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Awesome blossoms and cliché walks.

I have a pretty firm stance against going to the Tidal Basin while the cherry blossoms are blooming. I’ve been swayed in this for photo shoots a couple times (like here and here), and of course I do love a … Continue reading

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Top 10 from last weekend.

Ten things that made last weekend awesome, in no particular order. Followed by not awesome things that are so obnoxious that they don’t get their own numbers, earning instead one long line with commas. 1. The weather. SPRING. I know … Continue reading

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Wonder.

Last weekend we finally made it to the Wonder exhibit at the Renwick Gallery. I have been excited to see it since it opened last fall, partially because it just looked really neat, and partially because everyone is raving about … Continue reading

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DC Café Crawl

Last Monday I did a café crawl. I know that the youths are into the sorts of crawls that include progressive drinking, progressive partying, progressive unrestrained merriment that starts late and ends later, and almost always involve disorder, uncomfortable shoes, … Continue reading

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August Recess.

Everyone gets to be an expert on at least one thing. Everything gets to know more than others about something about the thing that they do day in and day out. If you are a parent, you get to be … Continue reading

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When college friends come to town.

Last fall, my college roommate Bethany asked if I wanted to run the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler with her. If you’ve been reading this blog for a long time, you might remember the last time I ran this race. I certainly … Continue reading

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Seize the date.

A truly magical and singular thing happened last Sunday: James and I both woke up an hour before our alarms. A typical Sunday around our home is restful, a true Sabbath of relaxation, family, and worship. But a typical Sunday … Continue reading

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Cozy moments.

We are in Kentucky this week to celebrate Christmas with my family, spending our days putting the finishing touches on Christmas gifts, sitting around in piles on the couch, and reading embarrassingly bad teen pop fiction in front of the … Continue reading

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The most wonderful time of the year

It seems like every year I get more and more excited about the Christmas season. That stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas is just packed with so many wonderful things. The expectation of Advent, visits to family, all the best songs, … Continue reading

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When my mama comes to town.

Hannah: “Some people get paid to blog as a full time job.” My mother: “And some people need to spend more time on their spiritual life and reading their Bible.” That’s right ladies and gentlemen (Who am I kidding? Gentlemen … Continue reading

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