February 2012
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A Birthday Wish for Kitty
Dearest Kits - On today, your 28th birthday I want to wish you a year full of superlatives. It is my hope for you that all your favorite feelings from previous years join forces in this next year to make the greatest year yet.
And how do I know that all these wonderful memories and feelings exist? Well, because long before EREHWYNA was around, I was still capturing priceless photos of my darling...
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WatchIt’s like someone stole my thoughts and edited it into a nice video. Kudos. (via tinsely)
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PROFITEZ!
In the fall of 2003, I studied abroad for a semester in Aix-en-Provence, France. It was a ‘cultural immersion’ program — meaning we lived with a family, attended the French University, spoke french ALL THE TIME.
And by all the time, I mean we had a contract we signed that if we were caught speaking English we’d be on the next flight back to the USA. Serious. (I have a...
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WatchDid anyone else see this story on the Today show — this sweet little girl surprised by her Dad (home from Afghanistan) for her birthday?
I thought about this all day. I love how she says “But how did you ever make it??” and wraps her chubby little hand all the way around his neck.
Tears.
January 2012
29 posts
somewhatfamousblog asked: you say you grew up in rural ohio... where exactly? did you show sheep at the Canfield Fair ever? in Canfield, OH. my mom's side of the family is from New Castle, PA area and i've been going to the Canfield Fair since i was a baby. every year. love your blog!
Welcome New Readers (and a short dissertation on...
Thanks to my darling little D.COE for the shining endorsement and kind words. She, too, is one of my favorite people. Therefore, by the law of transitive properties, hopefully you all will enjoy my blog & camp out for a while.
Unless you have all day to troll my blog for personal details, here are a few ‘get-to-know-you highlights’:
I’m Amelia. Most people call me Meems or...
Before & After
In my work, we do a lot (A LOT) of powerpoint presentations / reports. One of our common design techniques is called a ‘before & after’ showing a visual to demonstrate the current state (plagued with issues) and the future state (roses and sunshine).
I just looked out my window and wanted to provide you all with my current before and after.
Before: Right now, Thursday in...
“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and...”
– Andy Rooney
(via outcamethesun: georgiegirlnyc)
Workday Dinners: Potsticker Salad
Easy weeknight recipe for you kids that meets my weeknight criteria:
Can be prepared in less than 20 minutes when I get home late from work, ravenous
Makes easy leftovers for lunch the next day (there’s nothing I hate more than having to eat a turkey sandwich for lunch)
Here goes:
Snow Peas
Salad Mix
Coleslaw Mix
Tri Colored Bell Peppers
Frozen Potstickers
Sesame Oil
Ginger...
Workday Treats: Mini S'mores
Like the rest of the world, Matt and I faced new years day with more than a few extra LBs on the scale. I guess the past several months holidays will do that to you.
A few years ago we had a lot of success following Weight Watchers. We tracked points, measured portions and most importantly found a ton of awesome recipes that don’t make you feel like you’re missing out. Seriously. It...
our wedding day : beautiful reminders
The ‘new room’ (as we’ve started calling it) has on the walls a representation of our favorite things:
The shadowbox that contains all our wedding invitations, a present from my friend Jackie for our wedding:
I don’t know if you all ever saw our wedding invites / paperwork? While getting them printed was the biggest wedding headache I had, I loved the way they...