From the yearly archives: 2012

Things are broken.

On December 28, 2012 · 5 Comments · In holidays

I hope that everyone had a very merry holiday (to those who celebrate, anyway).

Things have been crazy for us. The week leading up to the holiday was a whirlwind. It was hectic at work, and hectic at home. The actual holiday itself was exhausting, so we have been laying low since then, trying [...]

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Merry Christmas

On December 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In holidays
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Silent

On December 17, 2012 · 9 Comments · In in the news

I was wrapping up a meeting with my team on Friday when I just happened to go to CNN’s website. I saw the headlines about the Newtown shooting. At the time, they were reporting 20 dead, “mostly children.”

The most sickening feeling of grief immediately washed over me. I looked over and saw that same [...]

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Cookies & Milk

On December 12, 2012 · 2 Comments · In holidays, nora, photography

For our Christmas card this year, I was a little stumped for what to do with Nora. She’s a little too old to plop somewhere with good props, yet she’s too young to really stay in place and pose. And hey, let’s face it. All people really want is a cute pic. I know they [...]

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The Big Man in Red

On December 10, 2012 · 4 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddlers

Ah, the annual trip to see Santa Claus at the mall.

On Friday night we realized that we are getting really close to Christmas already (how does it always sneak up?) and we better start thinking about taking Nora to see Santa. We decided to give it a try on Saturday morning, so we got [...]

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