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Life After High School

My senior portraitBack in high school, all I wanted to do in life was get married and raise a family. But as graduation creeped closer, I realized I couldn’t just sit around waiting for “Mr. Right.” I also remember wanting to stay a senior because I was having a lot of fun, and college and beyond was kind of scary to think about. But someone once said to me that “There is life after high school.” After striking out on a few adventures of my own, I adopted that saying for myself.

In following David’s lead, I too would like to peek into the last 10 years as it is also my 10 year high school reunion this year.

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Happily Two Years After

Our second anniversary - in China!Our second year of marriage has strengthened our relationship with each other and with God. By now, we know each other’s faults and tendencies fairly well, but we both put effort to always think the best of each other. We’ve been committed to forgive and love as the Lord does for us. Sometimes it’s hard, but our closeness has been worth the effort.

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Daily Rice and Chicken

Godspeed Canon A80

I know you’re not supposed to get attached to material things because, in the end, you can’t take it with you, but there’s one item that has a lot of sentimental value to me that I believe it’s worth preserving its memory on our blog.

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Cute-Babays

Pregnancy and Pac-Man

Yesterday David took me to my second prenatal appointment. (That’s right! I’m pregnant, and over my first trimester at that!) We got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time. I was so happy I cried.

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Baby Facts and FAQs

People often ask the same questions so I’ll post some frequently said responses.

  • No, we are not going to find out whether it’s a boy or girl until the baby’s born. We’ll be happy either way.
  • Sorry, we’re not sharing names.
  • My estimated due date is September 24th.
  • Yes, we are very excited. It’s our first child and the first grandchild for both our parents!
  • I had a lot of nausea. But I’m feeling better now.
  • We don’t sleep much now anyways.
  • Sure! We’ll take your baby stuff. But not too much stuff, we’re still in our apartment.
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Tasha

Tasha pooped on a benchWhen I visited Jennilyn twice a week during our courtship, I always had a fun time photographing her cat. She is the loudest purring machine I have ever met. As we visited her folks for the weekend, I couldn’t resist taking a few new snapshots of our favorite feline.

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Clearing the Cache

Benson Tech Show

Double-headed CamryComing up with my high school 10 year reunion, I wanted to see how the school has changed. The Benson Tech Show is a huge open house for the school. It’s an opportunity for the family and community see what makes Benson unique as a technical school.

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Beef for Birthday

Jim's Birthday Card

I incorporated my father-in-law’s birthday gift certificate to Black Angus Steakhouse into his birthday card and wanted to share the final product.

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Clearing the Cache

Catching Up 10 Years in 1 Minute

The idea of going to my 10 year high school reunion seems foreign to me. While I’m excited to see where friends and classmates have gone since graduation, the idea that we’ve been out of high school for 10 years eclipses all that excitement.

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Inspired to Create

Max Tracks Looking EastI hadn’t explored my photography hobby for a while since we’ve got our new computer. I’ve noticed a pattern in my behavior that after I get a new computer, I’m into a season of video games.