We are the stereotypical Italian family.
I am loud when I tell stories, and I have been known to wave my hands around like a mad woman in order to get my point across. Travis has an insatiable belly laugh that makes the entire room smile. We love fun and fellowship. We love having […]
I have been so focused on what I have been through in the last few months that I feel like I need to thank God for what I do have - instead of what I don’t. Here’s a very small slice of a very large pie:
Thank God for my faith. What He has planted inside […]
I have had about enough.
Since Monkey was born (three years ago today!) I have had my gall bladder removed, been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, suffered a summer full of migraine headaches, and had a miscarriage. In the last six months I have seen five different doctors. None of which have any answers, but all […]
I was lucky enough to spend some time photographing my sister and her boyfriend yesterday. They are celebrating their third anniversary this year, and are one of the sweetest couples I know. I just love the look of desperate adoration in the above picture.
I took about 500 pics, and had a little over […]
Monkey had her third birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese this weekend. We did the whole kids birthday thing and ate the cardboard pizza and drank the flat soda. The kids seemed to have a great time, and the adults kept the peace (for the most part), so all in all, a success!
This […]
I am sure most of you know by now, but for those of you who don’t let me tell you, I am a terrible waiter. I don’t like to wait for answers, I ruin surprises at Christmas, and I just really do not like the unknown. Truth be told, Monkey is more patient […]
Over last weekend we moved Monkey to a “big girl” bed. We purchased a full size mattress and I went to Target and picked out a quilt. The quilt I picked was the last one in that color and didn’t have a tag on it, therefore I took it to customer service and […]
One of my new friends in the blogosphere, Velvia at It Could Fill Books (which by the way I think that is a great blog name) tagged me for 7 random things about me. So here goes…
In my previous life (before I became a stay at home mom) I managed apartments. Specifically I […]
No matter what is going on in my life, I always have something I am trying desperately to hold on to. I need to be better about giving everything over to God. I trust him, I know he loves me, and I know he will protect my heart, guide my hands and guard […]