Recently Dennis and I spent two weeks with my family in Portland.
Part of our trip was spent preparing for the wedding. I had a pretty long to-do list and I dragged Dennis along for part of it. He helped …
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Wedding Planning – The True Test of a Relationship
Six months ago we posted the story of the proposal and shortly after that I wrote about my search for the perfect ring. Since then our blog has been devoid of reference to our impending nuptials. The wedding has …
Making Petit Fours in San Francisco!
While in San Francisco on a business trip I got to spend a couple of days with CoCo and Franco, friends from the Peace Corps. FranCoCo (as they are affectionately known) had a brunch planned for Sunday morning with CoCo’s …
Happy Holidays 2012 – Christmas Day Edition
On Christmas day we headed to Milford, Delaware and the home of Dennis’ oldest sister Laura. We celebrated the day with Laura, her fiance Marcus, their 4-year-old son Nathan, Dennis’ little sister Andrea, their ex-stepdad John, and his girlfriend Mary …
Happy Holidays 2012 – Christmas Eve Edition
Our families live on opposite coasts (Delaware versus Oregon) so Dennis and I rotate which family we spend Christmas with each year. This year, Christmas was in Dover, Delaware, about 2 hours east of Washington, DC.
We spent Saturday and …
Emily’s Turkey Day in Portland
Last Saturday I flew into Portland (Oregon) to spend the week of Thanksgiving with family. I was born and raised in Portland and I love that little city, rainy weather and all.
I left Portland when I was 18 and …