We & Serendipity

i've been thinking about this little challenge i made  & decided to share it with the world. because it is a fabulous idea. start whenever you want..it's never too late.

it takes 21 {consistent} days to make a habit. so for 21 days, i decided to focus in a little more on improvements i…

this weekend, my sister & her husband, mr. schroeder, and i  went to dinner & the monster truck tour. it was a blast!


guess how i got these babies?  i won tickets...through the radio.

on the way home from the tour, my brother in law travis says,  "you guys are so lucky. how do you win…

mr. schroeder always seems to know the right answers. & i thought i would share a conversation we had the other day.
ME: so you would think i have prayer completely understood by now. but i have a quick question. let's talk about my cousin jaren for a minute.  he got really sick and we pray…

am i the only one guilty of this?  cruising around my pinterest feed & see something that shocks me?  grabs my attention like no other mother. maybe a kitchen you've always dreamt of or a quote that never spoke to you the way it did before?  i found a quote. by elder uchtdorf, himself.  it…

i've talked about my wedding ring a little teensy bit. it is one of my most prized possessions. to me, a wedding ring is a visual symbol of loyalty, respect & commitment. a lot of people think they have to go to a jeweler to clean their ring. not true at all! home made ring cleaner works j…

via. one of the top five things i hear from people is  "before you have kids, be sure to get out & travel a lot."  i love when people say that. i sincerely love it so so much. before i met mr. schroeder, my family traveled pretty often.  we would always have vacations planned the year…

i took some lovely photos on my new dslr & haven't had the time  to put them on the computer yet! so i thought i'd share a couple from new year's eve and a couple of pretty sappy ones {sorry}.


now for the super super fun part...
for christmas, we got a chocolate fondue package thin…

mr. schroeder & i love the show catfish.  if you haven't seen it, it's about people meeting & falling in love online. from the show, i learned how to do a google search of an image.  i did this & became aware that many of my photos are being used on sites  {without even citing …

when mr. schroeder & i got married,  he fell in love with jamba. i mean, he really likes it.  the other day, he was sick & so i went to buy him a jamba. before i leave, i decide to mention this little important key factor:  "you should try something from the secret menu for once...&qu…