Our friend Kara spent a year in Taiwan and then six months in mainland China after that. She’s majoring in Chinese studies and when I think of where she’ll be in five years it’s definitely overseas. She taught us all how to make dumplings. She … Read More →
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13 Days in Michigan (Day Eleven)
My sister and close friend (she could be considered a sister) got this shirt for me as a gift. It is soft and light and a wonderful pajama shirt. (THANK YOU!) My mom makes really delicious lasagna and so she made the dish for us … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Ten) Part II – The Great Shoe Tree
The shoe tree is a strange little happening. Someone threw their old shoes up into the tree and then someone else saw it and did the same and now everyone in the area has dubbed it “The Shoe Tree”. We took some time to take … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Nine) Part III – Tickle Farts & A Kitty Parade
I just wanted to say really quickly THANK YOU for all the comments on these entries, and I’m not ignoring them- it’s just I’m in the middle of working on my layout and right now the “reply” button doesn’t work. I will be fixing it … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Nine) Part II – School Portraits
Because my sister’s are home schooled, they don’t get the opportunity to have a “school” picture taken every year. For those of us that did go to public school, it’s probably something we remember well. Picture Day. The day when you had to wear that … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Nine) Part I – A Day of Play
Today is a big one and will have to be split up into three posts. (Yikes!) We spent the day at my mother’s house playing with the girls and relaxing. (I feel I should note the picture above is me blow drying my hair out … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Eight)
We shopped till we dropped. Albums, underwear, clothes, coats, perfume. We had pretzels, pretzels dogs, and strawberry lemonade. There are some select shops in TC that have a wide selection of albums and expensive panties (Tommy H for $4!!) on sale. And after shopping we … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Seven)
Tuesday I agreed to a photoshoot, despite being in Michigan on vacation. (Hey, I like doing it and I can’t say I mind American money.) Her name was Paige, she was beautiful, the shoot took under and hour and I love the results. I took … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Six)
The third was my grandmother’s birthday, and on the agenda was upside down pineapple cake, sloppy joes, potato salad, and a lot of catching up. My grandmother and grandfather were the first of my relatives aside from my immediate family to meet Tom before we … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Five)
Sunday was a beach day. Kat is apparently the master of the castles, and built a huge sand castle. Her time on the beach was spent building, with the occasional break to snack, read, go into the water (book still in hand). Witnessing this moment … Read More →
13 Days in Michigan (Day Thirteen)
This is the last day we spent in Michigan, and actually it was only until lunch. We spent the morning deep cleaning the cabin (it was cleaner when we left then we we arrived) and packing our things into the car. When my sister finished … Read More →