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Our Thanksgiving 2025
The weekend before Thanksgiving, my parents and my brother, Matt drove down for a visit. We had our usual crockpot chicken tacos for dinner the night they arrived. Arlo was not feeling well at all, so we had a rather early night. Everyone went to...
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Pumpkins and a covered bridge
In mid-October, we drove down to the Indy area to spend the weekend with my sister- and brother-in-law. We hadn't visited them since they got married in May and bought a house, so we were more than overdue.
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Savoring the joys of fall
I love this time of year. I have often rushed past this late fall season straight into cozy Christmas season, but this year, I find myself wanting to linger a bit. So the cheery orange pumpkins are still on display, the leaf craft, where we pressed...
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Turning thirty-five
At the end of September, I turned thirty-five. The Friday before my birthday, Nicholas gave me my birthday presents early – a new coffee setup! We do have a larger automatic pour over coffee machine that we pull out when we have more than a few...
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Apple season and September days
September felt like a blur, and even as I'm typing this, I can't believe October is coming to a close. I'm a big backlogged with blog posts. And in a world where (often) the expectation is to create and post something in that moment, I often feel...
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Minnesota in the fall
In late October, we headed up north to visit my family in Minnesota. We hadn't been up to my original home state since Finn was a baby(!) and since we are going to have a newborn around here in a few weeks' time, we wanted to squeeze in a visit...
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Scenes from October 2024
Another month gone by! This time of year always feels very fleeting to me, which in turn, enhances the preciousness of fall, I think. The changing leaves are so beautiful to me, in part because I know it is only a few weeks of vibrant color before...
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Favorites of fall
Despite my writing in the previous post that fall felt like it passed the baton to winter, we've actually had some rather warm and sunny weather here. Trying to enjoy the ease of outdoor time without winter layers, just yet!
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Savoring a brief fall
In some very real ways, autumn felt like it lasted for only a few weeks. September was a very warm month–hot even–and then our temperatures quickly dipped from the seventies to the low fifties and forties. I love this time of year, so I savored any...
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A fall visit with family
This past weekend, my parents and brother made the drive down from my original home state of Minnesota for a visit with us! The weather and the fall colors were beautiful throughout the entire visit, so we spent lots of time outdoors.
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