3 days</div>
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(try keeping a house showing ready with two toddlers in tow...i dare you)</div>
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and amidst all the busy,</div>
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there are moments of anxiety, if i'm being honest</div>
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about whether the next owner will want to keep us on as renters</div>
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or if we'll be out of a house in the next couple of months...</div>
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but the Lord has been faithful to remind me that anxiety is not from Him</div>
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and He used these verses to encourage me:</div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><i><span class="" original-title="" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; text-indent: 18.144px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="" original-title="" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">Rejoice</span><span class="" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v50004005-1" style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline;">Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. </span><span class="" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lord is at hand; </span><span class="verse-num" id="v50004006-1" style="border: 0px; font-size: x-small; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;">6</span><span class="verse-num" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;"> </span><span class="" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">do not be anxious about anything, </span><span class="" style="border: 0px; 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padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. </span><span class="verse-num" id="v50004008-1" style="border: 0px; font-size: x-small; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;">8</span><span class="verse-num" style="border: 0px; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; vertical-align: top;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 1.5em;"><a alt="esv_01" class="va" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="v50004008" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 1.5em; 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and yet, reading them in context as i read my way through Philippians, </div>
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i was even more encouraged by them</div>
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for the first time, i noticed that the verses immediately following these </div>
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talk about God's provision in Paul's life</div>
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and that subtle reminder was just what my heart needed that morning</div>
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then the next morning, as i faced my mountain of tasks</div>
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i decided i'd put some music on to help motivate me</div>
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so i searched one of my favorite worship artists and let youtube go to autoplay</div>
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and song after song, lyric after lyric</div>
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i realized that what my soul needed was to be reminded of Truth</div>
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how easily we loose sight of it when our world gets a little rocky</div>
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so i sang along and basked in the many evidences of grace in my life</div>
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feeling incredibly refreshed along the way</div>
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and yet again, this morning, as i read my devotional, </div>
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these words leapt off the page at me:</div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"There is no misery that Jesus cannot turn into ministry, </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>no brokenness He cannot transform into beauty"</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">our current situation is nowhere near misery or brokenness, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">let's be clear about that</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">i just loved that picture of restoration and the encouragement it brings</span></div>
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there's so much perseverance and standing firm involved in running this race we call life</div>
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it's such a blessing to be reminded of Jesus' work in our lives, especially when the going gets tough</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">there's evidence of grace everywhere - you just gotta look for it!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">(lyrics from "Loyal" by Lauren Daigle)</span></i></div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-60574406715556277722016-05-08T22:03:00.001-07:002016-05-08T22:50:25.514-07:00Wherever I'm With You {the first quarter}<div style="text-align: center;">
k, so it's been a while (obviously)</div>
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i could go into all the reasons why </div>
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and promise to try to be more present</div>
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but the truth of the matter is that</div>
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<b><i>in this season of my life, that is a promise that i just can't make</i></b></div>
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i may not be terribly consistent these days, </div>
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but i <i>do</i> still want to share what i can in this little corner of the internet</div>
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especially it's stuff that makes my heart super happy</div>
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like the photography challenge i decided to take up at the beginning of this year</div>
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the "project" is called <i><a href="http://www.whereveriamwithyou.com/" target="_blank">wherever i'm with you</a></i> </div>
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i first heard about from another mama & photographer who i follow on instagram</div>
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and it struck a chord with me</div>
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so i decided to follow suit</div>
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the concept is simple:</div>
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once a month, the girlies and i make a point of taking a picture together</div>
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it doesn't have to be anything fancy or overly complicated</div>
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just a photo for my babies to have with me <i>in the frame</i></div>
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instead of at my usual station behind the lens</div>
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so without further ado,</div>
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here are my first 4 images of my very own <i>"wherever i'm with you - 2016"</i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0zXTdgGKhItyKtn3XSahvWqKOH0tbvQu_mAN4DlRGgMregqXTndayTKTuOFRU4cz-lw2YtQG8hSCDf2NllXoN-iT0JX5J2crRQEcetZVFafd_5liLzA6W9b3okmcczGsR8x7xlHOkgk/s1600/01_lower_mainland_family_lifestyle_photographer-4009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0zXTdgGKhItyKtn3XSahvWqKOH0tbvQu_mAN4DlRGgMregqXTndayTKTuOFRU4cz-lw2YtQG8hSCDf2NllXoN-iT0JX5J2crRQEcetZVFafd_5liLzA6W9b3okmcczGsR8x7xlHOkgk/s640/01_lower_mainland_family_lifestyle_photographer-4009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<i>- <b>january</b> - </i></div>
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<i>{bebes had a case of the giggles & the light was quickly fading</i></div>
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<i>so after umpteen attempts, this is the one we settled for}</i></div>
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<i>- <b>february</b> - </i></div>
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<i>{looking back at this photo shows me just how much these little people of mine reflect me, </i></div>
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<i>even in the simplest things, like the way i tuck our hand under my chin sometimes}</i></div>
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<i>- <b>march</b> -</i></div>
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<i>{one girlie's love language is touch, which is definitely NOT the case with her sister. learning to love each of them in their own way has been both a challenge and a delight for me. can you tell which one needs extra snuggles from mama? ;) }</i></div>
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<i>- <b>april</b> -</i></div>
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<i>{this one captures a familiar early morning scene at our house - baked oatmeal, jammies & bedhead...</i><i>a good reminder that the everyday stuff is worth documenting too}</i></div>
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i hope you are well</div>
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and that we get to connect again sooner rather than later</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-13362775607832671622015-12-07T16:14:00.003-08:002015-12-07T16:24:08.288-08:00our newest house guest...<div style="text-align: center;">
we recently set out on a cold, cold day</div>
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in search of the perfect tree</div>
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our <i>first </i>Christmas tree as a family, believe it or not</div>
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and my <i>first</i> real tree...ever (sad, but true)</div>
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*<b>fun fact</b>*<b> #1:</b> this is the second time since we got married that a tree actually got put up</div>
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and it's not because we don't like Christmas</div>
