Sweet Tea & Day Dreams

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October 6, 2006

the third set of newlyweds

i finally finished editing the pictures we took at my brother’s wedding. it’s so funny that three of us siblings got married this year. hopefully, my other brother will wait at least a year! ryan’s wedding was really pretty, and i was impressed with what they were able to do in just two weeks. they got married at harrison bay state park with the lake right behind them. oriona’s dress was really pretty, but the matron of honor and bridesmaids wore different shades of red, which was different. ryan told me he was wearing a white tux with black...
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weddings, weddings, weddings

in General, TV

i love weddings. even if i don’t know the couple, i tear up because weddings are just so beautiful. this morning, the today show threw a wedding. they had a get married on today contest for the last couple of months, and the winning...

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respect

October 4, 2006 in General, News

family members of amish girls killed monday in their one-room school in pennsylvania want younger relatives to forgive the gunman. according to cnn, a grandfather said, “we must not think evil of this man.” that response floors me. i am amazed at that kind...

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longing for safety

October 2, 2006 in General, Life, News

in lancaster county, pennsylvania, a milk truck driver entered a one-room amish school, let the male students, a pregnant woman and several women with infant children leave before lining the female students up in front of the blackboard, tying their feet together and shooting...

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happy birthday, honey!

in General, Life, Marriage, Memories

joe, today you turn 27. i’ve had fun joking about how old you are, even though i will be there in just a few months. i’m so glad i get to celebrate with you, that i was able to be the first person to...

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creativity

October 1, 2006 in Crafts, General, Marriage, Memories, Scrapbooking, TV

i spent this afternoon watching the braves knock the astros out of the playoffs (woo hoo!) and working on pages for our wedding scrapbook. i think they turned out fairly well. they definitely are much better than the pages i did for our dating...

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crap

September 28, 2006 in General, Grrr, Life

i few weeks ago i upgraded my firefox browser. i just now restarted, and when i opened firefox i noticed all my bookmarks were gone. yes. i lost every single thing i have bookmarked in the last several years. sigh. some of those web...

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relaxation

September 27, 2006 in Food, General, Life, Marriage, Memories, TV

last night was so nice. joe was napping when i got home from work, so i started making dinner. i haven’t cooked in a while (joe normally does since he gets home before me), so i really enjoyed it. my phone rang as i...

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our leader

September 26, 2006 in General

last night, joe was installed as president-elect of our kiwanis club. our dads both came for the program and got to enjoy our last steak night of the summer. joe’s been a member of kiwanis for several years now, and the club means a...

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the honeymoon, part 2

September 25, 2006 in General, Honeymoon, Life, Marriage, Memories

on thursday, we headed across the river to harvard. what a beautiful campus. we felt smarter just by being there. we walked around the entire campus looking for the big “harvard” sign we were sure was there. we never did find it. we did,...

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