Thursday, May 8, 2014

Our Dream Wedding Turned Circus

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After nine long, grueling months of planning our dream wedding, right down to the tiniest of details, nothing could have ever prepared us fo...

My Wedding Ring Nightmare!

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I am a very thrifty person, something that I inherited as both of my parents come from thrifty parents, and so on.  So I have been rathe...
Friday, May 2, 2014

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Today is Finally My Wedding Day!

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Well it is finally here, my wedding day!  I am like a child on Christmas Eve and have not been able to sleep because I am excited and nerv...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Uncertainty in the midst of switching roles: Becoming a Housewife…

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Being a housewife or stay-at-home Mom was never on my list of dreams.  I have always been a hard worker and have paid my own way...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Homeowners receive parking tickets in their driveways…

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In an unsuspecting neighborhood in Glendale, Arizona, it is now illegal for a select group of homeowners to park in their driveways.  O...

Seriously, a parking ticket for parking in my driveway...you're kidding right?!?

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I have lived in my house for about four years now and the driveways are shorter than most driveways in this neighborhood as my home builder ...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

What Did I Just Sign Up For?!?!

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     As I'm sitting here watching my nephew's soccer game and now my niece's soccer game it brings me back to when my daugh...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

The True Meaning of Self Love; My Personal Journey

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All of my adult life I've heard you need to truly love yourself or you will never be truly happy, find true love, and so on.  I h...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

I never thought I would be able to forgive…

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                            “Forgiveness is not always easy.  At times it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgi...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Stop This Ride I Want Off!!!!

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Being the parent of two teenage daughters is a lot like being Bi-Polar; ups, downs, highs, lows, giggles to tears in an instant, and not ...
Friday, March 7, 2014

The Waiting Game...

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My doctor requires his patients to check in 15 minutes before their appointment time.  I have no problem with that.  What really irritates ...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

My Grandma’s Kitchen…

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  Ever since I was a little girl I was fascinated with my Grandma Rizzo while she cooked.  It was like a well choreographed ballet of s...
Monday, March 3, 2014

My First Winter in Iowa…

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     I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona so my first winter in Iowa was a total and complete shock to me.  I had no idea how to prepare for wha...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Where Did The Building Go?

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             I moved to rural Iowa from Phoenix, Arizona the summer of 2003.   Once there I realized I had a bad case of culture shock.  ...