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or decorations</div>
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or sparkly lights</div>
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all of that stuff is super fun, but i'm also super lazy...or busy...or something like that</div>
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and i struggle with saying no to all the Christmas happenings</div>
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in order to say yes to things like decorating</div>
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<i>(plus that whole travelling every other Christmas thing...)</i></div>
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anyway, doesn't matter why we haven't decorated in past years</div>
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point is, we're trying to get better at it</div>
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because *<b>fun fact</b>*<b> #2: </b>Christmas (and Easter, and birthdays, and any reason to celebrate, really)</div>
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is exponentially more exciting / fun / magical / awesome when there's kids involved</div>
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so we started at a garden center, </div>
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but quickly realized that we weren't going to find the tree for us there</div>
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(without breaking the bank!)</div>
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we decided it would be way more fun anyway to head out to a farm</div>
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despite the glorious sun that broke through the clouds on our way over,</div>
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the air was crisp when we arrived</div>
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(which is a nice way of saying we couldn't feel our fingers, toes or noses</div>
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...or most of our faces, for that matter)</div>
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but we quickly forgot about the limbs we were losing to the cold</div>
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while playing hide and seek between the trees, </div>
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discussing what types of leaves were our favorite,</div>
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running through the open space,</div>
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crunching through the frost with every step, </div>
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and talking the girlies out of the ridiculously tiny trees</div>
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as well as the gigantic trees that they were picking</div>
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(it was one extreme or the other - that is how they roll, after all)</div>
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we searched and searched</div>
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pointed out what we liked about each tree</div>
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aaaaand what we weren't so keen on</div>
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this was serious business, folks</div>
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then, finally, we saw it</div>
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the perfect tree for us</div>
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not too big</div>
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not too small</div>
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not too "bald"</div>
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not too thin</div>
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not too full</div>
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just right</div>
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so we cheered (first things first ;) )</div>
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and watched as Daniel chopped it down</div>
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then cheered again (because, why not?)</div>
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and finally, took our prize tree home!</div>
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such a fun adventure!<br />
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oh, and we named the tree bob<br />
after <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n4f-VDjOBE" target="_blank">Bob Ross</a><br />
we like to think he is a happy little tree<br />
so it seemed like a logical choice<br />
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what about you? </div>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Are you on the ball about Christmas decorating? </i></b></div>
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tell me all your secrets! don't leave anything out! :)</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-52589728030069687952015-11-17T09:38:00.000-08:002015-11-17T09:38:00.813-08:00Kings & Wild Things<div style="text-align: center;">
a few snapshots from this rainy / windy morning</div>
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to prove that we are alive (hah!)</div>
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and to serve as a reminder to savor the littlest of things</div>
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like these two</div>
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and their paper crowns leftover from yesterday's homeschooling*</div>
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<i>*we made the crowns a part of a "K is for King" lesson and they were <b>SUPER</b> easy to make:</i></div>
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<i>just cut a zigzag pattern down the middle of a sheet of construction paper, </i></div>
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<i>then line up the two pieces side-by-side & tape / glue where the two ends meet</i></div>
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<i>let the kiddos decorate then wrap around their heads to measure crown size</i></div>
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<i>once you've determined how big the crown needs to be, use tape to secure the ends</i></div>
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<i>sit back and make dinner in peace while hours of imaginative play ensue.</i></div>
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<b>***</b></div>
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p.s. i've written countless blog posts in my head lately & have been stockpiling recipes to share</div>
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hopefully soon we'll figure out enough of a groove for me to post more consistently</div>
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until then</div>
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hope you are all well!!! </div>
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(assuming anybody still reads this!)</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-74369759344520582022015-08-14T10:15:00.003-07:002015-08-14T10:18:04.814-07:00Flashback Friday<div style="text-align: center;">
it's a grey friday morning</div>
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i'm leaving for a girls weekend getaway in less than 8 hours</div>
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and instead of picking away at my packing</div>
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or cleaning my disastrous kitchen </div>
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or heading out to the grocery store to stock up for the hubby,</div>
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who, bless his soul, will be wrangling our wild children all on his own while i'm gone</div>
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i've decided to take a moment...</div>
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...to sip on my americano</div>
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...to listen to a random youtube indie-folk playlist</div>
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....to look through these pictures from exactly one year ago</div>
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because as much as i've loved the seemingly endless summer we've been enjoying</div>
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grey days and slow mornings have a nice kind of feel to them too</div>
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also, these pictures were taken<br />
exactly where i'm heading this afternoon, </div>
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exactly one year ago today</div>
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<i>and</i> i had this conversation with my girlies this morning:</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">Me: My babies aren't babies anymore...</span><span class="_4-k1 img sp_6-ALyxN5kwE sx_d7452a" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yQ/r/d5zD6zt_Twr.png); background-position: 0px -108px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 18px 504px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">frown emoticon</u></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">A: You're silly mama, babies have to grow up!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">Me: But my babies were supposed to stay teeny tiny forever.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">A: No mama, that's not how babies work.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">I: Don't worry mama, we'll always be your babies.</span></span></i></div>
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true story.</div>
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apparently, my babies <i>have to</i> grow up - it's how babies work, after all</div>
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you know, you get a lot of advice when you decide you want to have babies, </div>
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but they never tell you about that struggle in your heart</div>
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the one where you want to watch your babies grow up into who they were intended to be,</div>
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while simultaneously keeping them as your babies forever and ever</div>
