Tag Archives: Holidays

This Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving, we had 10 adults and 2 children in our apartment with no dishwasher and only one toilet, which is constantly in danger of breaking down. This Thanksgiving, my mom and I pregammed by hitting outlet malls early and … Continue reading

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Out-takes: Christmas card edition

“James, we need to get some pictures for our Christmas card.” “Aggggg — are we going to be those people who send cards every year?” “Obviously, yes.” “Can’t we just use another wedding photo? We have so many.” “Absolutely not. … Continue reading

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Why can’t we just wear costumes all the time?

I am about to get on a plan and head to Denver for the weekend to photograph a wedding and see some of my favorite people. As I was leaving DC this morning, I was more than a little sad … Continue reading

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This is how we Fourth.

I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating the Fourth yesterday with your friends and family, and yes, I made Fourth a verb in today’s title. My blog, my rules. Today is the blissfully lazy Fifth of July, or Eat … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday America!

We had been hiking for a couple hours when we came to the top of the mountain and saw a flag, tangled and falling down. James took it down and untangled it before righting it again.    He will most … Continue reading

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Easter Monkey Bread

Happy Easter y’all. If you missed an Easter service yesterday morning, I’m sorry — I wish you could have all come to the one at our church because it was awesome. I might have been tempted to do a little … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day

So apparently Valentine’s Day in DC is an excuse for all the restaurant’s to rip you off by removing their normal menu and replacing it with a “prix fixe” menu. Hey DC… this is America. Just call it “fixed price” … Continue reading

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Here’s to love.

Hey all, Valentine’s day is upon us. We say that this is a day about love, which is something our culture is pretty obsessed with. We find it in literature that shows relationships that are destructive, controlling, and demeaning. And … Continue reading

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Hey there 2013.

There are several things that generally take place on the First Blog Post of the New Year. I could give you my top moments from the past year, like say, that time I got married, or the time that I … Continue reading

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December is

December is finally leaving out the scarves and winter coats and ending evenings with hot chocolate. It’s rushing from one holiday event to the next and feeling so busy that you have to stop and wonder if it’s actually fun. … Continue reading

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