Category Archives: Family

Freitag

Go Maroons update: The Dowling Catholic girls basketball team took to the court last night and my dad, sisters, bro-in-law and the Bean were all on hand to cheer them on. Wells Fargo Arena was louder than I remembered and … Continue reading

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Go Maroons!

Sister, sister update: We are planning to celebrate my sister’s birthday with a family dinner on Friday, so I’ll have to keep her gift a secret until then. I’m fairly sure she’s going to love it though! In other news, … Continue reading

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Sister, sister

Crafty kiddos update: We had a slumber party this weekend with our nieces and it was a blast! See for yourself: [Karl on the balance beam drawn by Uncle Markie] [All sorts of goodness at Scratch Cupcakery] [sparkly, sequin fish craft] … Continue reading

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Swedish chef

TGIF update: Three day weekends are ah-maze, but not so much when they go by so fast! My day off on Friday was spent with my sister and the Bean, and we had so much fun running around Des Moines. … Continue reading

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Lovely nails

Dinner dearest update: The Big Night was a smashing success – just like every other year (one + two). The guys did an amazing job of preparing and presenting each course for us to devour. A special shout out to … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner

Baking love update: Weekends spent with family are the best! Our ladies baking day was a blast and I have the cookie, candy and sweets hangover to prove it. [crepes to start things off right] [Sid in action] [finished product] … Continue reading

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Baking love

Seeing red update: This week flew by for me – how about you? It was nice seeing how many people were wearing red around campus today in support of National Wear Red Day. [red cardi + a pic from Sid] … Continue reading

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Date night in DSM

Fully recovered update: This weekend was filled with family, forts and a whole lot of Abu Nazir. Yep, I spent most of Sunday laying on the couch under the covers following the twists and turns of Homeland. I highly recommend … Continue reading

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The bug

Three day weekend update: This past weekend was extra long and filled with lots of fun moments… [Sid’s first trip to Bass Pro] [a relaxing moment] [playing in the snow] [celebrated Marcus’ birthday] And then one not-so-fun moment: on my … Continue reading

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In stitches

Upstairs and downstairs update: While out and about looking for Big Night favors this weekend, I ended up at one of my favorite local craft stores – Hobby Lobby. My mom and I spent close to two hours walking up … Continue reading

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