they break your hearts
Those beautiful, perfect, darling babies you adore? They do. Just accept it now young parents who are literally awe struck by every yawn, fart, sneeze, poopy diaper and sweet cuddly, perfect moment...
View Articleadventures not under The Big Top
It would seem that we are not the only members of the family circus making adventures and memories this weekend. …weddings at Coachella… Um… So sweet, right? Only if mom and dad are there too. Remember...
View Articlemoving back to school
Yes, we are back from my sister’s wedding. Yes, it was absolutely wonderful! Yes, my sister was absolutely the loveliest bride. Yes, the whole family had a great time making great memories. Yes, there...
View Articleliterally not the best time to buy shoes
Here is where it confess that when it comes to my feet, I am the biggest, prissy Princess and the Pea kind of person ever. Perhaps it is because more than 25 years of spending 12 hours or more on …...
View Articlein a world like this just doing my job
Yesterday this: Literally shared all over social media and even by local Phoenix television news. But what of the ASU and the ASU Police and the ASU LiveSafe app? No news…at first. Soon though they...
View Articlelearning the big secret
When you’re a Business major with emphasis on Event Planning and you are a part of the students’ Programming and Activities Board at your school you get to do some pretty cool things. Like hang out...
View Articlethe perks of a gap year
In the news this past week was the announcement that President Obama’s first born, seventeen year old Malia, would be taking a gap year before beginning her freshman year at Harvard. And we have...
View Articlephoto dump: the “momsoon” edition
No autocorrect, it is not monsoon, it is MOMsoon. Just accept it, okay? Family weekend at ASU with Jodie. Aside from the massive thunderstorm that soaked me upon arrival, Tempe weather was glorious...
View Articleparade maker
And now we will pause for a moment of parental bragging because when you are a parent who has a blog sometimes you do that. My darling 4th daughter made a parade…for a university…for their homecoming....
View Article16th grade
It’s Move In Day for the kids of a few friends of mine and I am finding myself feeling all the feels again as they share pictures of their living rooms transformed into a storage unit that easily...
View Articlefrappuccino fueled first round
While studying at ASU and working at the campus Starbucks, Jodie first met N’Keal Harry. He was a very sweet guy, all 6’3″ of him, as he would stop into her store and order from Jodie perhaps the...
View Articlethe breaking news of the century
There are two kinds of emotion present at any graduation ceremony. For the graduating students there is happiness. They’ve achieved something. They’ve worked hard and are moving closer to their goals....
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