everything is magic

Happy October!!



October is one of our favorite months. We have a lot of very exciting things coming up...



Eric starts his new job on Monday

Our wedding anniversary

Meghann & Stan's wedding

Overtime All Night Youth Event

David Copperfield Magic show

The upcoming birth of a little Miss Mason

Labor-less weekends

Summer just ended...

When raspberries, peaches, and blueberries were in season we went picking with our friends Jason & Mr. T.

I eventually made a lovely raspberry jam.


Our garden had a late start this season because of all the rain. Most of our cucumbers are pretty small, but still tasty. Our big yellow tomatoes are absolutely lovely and our cherry tomatoes are so yummy! I recently pruned our flower and vegetable garden, so there will be many green tomatoes turning lovely shades soon!


Eric was fabulous and brought me a few puzzles home from the library. They are a wonderful way to spend a weekend afternoon.

A few people have asked our Brazilian hammock. Here it is in action.

We had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to a lovely fall.

so quiet

Can you tell from our silence that we've been busy?

Since coming home Brazil, we've taken some much needed time to rest, reprioritize, and get back into the swing of things.

leaving is the easy part

We had an amazing opportunity to serve in Brazil this summer. It has taken a while for us to go through over six hundred pictures, get back into the routine of American life, and wrestle with the emotions that come with this sort of trip.

What I've decided to do is post what we would like to share - even if that is very raw or strong. The trip was amazing, but it really wasn't all sunshine and sand.

The short version is we went to Brazil.

The long version is much more complicated and even more beautiful.

We won't be able to tell it in its entirety in a few posts and with the pictures we took, but we will try.

In grand old fashion:

to be continued....

how airports keep people happy

before making it to Brazil, our time at the Hartford airport was very well spent

most of us had never seen these before and we were like a bunch of little kids

we're home

we are back from brazil

our bodies are in piece

our hearts are another story

as soon as we get settled back into life, we'll share stories and pictures from this amazing trip

kitchen tip

The last grocery run I made involved picking up way too many limes and lemons. We knew that they would go bad before our big trip and I hate to waste food. Searching online gave me a wonderful solution - - squeeze the juice into ice cube trays and bag once frozen. Then we'll always have the citrus on hand for marinades!