Category Archives: date nights

Favorite Birthday Yet

There’s nothing quite like being a St. Patrick’s Day baby. It’s a holiday, but not really, but it is. Everyone’s feeling a little festive, and there’s usually always a parade. My favorite childhood birthday has to be the year we … Continue reading

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Little Bits of Life

Sometimes life happens in nice, neat blog-post packages. It’s easy to have something to write about or have a topic around which to theme a post. Then there are other times. Times when life just happens. Times I’d like to … Continue reading

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I Learned to Gallop!

Not on a horse. Not on a ranch. In a car. In a parking lot. Friday was date night. Although we had planned to make a big evening of it, we kept it simple out of necessity. (A gall bladder … Continue reading

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Meta Date

If you’re wondering about the title of this post, it refers to some terminology Stephen taught me years ago. Data is information. Meta describes data about data. Here’s our personal definitions of the terms data and meta when applied to … Continue reading

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A Peppermint Date

Five years ago yesterday—December 20, 2005—Stephen proposed. Stephen and I had dated since my freshman year at Bob Jones University (2001), so we had been together quite a while. Maybe someday I’ll write the story of how we “met,” but … Continue reading

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Hanging Out Together

At the risk of sounding like an incredibly sappy wife, I must admit that my absolute favorite person to hang out with is Stephen Andrew. Exploring is one of our favorite things to do—something we haven’t been able to do … Continue reading

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Week 25

One of Stephen’s favorite sites is thinkgeek.com. For those of you science and computer nerds who have not yet discovered it’s geeky awesomeness, please stop reading and check out the site right now! When I saw this ThinkGeek maternity shirt … Continue reading

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“Big B, little b, what begins with B?”

B is for blizzards. A butterfinger blizzard and a caramel brownie blizzard from DQ were fun treats tonight. Stephen had a buy one, get one free coupon which made them taste even better. B is for baby registry. Tonight we … Continue reading

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Triple Digits

Yep…we hit 101 degrees this past Friday. May 21st is a late date to start triple digit summer weather, but I won’t complain. After a gusty weekend that blew all the hot air away, today was nice and cool. What … Continue reading

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Pay Day!

Work is a wonderful thing. Working all day not only enables us to accomplish some of our financial goals, but it also makes the time we are at home more satisfying. As a kid, I always wanted Christmas break to … Continue reading

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