tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28680356041988772952012-01-25T11:40:47.544-05:00jodi + brentley + tag cobbJodi and Brentley Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504391275546905725noreply@blogger.comBlogger1141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868035604198877295.post-74978905992056762012-01-25T11:40:00.000-05:002012-01-25T11:40:47.557-05:00

 My friend Kate told me when I was pregnant with Tag that each day forward as a parent just presents another opportunity to trust the Lord.  After nearly 17 months of theoretical opportunities and future worries that I obsessed over, this weekend, we had a very real opportunity to trust God.  Though nobody "wishes" for opportunities like this, I am thankful that I have my God to put my trust in,

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I really wanted to get a family photo this year for our Christmas card, but it just didn't work out.  Instead I took some of just Tag (it only took about 200 shots to get this photo).  Then I found a groupon to order these cards from an online print shop. I didn't realize until they came that I ordered the square shape, which can cost up to $0.20 extra in postage... I took them to my local post

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30 weeks pregnant with baby girl cobb. yes, now you know why i have slowed down so much.  when i see the pictures, i don't even know what to say.  it blows my mind what my body can do in such a short period of time.  and it also blows my mind how quickly second pregnancies pass.  they are neat though, second pregnancies, because imagining what your child could look like or be like isn't as

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i have slowed down, A LOT!  baby girl is wearing me down from the inside out and tag... well did you know he can run now?  he turned 15 months on November 23.  i am getting my money's worth from a nice heating pad, and trying my best not to do things i don't have to do.  but it's hard because we have a small house and need to make room for my sweet little lady and things need to be organized! 

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I'm a day late on posting this as Nov 21 is Brentley's birthday.  But I couldn't resist a little post about him (and some cute pics), since we've been celebrating him, and all!   Gosh, I just LOVE Brentley Cobb!!!  He's so stinkin' smart!  Just the other day, he beat me by like a hundred points in scrabble.  I love how, with the exception of Thursday nights, he can be found reading before bed.

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We were engaged on November 20, 2007 in Brooklyn, NY.  It happened by a park bench on the promenade overlooking Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty just after dark.  It was the most amazing and romantic engagement I could ever dream of!  And if you know Brentley well, then you know he is capable of nothing less.  It's crazy to think on those days when we were just planning

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So as I have mentioned before, Tag loves to get down.  I got a video on Julia's phone last week, and I had to post.  You can barely hear the music coming from his toy, but it's typical baby classical tunes.  One day when I get a phone that is cool enough to have a video camera on it, I'll catch him dancing to some gospel jams--that is where it's at!  Anyway, the headbanging thing is a new dance

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we're having a terribly busy week (work wise), but i just have to take a second and document some of the big changes around here with our little 14 month old!  last night as tag was taking his last serving of milk in his sippy cup, i realized that i think we can safely say we've transitioned out of using a bottle!  it took about a week.  he still likes the milk warm or room temperature (but not

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(did you hear that title in a paula deen voice? or is it just me?) i just had a happy moment amidst a S-T-R-E-S-S-F-U-L week.  and yes, it's only tuesday and already the whole week is off.  i think it's going to be "one of those" weeks for both b and myself, because we're taking off friday to visit his parents in virgina.  anyway, i can hardly wait for that moment when we back out of the drive

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i just got back from seeing the new footloose movie with my girl hannah.  it was so fun!  baby girl was even dancing the WHOLE time!  speaking of dancin'... i can't wait for her to get here, so i can get my "just dance II" on again.  maybe it will be james brown helping me shed this baby weight instead of mommy and me yoga?  here's hoping!  tag would have loved this movie (or at least all the

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...you and your massive container of cookie dough and the coupon that sold me.    this is just a "like" image i found on line.  the coupon was actually $3 dollars off.  it has taken me less than a month to get to the bottom of it.  i've got about 4 or 5 bites left, if i ration it well throughout the weekend.  poor baby girl.  she'll probably come out with chocolate chips for freckles.  but