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oh wait, they do</div>
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but words can't convey what a mama's heart <i>feels</i></div>
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so sometimes you just need to look through old pictures, </div>
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and gush over your babies</div>
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then look up and watch them grow up right before your very eyes</div>
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and realize how blessed you are to have the past memories <i>and</i> the here-and-now moments</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-60328039858839750682015-07-25T19:33:00.000-07:002015-07-25T19:33:22.214-07:00Christmas in July<div style="text-align: center;">
because it's July 25th</div>
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and i still haven't sorted through most of my pictures from Christmas</div>
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here are a few from our Christmas morning</div>
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when my babies were such...<i>babies!!!</i></div>
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ah...these are sweet, sweet memories</div>
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i feel so blessed to have them frozen in time</div>
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this mama's heart = warmed & melted through and through!</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-37274080244767116862015-07-11T17:42:00.002-07:002015-07-11T18:13:35.566-07:00saturday bloggin' aka photo vomit<div style="text-align: center;">
i don't normally blog on saturdays</div>
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but yesterday we got together with friends</div>
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and made tie dye shirts</div>
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then we had to wait 24 hours to unveil the final product</div>
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and i went a little camera happy</div>
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because tie dye</div>
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and toddlers</div>
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let's just say, i think this will be the first of many tie dye adventures</div>
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now on to the photo vomit part...</div>
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p.s. if this has inspired you to do some tie dying with <i>your</i> littles, </div>
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here are some "resources" / what we used:</div>
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* how to & inspiration courtesy of sheena's <a href="http://inthelittleredhouse.blogspot.ca/2012/07/how-to-tie-dye.html" target="_blank">first</a> and <a href="http://inthelittleredhouse.blogspot.ca/2014/06/summer-uniforms.html" target="_blank">second</a> tie dye extravaganzas</div>
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* <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Tulip-Fabric-Vibrant-Love-Create/dp/B00M8OKLI2/ref=sr_1_23?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1436661074&sr=1-23&keywords=tulip+tie+dye" target="_blank">this</a> tulip brand tie dye kit </div>
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<i>(except i hit up my local michaels store and used a 40% coupon so it only cost me $10ish)</i></div>
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* $3 t-shirts from good ol' walmart</div>
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* dollar store tablecloths left over from the <a href="http://mondayswedance.blogspot.ca/2015/01/hello-kitty-birthday-party-for-my-three.html" target="_blank">girlies' birthday party</a>: </div>
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...one to do all the dyeing on, so that once we were all done, we could wrap up all the bits and pieces in it and chuck it</div>
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...and one more to lay our (still pretty wet) shirts on when we unwrapped them, once again so that we could contain the mess then wrap up and get rid of it easily</div>
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the girls still haven't tried them on yet (you have to wash them before you wear them), </div>
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but they're pretty stoked about them, and it was a super fun process!</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-35811750674924406872015-06-15T09:37:00.000-07:002015-06-15T09:37:22.142-07:00realizations + catching up<div style="text-align: center;">
soooo....</div>
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it's been almost 3 months since i've updated this little blog of mine</div>
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and i can't really say it was accidental this time</div>
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although i didn't exactly plan on it being <i>such</i> a long break</div>
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and i don't promise it's quite over yet</div>
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you see, right around the beginning of april</div>
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<b>i realized something</b></div>
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i was overbooked, overwhelmed, and overtired</div>
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all</div>
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time</div>
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so i thought about what i could take off my plate</div>
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like maybe just pare down to only doing things i <i>absolutely love</i> doing</div>
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<b>and i realized that all of the things i'd piled into my life </b></div>
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<b>were good things</b></div>
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and i was quite thankful for that</div>
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<b>but then i had another realization</b></div>
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<i>sometimes you have to cut out the good things to focus on the best things</i></div>
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so, i went on an <a href="http://instagram.com/angytowns" target="_blank">instagram</a>-vacation,</div>
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a blog-vacation,</div>
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and majorly cut back on facebook</div>
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in order to focus on my real life going on around me</div>
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to sit on the floor and read book after book with my kiddos</div>
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(who seem to be growing up at mega-speed!!!)</div>
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to pick away at some personal photography projects</div>
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to travel</div>
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to sit at my kitchen table late at night,</div>
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chatting about kids and life and Jesus</div>
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to more regularly spend time with Jesus</div>
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to go to bed at a reasonable hour</div>
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to wake up with the sun, like i've always loved doing</div>
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(i know, i'm crazy)</div>
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and it was <b>good</b></div>
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i plan on eventually adding some of the things i cut out back into my life</div>
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but not quite yet</div>
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i still have a few projects to wrap up</div>
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but <i>i do </i>miss blogging and instagramming and connecting via social media</div>
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and let's be honest, the creative outlet is a bonus</div>
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but until then, i'll try to check in now and again</div>
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hopefully more regularly than once every three months!</div>
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it may just be to throw up a bunch of pictures without many words</div>
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but hey, it's better than nothing, right? </div>
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that being said, let's get that trend started with some pictures from my birthday</div>
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(already over two weeks ago...whoops!)</div>
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i spent the day enjoying Daniel's family in NC</div>
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taking the kids tubing in the lake for the first time</div>
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fishing off the dock</div>
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and getting some sweet cards their "Glammie" (read: grandma) helped them make for me</div>
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Glammie also took the kiddos for us so that we could enjoy a date night out</div>
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(for the second time in two weeks - that's gotta be a record since the kids were born!)</div>
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i chose the <a href="http://www.harvestmoongrille.com/" target="_blank">Harvest Moon Grille</a> for my birthday dinner; </div>
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this cute little cafe style restaurant</div>
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that serves local, seasonal food (all from within 100 miles of their doors!)</div>
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and boy was it <b>good</b></div>
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(for the record, we both ordered their pulled pork sandwich, </div>
