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Today I am thankful for ALL of the men and women who serve, and have served our country. We could never properly thank you for your sacrifice and the sacrfifces of your families. To my own personal Army Veteran, Erin O’Brien, you served and words will never properly express how proud I am to be your friend. Thank you for ALL that you give up daily to allow us the freedoms that we are accustomed to. Your husbands. Wives. Mothers. Fathers. Sisters. Brothers. Children. They all make it possible for those to serve our country and from the bottom of my heart I thank you, today and every day. ❤️🇺🇸💙 #veteransday #thosewhoserved #honoringthosewhoserved #rememberingthosewhoserved #freedom #veteransday2019 #thankaveterantoday #homeofthefreebecause ofthebravethe fed ex guy had just called her “your highness”, she didn’t know what to do with all that power. 😂 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #stillhalloween2019here #belleliveson #belleforever #dressup #favoriteplaytime #letthembelittle #wewereonourfrontstepsi always pictured baseball stuff. trucks. cars. dirt. . . . i thought i would for sure be a mama to boys. never in a zillion years would i have believed you if you told me my life would be filled with princess dresses, dress up shoes, tiaras and glitter. . . . i was no tomboy, don’t let me fool you, but i also wasn’t a princess. i was somewhere practical and in between. shocking. i’m sure to those that know me. . . i cannot lie. there are times i wish she was into different things. but i want her to be who SHE is and who SHE wants to be. so princess dresses and tea parties are how we spend our days.💜🦄👑 #lovethisgirl #letthembelittle #sloaneleah #thisis3 #princessesandsparklesfordays P.S. the Belle costume has barely come off since Halloween! 😂happy fall y’all. 🍁🌻🍂🧡💛 . . . #november2019 #letsgetthisthelasttwomonthsofthisdecadeoverwith #beyou #startsomethingnewfindyourtribeFirst thing this morning “Belle” was not quite ready for pictures. 😂 . . Today was Sloane’s very first Halloween celebration and she was a little bit overwhelmed but had so much fun! . . . I got to go as the mommy this time. It was magical. I mean if you call a clingy threenager afraid to be put down Magical, but it truly was. 😂 . . This is who she is now, and before we know it, it’ll be just a memory on Timehop. . . . What experience has taught me through nannying is that it never goes how we expect. But she had fun! She wore the costume she picked out and felt beautiful in. And next year, she’ll be 4 and it’ll be a whole different experience. I’m grateful for these memorable moments that aren’t necessarily IG pretty, but are #reallife with a toddler. 💛 And as usual, the teachers and staff of @our_village_preschool went above and beyond in creating a very fun and festive experience! Check out those amazing costumes! 🎃👻🧡☠️ #hallween2019 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #belle #halloweenparade #lifewithsloane #sloanesmommy #momlifeisthebestlifefive years ago i was single. there was no husband. there was no sloane. i cried and ached for a family of my own. life was simpler then. it was just me. i worked. i ate. i slept. life was familiar. even now, i look at this picture and recognize the woman looking back more than i do now when i look in the mirror. those three dogs were my everything. riley, charley and oliver. they helped me survive the lonely nights. they kept me company when i needed it most. today i have the family i always dreamt of. today i could not be more grateful for the blessings in my life. .....but every once in a while, when i least expect it, and a walk down memory lane like this pops up and catches me at my most vulnerable. i miss the known. i miss not being afraid. i miss riley and charley more than i can ever explain. ....and the guilt oh the guilt i feel. because i have everything i ever wanted and can still find myself sad and missing the way things used to be. #wordswithmeaning #letsgetreal #words #mynulife #rememberthepast #lookforwardtothefuture #findthegood #lovewithalluourheartandsoul #imissyourileyandcharleyArchives
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This Saturday is May 2nd. It will be one year since Ryan Cruz Saldana was killed and taken from Jacqui and Dan. 365 days later and I still can’t rectify it in my head or my heart. I don’t understand … Continue reading
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change of plans!!
i had every intention if sharing with you today about the VERY exciting weekend starting at 5pm today……..but I interrupt this previously planned post to tell you about a little scare I had yesterday! before i start, i am absolutely … Continue reading
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This Blows!!!!
Consider this your PSA of the day…….for all of those of you who do any online shopping thru Amazon or any of it’s partner sites including Wag.com, Soap.com, Diapers.com, et al, as of December 1st, 2013 the United States Postal … Continue reading
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As the leaves change, it reminds me it’s time for some change…….
This post is not easy for me to write. In fact I’ll be honest it’s been in my head for over a month now and because I’m so emotional and sensitive about it I think it’s just been easier not … Continue reading
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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans….” ~ John Lennon
healing is a weird thing. we don’t know when it’ll happen. we can wait for it endlessly. we can pray for it. cry about it. and we can wait. but it doesn’t happen until you’re ready. no matter what you … Continue reading
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following up a little
thank you ALL for your outpouring of love and support, i can’t tell you how much it means to me. i wanted to take the time and be a little more detailed about WHAT it is i learned last night … Continue reading
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the vacation that wasn’t
this past week i was on vacation. but not really. i was off of work all week, and it’s been HEAVEN. i could definitely jump on board this stay-at-home-dog-mom situation. 🙂 i wanted to go away, but unfortunately, 3 days … Continue reading
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