We & Serendipity

at times, my problems seem bigger than the universe. how they creep up on me when i least expect them, & how nobody around me has been through the same dealings.
last night, after leaving my parent's house, i looked over at mr. schroeder, and just fed him a good solid four pages of my feel…

i think it's safe to say i got spoiled this christmas. i got a dslr camera, tilly's goodness, clothes, & much more. trevor got a helicopter, a hanggliding lesson, an iphone, and little things in between. more importantly, i got to ponder all about Christ. i think most of us fail to do …

mr. schroeder went out of town for a week. so i participated in some major girl time.  my mom and i baked for 48 hours.  it was fun. but i think i'm done baking until christmas 2013.
 i decided to catch up with some lovely people from high school. meet paige. and ivanna.

i've got a feeling…

i won't write my opinions on gun control. but i came across this and was in awe at how amazing it was. the father of a victim in the columbine shooting made a speech.  and it was astonishing in every way. please read.  with an open heart. and an open mind.
i don't want to offend anybody. an…

this is my first year giving neighbor gifts.  if you know my mom...you know that  she is one of the most thoughtful people ever.  every year, she bakes for hours and hours & days and days... all for her neighbors. she makes caramels that are to die for.  i decided to incorporate this tradition…

growing up, our family had many traditions. one of my favorites was "12 days of christmas."

i was surprised to hear that not many people have heard of it.  we would leave something on someone's doorstep, doorbell ditch them, & run our faces off, every night for 12 nights until chr…

there are a lot of us who are date night fanatics.  i being one of them. it is so important.  i thought i would come up with a list of some of our favorite date nights. as well as some dates we are going to participate in in the future.


1. dress up, go to dinner & a park. bring a boombox.  have …

before i got married, this is strictly all i heard... "married life is the bomb.  it is so fun.
it's a lot of hard work though. but definitely worth it."  when i was engaged, i was caught up in how perfect my wedding was going to be.  and how much i absolutely loved my perfect fiance…