There’s No Place Like Home

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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Saving for the Future

I recently set up a 529 Plan for my nephew Nathan and ended up writing up a long email explaining IRAs and 529 Plans to my sister Laura. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

Read on to …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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