hbd sister
this chick turns twenty-four today. and i just need to take a minute to sing her praises. she's one of the coolest girls i know. she is fearless. and kind. and perfectly naive. she cares about people....
View Articlecelebrate - the band
C's only request throughout the planning process was to hire a good band. his first choice was the confidentials [they're kind of legendary around these parts.]. i called them in june and quickly...
View Articlenew year's eve
last wedding/NYE post! congratulations! you survived all these photos and reading the word "perfect" and "love" five hundred times in two weeks. this is just a wrap up of the celebration. again, we...
View Articlethe paper
i lied. one more wedding post. sincere apologies. today it's all about the paper. a guilty pleasure.we had two events which required two invitations. sure the twenty people in our immediate family knew...
View Articleconcrete countertops
it was obvious that we needed to do something with the bathroom upstairs. it was a wooden box that sometimes made me feel like i was being buried alive. we really didn't mind the walls, but the faux...
View Articlea first birthday
our baby girl turns one todayit's no surprise that we are obsessed with this little creature. chris and i were reflecting on how much we love our janey bea when we realized that she has been the...
View Articlelife lately
well, hello there. happy spring and april and march madness and opening day and clinic open house and spring break and all of the things that have been going on since march 3. sorry about that. i've...
View Articlememphis according to my iPhone
today is the first day of my summer. and what a glorious day it is. i've been looking forward to these two months since last april. it's gonna be a good one, folks. we have so much planned. clinic and...
View Articlesummer!
you guys, it's just the best. on day one, i told my dad that i think summers are better as an adult than they were as a child. days move slowly. nights pass quickly. jane and i wander around the house...
View Articlethe great outdoors
oh the glorious summertime. you're the best. and i'll never tire of saying it.this summer has been completely different than last. last year we were purchasing the house and business, painting and in a...
View Articlesouthern travels
what do you do when you live four hours from a city you adore? spend two weekends in a row there with the best people. the past two weekends we have traveled south to kansas city to visit friends and...
View Articlethe northeast - boston
here's where this piece of the internet turns into our travel journal again. i swear we are doing so many house projects and other things, but those photos never seem to make it to the blog. maybe one...
View Articlethe northeast - burlington
on saturday night, we drove to burlington. the vacation could have ended there and it would have been wonderful. the mountain views as we drove northwest were breathtaking. we played roadtrip games and...
View Articlethe northeast - according to my iPhone
because a vacation post series isn't complete without some iPhone photos.4th of july cemetery | state house + flag | reginas | north end lovefenway obsessionbo sox | fifteen months since "yes!" at that...
View Articlea farewell
hello, thirty wonderful people who continue to check in every day. you guys are rockstars. i haven't completely forgotten about this piece of the internet, but in ways, i have shed myself of its...
View Articlecalifornia - the sequoias
for those of you keeping track - no, i am not starting the blog again. yes, i am posting, but just for myself and our family diary. there are a few of you still checking in, which makes me smile so...
View Articlecalifornia - husker game
the main event of the weekend was, of course, the nebraska game. like i said, fresno was not the best. thankfully we were only in town for a pregame drink(s) and four quarters of football. and we won!...
View Articlecalifornia - napa
oh napa. you have deepened my love for your state even more. i mean, whoa. you have all the best things - good food, good wine, beautiful landscape, and great people. we seriously adore all things wine...
View Articlecalifornia - san francisco
we rounded out the trip with a two day stay in san francisco. when we visited back in 2012, chris and i weren't sold on the bay city. i honestly think it was because we drove in from the south and were...
View Articlemexico - our anniversary
we had the incredible blessing of spending our first anniversary and christmas in mexico again this year. C's parents were so generous and kind to take us all for a last hurrah in celebration of...
View Articlemexico - around the resort
the resort we stayed in was about 360 degrees different than last year. but it was perfect for this year. the pools were sparkling. the kids had fun. the entertainment was...entertaining. the beach was...
View Articlemexico - family
and the best part of it all - seven days with the johnson clan!how appropriate that the first series of photos in the family post is tequila shots.on christmas eve, we ventured over to a small town...
View Articlemexico - the last day
and a few more snapshots of the last day. a morning on the beach. the boys got their annual cigar picture. the girls got their hair braided. and we soaked in every last bit of mexican bliss while...
View Articletwo years of jane
happy second birthday to our favorite little girl. i said this last year, but i'll say it a million more times. we love our janie bea to pieces. she brings so much joy to our lives. i can't imagine...
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