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and they accommodated my gluten intolerance without skipping a beat</div>
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by offering to sub out my bun for an in-house-made corn tortilla.</div>
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then, when they found out it was my birthday </div>
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they brought me the most amazing smore for dessert,</div>
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complete with freshly made ginger cookies, dark chocolate and an in-house-made marshmallow)</div>
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seriously, if you're in the area make sure you visit this place</div>
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not only was the food outstanding, the service was wonderful</div>
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and as it turned out, the restaurant is located in the cutest little town</div>
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seriously.</div>
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check. it. out.</div>
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after we got home and put the kiddies to bed, we slipped out onto the dock to snap a few photos</div>
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(since i was silly enough to leave my camera at home for our date), </div>
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catch a couple more fish</div>
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watch a magical lightning bug show,</div>
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and call it a night</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-13313894962858413982015-03-23T14:55:00.000-07:002015-03-23T14:55:30.316-07:00an excerpt from my devotional this morning<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
i recently started going through a short devotional series</div>
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that i found out about through <a href="http://pursuitcommunity.com/who-we-are/" target="_blank">Pursuit31</a></div>
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a community that i am a part of,</div>
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designed for Christian women who are also creative entrepreneurs </div>
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we meet our local group about once a month to discuss different issues</div>
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and support one another</div>
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plus we get access to awesome resources like the <a href="http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/517406-seek" target="_blank">Seek Devotional</a></div>
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i was reading one of the entries in said devotional this morning </div>
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and i wanted to share an excerpt from it</div>
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that really resonated with me</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"When we surrender our lives to Him, we have to be willing to surrender the things in it to Him as well. Your health, your plans for the future — it all has to be held out to him as an offering. It takes trust that He is who He says He is to unclench our fists and offer up what we have in exchange for what he as for us…</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Every morning, with every breath we breathe, we have to choose Him. His way. His will. His good. It won’t always be what we want. It won’t always be an easy decision or a smooth path. But He has written each of our days long before we lived even one of them (Psalm 139:16) and He works all things together for good…</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If these days that were formed for us before we took our first breath in this world will be an outpouring of glory and praise to our Lord, is it not worth the surrender of our desires, our dreams, our plans and our possessions? Doesn’t knowing that He holds and maintains us with a love that never falters, with a heart that wants good for us, lessen the ache of loss, of the struggle in circumstances beyond our control, of those moments we would never choose for ourselves to live through?"</b></span></i></div>
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<i>- Kristin Ungerecht; Seek Devotional, Day 15</i></div>
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such a great reminder to kick off the week!</div>
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i hope it encourages you as much as it did me :)</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-5996851933466177792015-02-25T09:00:00.000-08:002015-02-25T13:40:18.352-08:00Robin Hood and Little John, walking through the forest...<div style="text-align: center;">
i like to think that i'm a creative person</div>
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but if there's one thing i'm not terribly creative at, it's parenting</div>
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you may be surprised to find out that Daniel is the creative one when it comes to the kids</div>
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he's always coming up with crazy games out of the blue, </div>
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fun little impromptu competitions </div>
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and the most interesting ways to teach the girls about the world around them!</div>
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but i'm trying to get better at it, </div>
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and every once in a while, i luck out and a brilliant idea strikes</div>
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like when i suggested we go find a forest and pretend to be Robin Hood</div>
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BAZINGA</div>
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our day instantly transformed from whiny, stir crazy and sad</div>
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to running through the woods, singing silly songs and giggling along the way</div>
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not gonna lie, i was pretty proud of myself</div>
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oh, and a couple <i>very important </i>notes:</div>
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1) we had to take a picture by the park sign to prove we went to an actual "forest"</div>
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2) the ferns were a HUGE hit</div>
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3) nobody wanted to play Little John, so we ended up with two Robin Hoods running through the forest</div>
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4) our "forest" is just a random narrow strip of trees that apparently qualifies as a park,</div>
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but hey, it did the trick!</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-40670748002948741422015-02-17T13:04:00.000-08:002015-02-17T13:04:18.114-08:00pink milk and pigtails<div style="text-align: center;">
i often feel like i'm up to my neck in "unprocessed" photos</div>
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you know, ones that just get offloaded onto a hard drive without even deleting the baddies?</div>
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(let alone, picking favorites, any editing that might be involved, etc)</div>
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tell me i'm not the only one who does this? anyone?</div>
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ok, maybe it's just me</div>
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but the point is, i'm trying to find ways to get better at it</div>
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("it" = keeping up with all the digital images i'm drowning in)</div>
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so that i can actually <i>enjoy</i> the pictures i take</div>
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and maybe, <i>just maybe</i>, even print some</div>
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i suppose i could just stop taking pictures altogether</div>
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that would definitely lessen the amount of work involved</div>
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but that's not going to happen any time soon</div>
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(obviously...have you met me? i still remember the look of shock in my father-in-law's eyes when we travelled overseas together a couple years ago and he heard the speed at which my shutter was going!)</div>
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so instead i'm just making an effort to get through my photos, month by month</div>
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so that they are a little more manageable (baby steps, am i right?)</div>
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and who knows, maybe i'll start posting "a month in photos" for each one</div>
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as motivation to get it done</div>
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all that being said, it's halfway through february and i'm still working on january</div>
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(hah! typical!)</div>
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in my defence, the photography business has kicked up a bit lately, so i've been tied up with that</div>
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(hooray!)</div>
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plus the girlies were sick for a month straight, basically</div>
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which always switches us into more-cuddles-less-stuff-getting-done mode</div>
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but, speaking of being sick, here are a few photos from one of our sick mornings at home</div>
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complete with "pink milk" </div>
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(aka steamed milk with one pump of raspberry syrup...you're welcome)</div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">sisterly conversation (trust be baby girls, cultivate that relationship - it never gets old!) </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">k mom, we're over this whole paparazzi thing...! </span></i></div>
