• life - personal

    A Merry Christmas It Was

    Hi, everyone! It was our first Christmas away from our hometown, but we got to spend it with our loved ones all the same. Stephen got almost two weeks off, so we were able to leave on December 22nd in the late evening in hopes of avoiding less holiday traffic.…

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    A Very Thankful Week

    Currently, it’s almost a week before Christmas, but this post takes place the week of Thanksgiving since I’m slightly behind on the weeks. I should be caught up by New Year’s since there aren’t many major events that have happened. I’ll be able to combine some of the weeks together.…

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    Are You Kid[ding] Me?

    When someone says, “I don’t like kids,” there are instant reactions vocalized by the recipient of this statement. “Oh, you’ll change your mind and have [insert number] kids.” “Well, you were a kid once!” “But you do so well with mine!” Or, you may have other but similar comments stated…