Category Archives: date nights
An Unexpected Happiness
Over the past two months, Stephen’s work load has significantly increased at GreenLoop IT Solutions. Working as a Sr. Field Engineer, Stephen travels all over the East Valley—Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Queen Creek—and downtown Phoenix. He installs servers, manages networks, troubleshoots … Continue reading
Love–15
It was a tennis date. Yes, Stephen and I do have a few moments of “alone-togetherness” in the middle of this precious, chaotic little-boy-world we live in. We have been gifted a monthly date night by our dear friends Ryan … Continue reading
Because Love is Something to Celebrate
Holidays are highlights throughout the year. They mark time, seasons, emotions, life,and important rememberances. They are memory-making times. Holidays motivate me to celebrate life and relish my family. Valentine’s Day is one holiday I want to make special because love … Continue reading
A Desert Family Fall
My cousin, Laura, and her husband Chuck came for a short, but fun-filled visit last week. Silas made sure Uncle “Tuck” knew that all cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, and motorcycles go “Vrroom! Beep! Beep!” Aunt “Wawa” was able to take … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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