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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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change isn’t a bad word
i love butterflies. i’ve always loved eric carle’s story of the hungry caterpillar. it’s one of those important messages given to us early in life. i ran across this quote earlier this week and it made me stop. as i’m … Continue reading
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my first post of 2014……
I’ve been oddly quiet on here for quite some time and I’m sorry. Truthfully, since finding Kate and Chasing Rainbows, every free minute I have I’m pouring through her blog like it’s a best seller. Why I’m so invested in … Continue reading
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….and on the 8th night of Hanukkah, we learn something new!
Well, they say “you learn something new every day” and while the older I get the more I find that to be true, I will admit it’s been quite some time since I’ve learned anything about Judaism or a Jewish … Continue reading
“If you’re gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.”
Sometimes, I think I was born in the wrong era. at the wrong time. In the wrong part of the country. Okay, not sometimes, ALL THE TIME. I’ve never fit in. I’ve never liked what everyone else liked. I never … Continue reading
here goes another touchy subject…..
i’ve stayed quiet on my blog through the entire summer and this “fifty shades” phenom. ugh, i’m sickened just seeing the title on MY blog. but law & order: svu did a storyline on the topic and it made me … Continue reading
a bucket list?
i guess this should be my yom kippur post. the past day and a half are the holiest of times during the year. our time to repent and ask for forgiveness for mistakes made intentionally or unintentionally. for hurting others. for gossiping. for … Continue reading
goodbye is the hardest thing to say
my life has been changing over the past few months. i’ve made commitments to myself since my birthday july 24th, to stop some of the self-deprecating behavior i’ve been allowing for far too long. i’ve made commitments to myself regarding … Continue reading
