Yes, I’ve been absent from Blog World lately…and now I can reveal why! As of last Thursday (laaaate at night) Page and I wrote an offer on a house! It was accepted Friday morning and as of tonight, we signed all the details to break ground on Casa de Smith and plan to be in…
September 29, 2007 . Galena, Illinois Time really does fly when you're having fun. In some ways, it seems we've been married our entire lives, and in others, I can't BELIEVE how quickly we've gotten to this point, together for more than seven years and about to start our fourth year of marriage. September 29,…
How to celebrate a golden birthday (or ANY birthday for that matter): 1. Make it a week-long celebration. Seriously…WEEK-long. 2. Go out for drinks and laughter with girlfriends. 3. Make your favorite kind of cupcakes (or get your husband to make them). 4. Blown up yellow balloons the eve of the big day and let…
The original plan for our two-year anniversary was to do a whirlwind 24 hour trip up to Minneapolis to get dinner and do some shopping. I was supposed to be traveling until Friday evening so we were going to leave Saturday morning and come back Sunday afternoon. At least that's what I thought! After my…
If you have been on Facebook recently, you’ve probably seen some of your friends doing the “25 Things” post. The idea is simple; tell 25 things about yourself, tag some people to do the same, and learn all kinds of things about the people you already thought you knew so well. It’s been so fun…
My super-creative friend Megan spent a little time downtown with us last night, shooting tons of fabulous photos! Here is just a sampling – thanks so much, Megan, you’re the best! We were all digging this checkerboard wall!