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GOOD:i always dread cleaning my bathroom because no matter how hard i scrubbed that tub, it was still gross.  but this time, i used the mr. clean magic eraser for the bathroom, and it worked MIRACLES.  we have those not-tile tubs... i guess they are plastic?  they are in a lot of newer town homes and apartments especially.  anyway, the bottom of the tub gets super dirty if you do things like wash

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NEW NEIGHBORS So our good friends Jean and Trent just finished renovating a house two doors down from us over here in East Durham, and they finally moved in.  We are so pumped!  It's awesome to have friends so close (I mean, literally shouting distance).  So far we've been able to watch each other's boys, our dogs,and go for morning walks at Duke and the ATT.   Just this last week, Jean

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Meal time is getting more and more interesting lately.  Tag is a great eater, but he loves to share his food with Durham.  It's cute in one second and super gross in the next.  And, it seems like Durham doesn't eat her food until after Tag has eaten in the morning, so she won't miss one scrumptious bite of waffle or nutri-grain bar.   Seriously, Tag can eat these small apples down to the core

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Well we just did make it a year before Tag had to go to the ER.  One day a few weeks back, he was playing and just came up to me (after a not so good nap) and was rubbing his eyes and wanted to be held.  So, I thought perhaps he might need to try another nap.  I took him up and rocked him, read a book, and put him down.  We had minimal fussing, and he went to sleep quickly.  He was up an hour

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This weekend I lost my crockpot to a sticky fingered, tippy toe reaching, toddler.  Great timing huh, with fall/winter around the corner?  He reached between the fridge and the counter and pulled the electrical cord until the entire thing came down onto my dark hardwood floor.  By God's grace, he did not get hurt, but the super heavy stoneware bowl broke into a lot of tiny pieces.  The stoneware

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Tag's Papa and Nana gave him a month of classes at the Gymboree Play and Learn Gym for his 1st birthday present.  He has one class left, and so far it's been really great!  I'd say we've learned more about him, than he's learned in this class, but he's enjoyed every second of being let "loose" in this safe play area for an hour at a time!  I can see how the class has and would be beneficial for

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What the what??  These are all the things I just can't wrap my brain around right now.  Nobody told me about the fact that once you get your baby sleeping through the night, they turn into toddlers and begin waking up at 3am and sometimes 4:30am and 5am too.  Nightmares?  Hunger?  Molars?  No idea.  Super tired momma.... definitely. Next time I buy a house, I want one with an already

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lately i've been feeling quite overwhelmed by life.  not by everything individually... for instance, my son is not overwhelming, my husband is not overwhelming, my job is not overwhelming, etc.  but those things in addition to everything and everyone else (managing the household, the busy calendar, church, friends, family events, etc.) that i keep up with is kind of overwhelming.  when i feel

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There isn't much I can say that these pictures don't far better describe. I will say though that the next time I get Tag's hair cut, I won't schedule it at dinner time after we spent the whole day at the zoo(with two bad naps). Not such a terrific idea! Nevertheless, the end result isn't half bad.

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Yesterday we celebrated Tag's first birthday, and I've got a bad case of nostalgia. I've been looking at old pictures of Tag, and I'm fascinated at how much he's changed. Since January he has learned to eat solid foods (6 months), to crawl (7 months), to pull up and crawl up stairs(9 months), to walk (10 months), and now at his first birthday he eats most of his food on his own with his 8 hard

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We finally made it up to Abingdon, Virginia to visit with Papa and Nana, just in time for their birthdays (both in July)! It was so nice to finally see where they live and be in the mountains where it's a tiny bit cooler. I won't lie and say that Tag was a model passenger for the ~4 hour day drive (read, screamed all the way down I-40 till we were in Winston Salem, at which time he passed out),

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I love apples.  like, love, love, love them!  In one day I will easily eat and apple or two and some apple sauce. Recently I made the mistake of letting Tag have a bite of my apple.  He loves nearly everything I put in front of him, and the apple was no exception.  But I think he especially loved the sensation of sinking his teeth into the apple.  Now, whenever I have an apple, he knows what it

