Once upon a time I was the same age as my daughter is now. Nineteen and crazy in love. My husband (who I’ve been married to for the past 25 years) and I had been dating for about six months, and my mother had fantastic tickets to U2. She was in a bit of a […]
A Very Merry Birthday
Over 25 years ago, I set starry eyes on this man. Then, a mere moments out of his teen years, and just a babe. I was 19 when we met. [The thought that I have two kids who are both about to be older than 19 this winter is scary.] 14 years ago, I stood […]
Tara and Tyler Longview Texas Wedding at Miss Mary’s Place
My weekend job is being a photographer and a dream watcher. I love to see people live out their dreams and to help them capture the moment to remember it forever. I even travel for the opportunity to do this… as you can see by my title: Longview, Texas! Longview is a long way from […]
All You Need is Love
“I’ve started to look at life differently. When you’re thanking God for every little you – every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water – you can’t help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all.” ― A.J. […]
Rationalization vs Right Choices
I’m alive! I’m alive! I know you were wondering. There have been a lot of things going on in my hive that needed my attention; and much more that needs my attention which I haven’t attended to as of yet. As I write this little bloggy note to you, I’m wondering why Santa just can’t […]
Tex-Mex-Czech and the American Way
Family reunions bring a lot of people who look vaguely like each other together for a few hours… to eat, to play games, to drink coffee, lemonade and sweet “reunion” tea, to look at photos, to pose for pictures, and in our case this year – to feed a 20 day old bunny exotic game […]
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1992. Roller coasters and glow-stick necklaces weren’t as amazing as spending time in those arms. The whole world faded away in a span of eight months. I was used to not finding anything that lasted. I had come from a broken home myself. I tried to enjoy the moments as if they would flit away […]
