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Happy 14TH RYRY!!

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Ryan. Saturday, he had a pair of friends over (brothers) and spent the whole day playing video games, Nerf Wars, board games, etc. His birthday fell on a Sunday. His breakfast birthday request was waffles, berries, crushed Oreos, whipped topping, bacon, and Concord grape juice. (Later he said he […]

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Maui 2018. ALOHA!

Due to the uncertain employment expectations during this timeframe, we decided to go for one week, instead of our typical two. The first four days were cold and overcast, but it gave me the opportunity to read a lot! I knocked out four books! The final three days were sunny, hot, and humid as what […]

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Palm Desert 2018

Road trip to Palm Desert to visit our  Uncle Art and Auntie Yaya (Annie)! I’m not going to lie. Driving to SoCal is not fun. It was a long drive, but we made it!!  We arrived late, and after a quick visit, it was off to bed. Saturday morning, we went on a six mile […]

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‘The Office’ Trivia Night

We have a local pizza place (Campelli’s Pizza) that hosts themed trivia nights. One night, they held a trivia night for the TV show, ‘The Office’.  Coincidentally, Alex has just finished binge watching the whole series. We would not let this opportunity pass us by and decided on a mom/son date night. We named our […]

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Denver 2017/Day 4

Happy New Year! What a great way to start a new year. In a beautiful hotel, in a terrific city, with wonderful friends. We let the boys stay up all night , so as they were sleeping in, David and I walked to this incredible vegan restaurant called Watercourse Foods. If I were to have a […]

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Denver 2017/Day 3

A full day to play…walking through Denver…    We went to the Clyfford Still Art Museum. He was an abstract artist who liked to take a piece of art from another artist and use it as inspiration to make his own piece. We also learned that he received his Master degree, and taught at, Washington […]

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Denver 2017/Day 2

What a beautiful wedding it was! A full Catholic mass wedding; another first for our family. Attire was formal/black tie. We all got to dress up! Waiting for the event to begin…a little thumb wrestling to bide the time. Chase and brother/best man Adrian.  Ashlee and Chase! Fancy dress shots… The reception was at the […]

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Denver 2017/Day 1

We were invited to David’s godson Chase’s wedding! In Denver!!  It was the first time for all of us and were so glad we went! Denver in winter is c-c-c-cold! We were woefully unprepared for it. Still, we made the best of things and has so much family fun. The reception was to be held […]

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Christmas 2017

…was at our house this year! Family joined from all Idaho, New York, and Oakland. We ate a bunch, walked a bunch, laughed a bunch. Everyone received decorative socks, LED light up beanies, and slippers. We had Margaret and Randy bring their dog Luke with them. The puppies played with him a few years ago and had a […]

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Alex turns 15!

Every year, I say “where did the time go?” This year is no exception. My son is 15! He has peach fuzz on his upper lip and is excited about driving this summer!!! I love, love, love how he is shaping up to be an incredible man. Outgoing. Charming. Creative. Smart. Entertaining. Always looking a […]

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