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hopefully i'll have more to share with you soon!</div>
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my baby girls turned three last week</div>
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so we celebrated with family on the actual day</div>
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then, once the weekend rolled around, we threw a hello kitty party for them</div>
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that was dreamt up, planned out and executed from beginning to end in <b><i>six days total</i></b></div>
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yep, you read that right.</div>
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i totally dropped the planning ball this year</div>
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but our family is awesome and they blessed us with so much help in order to pull it off</div>
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some highlights from the party:<br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">- the dark chocolate coconut cake topped with coconut buttercream + shredded coconut</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">(best cake i've ever made, hands down)</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">- lemon yogurt cupcakes topped with raspberry buttercream</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">(a big thank you to my sister-in-law for that flavor combination tip!)</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">- PINK foods </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">(because, when you have three year old girls, a good chunk of your life is dedicated to the color pink)</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">- a crazy addicting sweet n salty popcorn concoction</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">- a laughter-filled game of pin the bow on the kitty</span></i></div>
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aaaaand it wouldn't have been as sweet without all the wonderful people</div>
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who gave up their Saturday morning to help us celebrate</div>
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so thank you family,</div>
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and thank you friends<br />
my girlies are well loved, that's for sure<br />
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<br />Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-52867104385722737742015-01-13T12:29:00.000-08:002015-01-13T21:38:37.947-08:00hello, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
happy new year, friends!</div>
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i cannot believe 2014 has come and gone</div>
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by now, i'm sure you've heard about a bajillion other people say the same thing</div>
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(it's not just me, right?)</div>
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so i'm going to join the chorus</div>
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'cause the latter half of 2014 especially has been a complete and total blur:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a search for a new home</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">then a move</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(thank you, Jesus - always providing just the right thing at just the right time!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a frenzy of <i>s-l-o-w</i> unpacking</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mingled with a couple visits from family</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(my first time ever hosting people in our home!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">my first opportunity to second shoot a wedding</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(one of these days, i'll pull together and share some favorites of those images)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">my sister-in-law's <b><i>wedding</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(hooray, we're so happy for them!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">travel, travel and more travel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">six family birthdays</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a big Christmas trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">my photography business picking up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">preparations for a two special someones turning <b>three</b> this week</span></div>
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...those are just a few highlights since the crazy began in September,</div>
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so i shouldn't be surprised that the whole family is now sick</div>
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and the tantrums have kinda hit an all time high</div>
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(if you are my neighbour and are reading this, please feel bad for and forgive us...!)</div>
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yesterday was particularly rough, </div>
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but today is a new day</div>
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and i've decided to hang on to the moments in between the not-so-pretty ones</div>
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like these, from a rare half hour or so of quietness and cuddles in our house yesterday</div>
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also, i saw this quote a while back</div>
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and used it to make a desktop background for my laptop</div>
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that has been a great source of encouragement</div>
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so if you're feeling a bit frazzled today, </div>
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or if, like me, you are in a season that feels <i>so</i> over your head</div>
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here are my two cents for you:</div>
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1) sift out and hang on to the <b>good</b> moments</div>
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2) lean in, hang on to and trust Jesus. </div>
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even if you can't seem to find any good moments, </div>
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know that <b>He loves you</b>, </div>
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He is in control</div>
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and His grace is enough to get you through</div>
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cast your cares upon him; He will sustain you and give you rest</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-18332760751681117752014-12-05T14:39:00.000-08:002014-12-05T15:17:44.538-08:00friday favorites (advent edition)<div style="text-align: center;">
believe it or not, </div>
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i had never even <i>heard</i> of advent growing up,</div>
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despite celebrating Christmas as far back as i can remember</div>
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i blame it on being raised on the other side of the world</div>
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that's my go-to scapegoat, by the way</div>
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don't know about a specific tradition?</div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"oh, sorry, i didn't grow up around here"</span></i></div>
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never had (or even <i>seen</i>) a ham dinner until you turn 18 and start dating your future husband, </div>
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who just happens to be as Southern as they come?</div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"oh, sorry, i didn't grow up around here"</span></i></div>
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have a *lightbulb* moment when you watch star wars for the first time at the age of 29? </div>
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(thanks to said husband, who mandated it as a long overdue rite of passage)</div>
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and <i>finally</i> understand half of your conversations growing up </div>
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where people kept referencing "the dark side", "storm troopers", "something about Luke's father"</div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"oh, sorry, i didn't grow up around here"</span></i></div>
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forgot to pick up groceries for the week?<br />
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you get the picture. </div>
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anyway, back to the point of this blog post: advent</div>
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<a href="http://mondayswedance.blogspot.ca/2013/12/christmas-traditions.html" target="_blank">last year, i mentioned wanting to start some Christmas traditions with our girlies</a></div>
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i did what i could, given our timeline and how little the girls were</div>
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and honestly, it was wonderful and i am so glad with how everything turned out</div>
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<i>this year</i> i figured they were old enough to do an advent calendar</div>
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but, if you know me, you know that one of those chocolate-a-day calendars wasn't gonna cut it</div>
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so i spent a chunk of time researching little crafts and activities for each day leading up to Christmas</div>
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some fun and cutesy, some reminding us of <a href="http://mondayswedance.blogspot.ca/2011/12/just-wanted-to-say.html" target="_blank">what we are actually celebrating</a></div>
