Posted on October 26, 2009 by cakboliv
…Rob and I are “empty nesters”. It’s definitely a life transition, but not in a bad way, just in a “wow, this is different, now what?” kind of way.
In the spring of this past year, our house grew fuller, Robbin moved home to save money. It was the first time in several years that all [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2009 by cakboliv
My good friend Kaela cracked me up this morning with her tale of their most recent Camping Adventure Disaster. I had been hearing about this camping trips for several weeks prior and so understood Kaela’s little bit of anxiety, although she graciously was keeping great humor over the whole thing and was courageously willing to [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2009 by cakboliv
So, I’m learning that working on planning a wedding (Robbin, our oldest daughter is getting married on August 1st, 2009) is kind of like being pregnant. What I mean is this: everyone wants to tell you their “labor story”. I have heard many wedding horror stories which usually start with, “Oh, here’s one thing you’ll [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2009 by cakboliv
Yep, it’s official, I’m going to be the Mother of the Bride! Robbin, our oldest daughter is engaged to Mr. Jakob Brown. It all happened a week ago Saturday. Jake talked to Rob early in the day – had lunch at Chipotle. Many good things happen at Chipotle! Then Jake proposed later in the evening. [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by cakboliv
Today was the day. The day Rob busted out the….dramatic pause, please…dreaded Excel spreadsheet (read those words with a deep scary echoey voice like in a horror flick) to plan our Christmas shopping.
While I moan and complain a bit about it, it actually has become a great guide for us each year. We estimate the [...]
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