Best of Intentions

This past weekend did not go as planned. I blogged a couple of weeks ago about how excited I was for April 25th because it would be my first Saturday off in a really long time. Well, I definitley had the day "off." I actually never even got out of bed. Sounds relaxing, right? Wrong. Somehow I ended up with a horrible case of food poisoning and spent the entire weekend indoors. I couldn't have missed...

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Franklin Charm

My good friend Brianna has a gift. The girl can design/decorate a home. If I had the money, I would hire her as my interior designer!What she has done with her downtown Franklin apartment is unbelievable. It looks amazing and I want to move in! -Nearly everything in her home was found on Craigslist and Ebay or at garage and estate sales. -Breathtaking! She needs a blog. :)...

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Say Cheese!

I have had these pictures for awhile and have been meaning to post them, but my life has been a little crazy lately! Our friend Josh is an amazing photographer. I could brag on him all day long. A couple of weeks ago when our friends Jason and Renee were in town, Josh got some awesome shots of of us (the Nashville family). I couldn't wait to see them because I knew they would turn out great. I haven't...

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Easter Catch-Up

What a weekend! I'm a little behind in blogging, but our weekend was a special one that I didn't want to forget. Easter is a celebration of the life that was raised from the dead. It's remembering that God gives and takes away for our good although we don't see the good at the time. That truth was revealed to us this weekend. Todd's uncle Tyler (who I should really describe as his best friend rather...

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North Carolina Recap

We're home! Well, we're home for two days and then we're off again to Missouri. I'm really excited to see my family, but I'm exhausted. I just need a day at home, but it looks like it's going to be awhile before that happens. April 25th is my next day off with no plans. It is circled on the calendar and I'm counting down the days! One day my house will look like someone lives there. I always wonder...

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Ten Years

Ten years ago today I walked in from school, sat down at my computer and waited anxiously for a 15 year old boy to sign on to AOL instant messenger. I knew the "big talk" was coming. He signed on and the conversation went something like this:tstepp10: Heytnt2001: Heytstepp10: So will you?tnt2001: What? Be your girlfriend?tstepp10: Yeah.tnt2001: I'm not answering over instant messenger. You have to...

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Downtown Asheville

Todd and I are on our mini-vacation in North Carolina and are having a great time. Our first stop was in Asheville and we both fell in love with it. It's one of those places that is so laid back that time almost stands still. The landscape is beautiful and the downtown area is awesome. There are so many local shops and restaurants. We both left thinking, "why have we waited until now to come here?!"In...

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These Are My People

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. ~Martin BuxbaumThere is a country song called "These Are My People" and that title appropriately fit our night tonight. I love old people. LOVE them. I love them so much that when Todd and I first got married, I called a retirement community to see if they would make any exceptions...

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