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then, i dug up this awesome advent garland that my mom in law gave us at our first married Christmas</div>
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(at the time, i was still in the dark about advent so i honestly had no idea what to do with it!</div>
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also, we've never been fully successful at decorating for christmas, but i believe that first year, we put a red bow on our one houseplant and called it quits...true story!)</div>
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now, before you go thinking i'm the mom of the year or anything, </div>
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let's get real</div>
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if you <i>really</i> know me, you know i'm a dreamer</div>
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i dream up harebrained ideas, like this advent calendar</div>
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but the execution isn't always 100%</div>
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case in point: i have yet to write the activities down and put them into the garland</div>
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aaaaand, we've sort of jumbled up a few days to suit delayed naps and busy days</div>
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(...life with toddlers! at least they don't seem to mind just having the activity "announced")</div>
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but we're getting there</div>
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i even got organized enough by the end of this week to snap a few pictures of our advent activities!</div>
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if you're stumped on advent ideas for two year olds (or almost three year olds!), </div>
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feel free to borrow some of ours - here's what we've done so far:</div>
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<i>Dec 1: read "The Nativity, from Luke 1-2" in <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Jesus-Storybook-Bible-Sally-Lloyd-Jones/dp/0310708257" target="_blank">The Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, </i></div>
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<i>using characters from our <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-Nativity-Play-Set-Anderson/dp/B000U66YBI" target="_blank">Nativity Play Set</a> to act it out as we went</i></div>
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<i>Dec 2: set up Nativity on the mantle + listen to and sing away in a manger</i><br />
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<i>Dec 3: make popcorn together (a first for our girlies...and very exciting at that!) + more nativity discussion as we munched on it (they're really into telling the story of baby Jesus)</i> </div>
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<i>Dec 4: make peppermint almond bark...complete with cheery chocolate mustaches!</i><br />
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(the girlies dubbed it "a birthday treat" for baby Jesus)<br />
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Dec 5: print out matching sheets of nativity characters onto cardstock (tons of options online - google image search it!) and use them to play a memory matching game<br />
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oh, and if you were wondering about our peppermint bark, here's the "recipe"...roughly<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><u>ingredients</u></b></span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- approx 1/2 a pound 72% Dark Chocolate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1 tsp(ish) pure peppermint & mint extract </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(they came blended together, so it's 1 tsp total, not each)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- about 6 toddler handfuls almonds...err, we're not exactly accurate around here</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><u>instructions</u></b></span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- if your chocolate is in large chunks, get the kids to crush it in a big ziploc bag (we used my water bottle filled up as our tool of choice)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- dump chocolate into a double boiler (or use a metal bowl fitted on top of a pot of boiling water, like we did) and stir till melted through</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- add peppermint extract and almonds then stir until well mixed</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- pour bark onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and pop into the fridge until it hardens</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy!</span></div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-11012035643945596182014-11-25T15:01:00.000-08:002014-11-25T15:01:16.126-08:00what's on my mind + fudgy pumpkin brownies<div style="text-align: center;">
so, life's been a bit of a hurricane lately<br />
(and i use the term "lately" very loosely...as in, the last couple of months!)</div>
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between moving, a family wedding, Daniel's birthday (which we <i>still</i> haven't celebrated!),<br />
photo shoots, hosting family...<i><b>life in general</b></i></div>
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has made for a <i>super</i> busy season in our lives<br />
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plus i'm processing a lot in my head and my heart<br />
the Lord's been working on me, slowly but surely<br />
He's been showing me things in my life that need to be rooted out<br />
i'm learning about <i>truly</i> trusting in Him,<br />
about making Him the foundation and source of my joy<br />
i've really been challenged by a lot of good stuff from this sermon, actually<br />
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i've never been one to understand deep concepts right away<br />
i sort of have to mull over all the bits and pieces<br />
so it takes a while, and it's actually quite a draining process<br />
but i am thankful for it.<br />
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and between all the processing and busying and living,<br />
i carved some time out to bake these amazing brownies<br />
(you gotta fuel all that thought with something, right? may as well be chocolate.)<br />
not only are these grain free and delicious<br />
(which is not always the case)<br />
they include pumpkin puree!<br />
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now, if you are like my husband, that statement meant nothing to you<br />
he always asks me at this time of year<br />
"what is with you and all things pumpkin? i just don't get it."<br />
and neither do i<br />
all i know, is that i <b>LOVE</b> pumpkin anything:<br />
pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes, <a href="http://mondayswedance.blogspot.ca/2014/09/pumpkins-fall-first-day-of-school-oh-my.html" target="_blank">pumpkin n'oatmeal</a>, roasted pumpkin,<br />
pumpkin fries, pumpkin ice cream...you get the gist <br />
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anyway, back to the brownies<br />
they're gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free, refined sugar free and dairy-free<br />
sounds crazy, i know<br />
but if you have a food allergy / sensitivity / intolerance,<br />
you know it's possible to have "everything-free" food (as my family calls it) that still tastes good<br />
hard to come by, maybe, but possible<br />
so without further ado, here's the recipe, adapted from <a href="http://www.whatrunslori.com/2013/01/flourless-primal-pumpkin-almond-brownies/" target="_blank">what runs lori</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>ingredients:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">coconut oil, for greasing your pan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(or whatever other oil you like to use)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1 cup walnut butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(i made my own, using a magic bullet + walnuts + some coconut oil)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 cup pumpkin puree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(canned or roasted and pureed from scratch)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/8(ish) cup honey - more if you like things a bit sweeter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4-5 pitted medjool dates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(soaked in hot water to soften for a minute or so)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tsp baking soda</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a dash (or two) of himalayan pink salt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a chia egg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(1 tbsp ground chia + 3 tbsp water, let sit until it gels a bit)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a handful of chocolate chips (optional)*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">* <span style="font-size: x-small;">if you want to be 100% dairy/egg/other allergen free, use a brand that allows for that. although i've not used it, i hear enjoy life is fantastic, and it's free of popular allergens including dairy, soy, nuts and eggs + more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>instructions:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- preheat your oven to 350* F</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- grease an 8x8 glass baking dish with your oil of choice (i used coconut)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- puree or mash your dates really well. i prefer to mash, because you get these really lovely sweet "bits" in your brownie vs. an overall sweetness boost</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- in a large bowl, combine cocoa powder, baking soda and salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- make a well in your mixed dry ingredients and add the chia egg, honey, date "paste", walnut butter and pumpkin puree;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>alternatively, mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl altogether. i went with the former option because i like to cut out extra clean-up wherever i can!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- try to get your liquids mixed together as best as possible in the "well" you carved out, then incorporate the dry ingredients. if you went the separate bowl route, just mix your liquids then add them to the dry bowl</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- fold in chocolate chips, if you chose to add them</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- pour batter into prepared baking dish</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- bake for 30-40 minutes, or until you poke it with toothpick and it comes out clean</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- let cool a bit, and enjoy the fudgy goodness that they are!</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"></span><br />
