One of the first bonfires I recall was when I was probably 5 or 6 years old and it was the Fourth of July and my family was at a summer cottage on Lake Erie. Family friends were also there and the cottage had a great little beach where we had a bonfire to roast [...]
For as long as I can remember my family has had a tradition of making Christmas wish lists at Thanksgiving. Once each person’s list is made, we pass them around to the rest of the group and we “dot” items on each list that we plan to get as gifts. Once you’ve passed on your [...]
When my husband and I got married, we sent a thank you note and a golf gift card to the pastor who married us. We met with him several times leading up to the wedding and felt as though we’d gotten to know each other pretty well during that time. I remember feeling somewhat dismissed [...]
I continue to be amazed with my husband’s ability to build and fix nearly anything and I am grateful to be spending the rest of my life with a truly handy man. I’ve always liked drills and other power tools and have always wanted to be able to tackle projects on my own. But I [...]
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Last night was one of those nights where I just could not shut my brain off. I like to get a decent amount of sleep, preferably between seven and eight hours, but I can survive on six, and if I get any less than that it better be something darn fun that is preventing me [...]
Football is a sport that I have almost always been around yet have never really understood. Growing up, every football Sunday NFL games would be on the TV, my dad on the couch reading in between plays, my mom folding laundry on the floor, and usually a fire in the fireplace. I was in the [...]
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