About a month ago, 9 lady friends from all over the U S of A met up in Las Vegas to celebrate one Kathryn Krouchick's bachelorettehood. As I mentioned in a previous post, Vegas was selected as our destination because Celine Dion performs at Caesar's Palace on the regular. Unfortunately that was her weekend off, … Continue reading GFK –> LAS
Last night Josh asked me to go down and check the mail for him to see if his Penn State letter arrived. I went down stairs (Josh had turf burns on one leg and a charlie horse in the other - both from ultimate frisbee) and, lo and behold, an envelope from Pennsylvania State sat … Continue reading It’s Official!
So when I uploaded the pictures of the sun dogs, I realized there were a few things that I had not shared yet. Josh and Jackie Gow's wedding! The weather was particularly bad that day, and so we were unable to drive down for Mass in the afternoon. Later that evening we still made the … Continue reading Randoms From the Camera
I usually complain about North Dakota, and trust me there is AMPLE material to complain about today (-14 with windchill, more snow, wind blowing about 24 mph, white out conditions for Josh driving to work...), but today I'll share something less whiney. I suppose. Maybe not... considering that I've already shared the picture above. (only … Continue reading Sun Dogs and Some Real Life Sunshine
From January 10 - January 19, Josh and I had the pleasure of venturing back to our homeland in the pacific northwest. It was refreshing to both body and spirit - escaping -40 degree temperatures and warming the soul with loved ones. One challenge, though, is that it's always tough to figure out how to … Continue reading pnw
The day after Josh returned we left for Lake Bemidji, which is about 2 hours away in Minnesota. My lovely co-worker, Jackie, and her husband own a cabin there and graciously let us go there for some R&R. I'm thankful we did. Although I was nervous that we would over extend ourselves by packing up … Continue reading Hibernation
As many of you know, originally I thought Josh would be coming home in January. Josh told me he didn't have a homecoming date until about November he finally told me January 2 - which is about what I expected. But the more we talked and made plans, some details weren't adding up and I … Continue reading Homecoming
May you be filled with true Joy this day as you continue on the journey to celebrate the Incarnation. Here's is a little explanation/reflection for you to chew on about Gaudete Sunday. Come, Lord Jesus!
I am in the process of two-fold waiting: waiting for Josh to come home, and waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus. As much as waiting is always a struggle for an impatient person like myself, this is been a blessed and fruitful time. The juxtaposition of waiting for Josh to come home and … Continue reading Marriage & Advent
As a wee one at Sunday School, my catechist put a stack of Saint cards on the table and asked us to pick one. I picked Saint Lucy. She's the first Saint I ever knew of. I picked her because I thought she was pretty and I liked the color purple. I held onto that … Continue reading December 13: Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
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