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-75412432513089927622014-10-06T11:26:00.000-07:002014-10-06T11:29:50.065-07:00mixing work and pleasure<div style="text-align: center;">
as soon as daniel walked through the door on friday after work</div>
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i asked if he wanted to go for a "scouting picnic"</div>
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you see, i had been toting the girls around all week to different locations</div>
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trying to find that perfect spot to do my fall mini photo sessions</div>
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and while we were at it, we explored and played and enjoyed this year's mild October weather</div>
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(side note: <i>October? really?! how? why? whaaaat?!</i> ...at least it's still been wonderful outside)</div>
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anyway, while drifting off the night before, i had thought of one more spot to check out</div>
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and so we packed up our water bottles + a simple picnic dinner</div>
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(ham + mustard lettuce wraps / apples / olives / grain free brownies for dessert...yep, we're that fancy)</div>
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and headed off for an evening of exploration / location scouting</div>
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i'd be lying if i said it went 100% smoothly</div>
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because, let's be honest, two year olds at the end of the day can be a little testy</div>
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but, i can honestly say it was well worth it!</div>
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i'm continually amazed and inspired by how intricately and beautifully created the world around us is</div>
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29 years on this earth, and it still hasn't gotten old!</div>
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i hope to pass that wonder on to our children</div>
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and i think one of the best ways of doing that is to <i>get them out in it</i></div>
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and if i get some work done while i'm at it, well then that's a <b><i>double bonus</i></b></div>
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aaaaaand on a slightly related note, here's a shameless plug for any of you who are local </div>
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and are interested in booking a mini session:</div>
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it would be so fun to meet local readers and capture images for you!</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-40562906759983433022014-10-01T15:31:00.000-07:002014-10-01T15:31:09.934-07:00a bittersweet milestone<div style="text-align: center;">
last night, my girlies reached a new milestone:</div>
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their first night in a "big girl bed"</div>
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another step away from babyhood</div>
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another step towards independence</div>
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another bittersweet mama moment, </div>
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as i glanced over into the guest room and saw their disassembled crib leaning against the wall</div>
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but, there's no bittersweet taste in <i>their</i> mouths</div>
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they are straight up excited</div>
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and actually fell asleep quickly and without nearly as many shenanigans as i expected last night</div>
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(i'm sure it helped that following a busy morning out, naptime was spent screaming instead of sleeping)</div>
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so here's to my girlies, growing up just a teensy bit more...don't be in too much of a rush, eh?</div>
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Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-92115367387996585582014-09-23T09:35:00.000-07:002014-09-23T09:38:26.950-07:00overnight pumpkin pie n'oatmeal - welcome, fall!<div style="text-align: center;">
yesterday was all about firsts</div>
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<b>first</b> day of fall</div>
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<b>first</b> day of school (if you live in BC anyway)</div>
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<b>first</b> episode of the season for The Blacklist<b>*</b></div>
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and <b>first</b> my first pumpkin-y meal of the season, </div>
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the recipe for which i am sharing with you today!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b><u>overnight pumpkin pie n'oatmeal</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">grain free / dairy free / egg free / vegan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>adapted from <a href="http://girlmeetspaleo.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/pumpkin-noatmeal-paleo-oatmeal/" target="_blank">this recipe</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u><b>ingredients</b></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup mashed roasted pumpkin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1/2 cup coconut milk </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(i use the light can from Trader Joe's - no additives!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">2 tbsp coconut flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tbsp chia seeds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tsp vanilla</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tsp cinnamon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tsp pumpkin pie spice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1-2 tbsp walnuts, roughly chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">maple syrup, to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u><b>instructions</b></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- combine all ingredients except for coconut and maple syrup in a jar or other container. cover and place in your fridge overnight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- when ready to eat, heat through (if desired) on stovetop...or just eat it cold like i did</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- top with coconut and a drizzle of maple syrup (if desired...i used the tiniest little bit and it was perfect!) oh, and a splash of extra coconut milk before serving doesn't hurt either ;)</span></div>
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<b>*</b><i>my husband likes to follow tv shows that cause me to turn into a giant stress ball, but at the same time capture my undying attention. he did this when we were in college with the first season of 24, now he's done it with The Blacklist - <b>so intense</b>, but i just can't stop watching!!</i></div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-19750661138365529792014-09-22T12:23:00.001-07:002014-09-22T12:23:55.956-07:00happy first day of fall!<div style="text-align: center;">
fall? already? what?!</div>
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we had what felt like the eternal summer this year</div>
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(actually, it's still going strong - yesterday was HOT and sunny! ...and I'm loving every second of it)</div>
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but somehow, i'm still shocked that we're not still in March</div>
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this year has really, truly been a blur</div>
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but blurry or not, we've made it to the first day of fall</div>
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and of course, i had my first pumpkin-y meal for breakfast: pumpkin pie "n'oatmeal"!</div>
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i'm not <i>quite</i> ready to share it with you</div>
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(just have to try one more tweak then you'll be the first to know - promise!)</div>
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until then, i wanted to share this little gem from my devotional this morning</div>
