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Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo

The pictures I have from the Cadillac Ranch are the last pictures I have of Matt and me before we knew about our little girl.  (Gosh, I’m praying that everything works out because in our hearts, she’s already ours.)  These … Continue reading

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Until You…

My sweet love took me on a date last Friday night to Austin.  Not just any date, though.  This was a date Matt had been looking forward to for quite some time. See, my love is a musician.  He is … Continue reading

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Ice in Texas

Over the weekend I began hearing rumors of cold weather and precipitation that could occur simultaneously.  I have yet to be so lucky this winter season, so I refused to get my hopes up Last night at bedtime I knew … Continue reading

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Salado at Christmastime

The past two years have been the hardest two of my life.  And the last few months of have been really trying.  I know this is quite vague, and it must be, but I want to assure you that it … Continue reading

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My birthday – 2014

This birthday was bittersweet for three reasons.  The first was that friends from past years weren’t here.  That’s no surprise, so I won’t belabor that point. The second is that two families we’ve enjoyed getting to know here in Texas … Continue reading

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Dr. Pepper Museum – Waco

Now that I have the big trip to Germany behind me I am able to look back at some of the fun things we’ve already done this year and journal about them. I mentioned in my Happy New Year post that … Continue reading

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Road Trip | Luling, Texas

Bet you’re wondering where in world Luling, Texas is!!  I had never heard of it! Here is a map of part of Texas.  I live in Killeen and we were in Luling, where the “B” is. A few weeks ago … Continue reading

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Nana and Papa come to Texas.

Back in August my parents came to visit us for a week.  It did wonders for my soul to have them here.  We did a lot of resting, as you can see in this first picture. One night, however, we … Continue reading

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Leaving home to go home. (Series intro.)

Home.  I have to say, I love being home.  To define that, I mean my house, where my stuff is and where my family lives.  For a military family, the location of home changes frequently.  We haven’t moved as many as … Continue reading

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Thunder. Such a beautiful sound…

Wednesday we had a thunderstorm.  For those in certain parts of the US, this may sound like no big deal.  But here in Texas we get very few of those. I was mesmerized.  And I wasn’t the only one.  I … Continue reading

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