A Handful of Dreams

Wedding Recap – Part the Third

After relaxing with my sisters, I was ready to tackle the rest of my to-do list. Which consisted of finishing up the caramel apples and hanging out with friends and…

Hope September 25, 2011

family friends Kristian

Wedding Recap – Part the Second

On Friday morning, I woke up and pretended that I wasn't getting married the next day. That worked for about twelve seconds, but the sounds of happy (read: screaming) children…

Hope September 21, 2011

family friends Kristian

Wedding Recap – Part the First

It was a weekend of big smiles and some tears. Mostly smiles and mostly happy tears. I'm a sympathetic crier, so I definitely spent my fair share of moments blubbering.…

Hope September 20, 2011

Kristian photos wedding

Reader(s) I Married Him

Hope September 18, 2011

Kristian wedding

The Final Countdown

It's less than a week until our wedding and I am surprisingly calm. Which makes me think that I must have forgotten something. Which makes me all anxious. Which I…

Hope September 12, 2011

hopeless idealist politics

Not Forgetting

I would imagine that everyone over the age of 15 or so has their own 9/11 story. I'm no exception. (I would also imagine that pretty much everyone who has…

Hope September 11, 2011

30Before30 grumble training

The Big Three Oh

Today, I am 30 years old. It doesn't feel much different from yesterday, except for that extra serving of Metamucil and the hip that I broke this morning. :p I…

Hope September 8, 2011

30Before30 photos running

Number 2: Run Four [Road Races]

Ok, so this was supposed to be about running four pikermis. But I decided to give myself a slight handicap after I ran pikermi number one and explodinated my foot.…

Hope September 6, 2011

30Before30 Kristian

Number 18: Share a Banana Split With Kristian

All challenges should be this delicious. Next year, when I do 31 before 31 (or 30+1 before 30+1), my list is going to include all of the delicious things that…

Hope September 5, 2011

30Before30 family random

Number 27: Surprise Someone With a CARE Package

Well, I'm *gulp* going to be 30 in a week and I'm pretty far behind on my list. Somehow, this whole wedding planning business managed to take up a bunch…

Hope September 1, 2011

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