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(from today's morning reading in <u>Morning and Evening</u> by Charles Haddon Suprgeon)</div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every attribute of God should become a fresh ray in the sunlight of our gladness. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That He is wise should make us glad, knowing as we do our own foolishness. </span></span></i></div>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;">That He is </span><span id="yui-gen31" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">mighty,</span><span style="line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"> should cause us to rejoice who tremble at our weakness. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That he is everlasting, should always be a theme of joy when we know that we wither as the grass. </span></span></i></div>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;">That He is </span><span id="yui-gen32" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">unchanging,</span><span style="line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"> should perpetually yield us a song, since </span><span style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">we </span><span style="line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;">change every hour. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That He is full of grace, that He is overflowing with it, and that this grace in covenant He has given to us; that it is ours to cleanse us, ours to keep us, ours to sanctify us, ours to perfect us, ours to bring us to glory-all this should tend to make us glad in Him.</span></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">...So let God's people now rehearse the deeds of the Lord! Let them tell of His mighty acts, and "sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously." Nor let them ever cease to sing, for as new mercies flow to them day by day, so should their gladness in the Lord's loving acts in providence and in grace show itself in continued thanksgiving. Be glad ye children of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(full devotional <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/devotionals/me/view.cfm" target="_blank">here</a>)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;">so thankful that in my foolishness, my weakness, my finitude, my unsteadyness</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.15999984741211px; text-align: left;">i can and i <i>should</i> be glad in Him!</span></div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-63438105537933950722014-09-19T12:40:00.000-07:002014-09-19T12:40:03.367-07:00settling in<div style="text-align: center;">
well, </div>
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it's just over half way through September and we are finally starting to settle from our move</div>
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i'm so excited to share our new little space with you</div>
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whether that's through my feeble attempts at home decor</div>
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(seriously, <i>not</i> my forte)</div>
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or through the little things we'll be doing around here:</div>
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cooking</div>
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mothering</div>
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exploring</div>
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<i>living</i></div>
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i've not taken my "fancy camera" out of it's case since we moved</div>
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except to second shoot that wedding i mentioned last post</div>
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but i <i>have</i> taken a few snapshots on my phone</div>
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so without further a do, here's a glimpse at what life's been like the past couple weeks:</div>
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(if you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/angytowns" target="_blank">instagram</a>, you've already seen these, so this is for the rest of you!)</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i>our new view</i></div>
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<i>books unpacked = a morning with dr seuss!</i></div>
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<i>produce bought! another "milestone"!</i></div>
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<i>gotta take a break from unpacking...</i><i>beach day! (and beach hair ;) )</i></div>
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<i>girlies painting in the backyard = unpacking in peace</i><br />
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<i>whoops, guess i got too into unpacking - girlie got into my mascara while i wasn't looking</i></div>
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<i>rainy day people watching...another distraction while mama unpacks</i></div>
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<i>finally starting to <b>cook</b> meals in our new home!!!</i></div>
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<i>(this would be <a href="http://inthelittleredhouse.blogspot.ca/2013/09/eggcellent.html" target="_blank">Sheena's recipe</a> - I just used sheep feta instead of goat cheese)</i></div>
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...and that about wraps it up</div>
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happy weekend, folks!</div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-85848240072273712352014-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:002014-09-15T09:00:05.651-07:00what we've been up to + a quick healthy lunch idea<div style="text-align: center;">
hi friends!</div>
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since i last posted on here </div>
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we've gone on vacation,</div>
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we got the never ending cold</div>
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(seriously, went strong for two weeks!)</div>
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we've moved<br />
we've spent lots of time with my in-laws who are in town<br />
(hooray!)</div>
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<i>and </i>i second shot my first wedding</div>
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(more on that later)<br />
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it's safe to say we've felt overwhelmingly busy<br />
but, busy or not, a gal's got to eat!<br />
and despite caving to take-out more than i'd like to admit<br />
i did manage to throw together this salad last week<br />
it was <i>so quick</i> and <i>so easy</i> to make, i just had to share!<i> </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>Quick Pad Thai Salad</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">gluten free / dairy free / vegan / paleo</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">serves 1</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u><b>salad</b></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1 small zucchini, julienned </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 3 broccoli florets, chopped tiny</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(my trick: start at the stem and chop towards the top of the "tree". as you move up, the florets get smaller. stop when you've reached a size you like)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- a handful of baby carrots, julienned </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(or just regular carrots, those are just what i hand on hand)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u><b>dressing</b></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1 tbsp almond butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- garlic powder, to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- ground ginger, to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1 tsp fresh lime juice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- himalayan pink salt, to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1 drop honey (seriously, it makes a difference!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- 1/4 tsp almond meal (optional, for "grit"...i'm a texture eater!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u><b>directions</b></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- prep salad veggies and place into a bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- whisk dressing ingredients together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- pour dressing over veggies and top with a handful of crushed walnuts</span></div>
Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11958250057361763524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75305348651400565.post-39439958650795302152014-08-08T09:21:00.002-07:002014-08-08T09:21:42.414-07:00parallels<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>6 years ago...</b></div>
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...i woke up exhausted, but ready to face the day</div>
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...i held gorgeous flowers in my arms</div>
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...i put on a dress that i spent months picking out</div>
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...i spent hours getting ready</div>
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...at the end of the day, i drifted off next to the man of my dreams and my best friend</div>
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<b>today...</b></div>
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...i woke up exhausted, but ready to face the day</div>
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...i held gorgeous babies in my arms</div>
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...i put on clothes that i picked out of a pile on my bedroom floor, and hoped they were clean {enough}</div>
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...getting ready? what's that? </div>
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...at the end of the day, i'll drift off next to the man of my dreams and my best friend</div>
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so...there may have been a few changes, but i wouldn't trade them for the world</div>
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today, we celebrate 6 years of being us</div>
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and i am thankful for everything the Lord has done in our lives</div>
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for the man that he has given me</div>
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for the children that he blessed us with</div>
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for the trials we've worked through</div>
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for the joys we've shared</div>
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God is <b>good</b></div>
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happy anniversary, love!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*photos by the amazingly talented (and hilarious!) <a href="http://portfolio.jamesmoes.com/" target="_blank">James Moes</a>*</span></i></div>
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