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Tag is learning how to play with other kids.  It's seems like a no brainer, but for him it's not.  He has a tendency to be quite rough, and he even bites!  He's so curious about faces.  He loves to touch the nose and eyes and mouth and teeth on everyone.  Except some of his touches are like slaps or pokes--not malicious though, just excitement gone wrong!  Too bad other babies can't tell that

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The last weekend in May, Tag and I went with B's mom and Grandma to New York City to visit family. After a crazy turn of events, only one family member was in town, but we were hardly in want for activities while visiting the greatest city in the world!This trip gave Tag a lot of early "firsts" for a 9 month old. His first plane ride was terrific! We left at 8 pm from RDU and had a direct flight

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I had someone snap this photo a few months back of all the boys in our church nursery at Redeeming Grace.  On the far left and far right are the veteran mom's, Becca and Laura, whom we are able to glean lots of advice and encouragement from.  Ashley, Myself and Jean are in the middle...we're the new kids on the mom scene.  I'm going to keep snapping photos in the next few years to see how old

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The second week in May, we took our first family vacation together--just the three of us (well, 4 if you include our pup, Durham). We visited the Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, and Tag loved it! He also really enjoyed the beach... and the taste of salty sand in his mouth. Before we left, I snapped some photos of Tag in this adorable red outfit Julie got him. It was a 12 mo size outfit, and he

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I'll be the first to admit that too much money was spent on the royal wedding of William and Kate (over $100M?).  And, sure, there are many ways that this money could have been better spent with respect to feeding starving children, providing clean water, building schools, etc. in third world countries.  (Though, I think it's cool that Kate and William asked guests to make donations to various

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This first Mother's Day sure was a sweet one. It started around 5:30am Sunday morning. Tag apparently just wanted a snuggle, and since we were at the beach (on vacation) in a strange place, I happily obliged. My sweet husband woke up a tiny bit later and although we didn't speak, we smiled and kissed and I knew he was up to take over so I could go back to sleep. Awesome! I woke up the second time

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It's our anniversary today! I'm so glad my handsome, Godly, smart, generous, passionate, funny, romantic, nerdy, bearded, talented dream man committed his whole life to me 3 years ago today. Seriously... I'm so lucky! He is the best, most perfect, match for me. He makes me laugh. He challenges me to be a better person. He gave me a son, who is a tiny clone of him, whom I love and adore also. I

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Today Tag is 8 months old. I love this child so much it hurts! I can see so much of B in him, and that makes me so happy. I'm loving this age because he's just so stinkin' sweet! He responds with smiles, even amidst tears. He loves to eat. Not sure what he's weighing in at these days, but I'd guess around 25lbs. He's crawling and pulling up and consequently into everything. He is so excited by

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I call this lovely lunch a Chrissie Salad.  My dear friend Chrissie made this for me several years ago, and I crave it at the first sight of strawberries in spring!  It's so good and so simple.  My neighbor grew these greens.  There are chunks of sharp cheddar cheese (but colby jack works well too). Fresh strawberries, and cucumber.  I didn't have any meat (deli ham, turkey, or chicken) on hand,

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A few weeks ago we braved a road trip with a 7 month old. The drive itself was great. We broke the trip up by stopping in Richmond to see one of my best friends from college. Tag slept like a champ the whole ride there. We arrived around 7pm and were able to visit with Cat and Bill and even grab a nice dinner out. We stayed in the guest room (all three of us), and Tag had his own pack n play to

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Like... soooo good!  I got my first 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep in quite a while...  probably in like, a year.  We've tried CIO several times but the timing was always bad.  The first time, tag was just too young (I don't recommend doing CIO before 6 months).  The second time worked for a week but then tag's teeth came in.  Now, the third time seems to have been the charm.  Thanks to my friend

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Yes. NO. YESSSSSSS..... we're starting for real this weekend, naps and all.  We'll let you know how it goes.  Prayers appreciated!(no, that's not a pony tail.  that's a samuri top knot)

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stinks. it turns an otherwise happy, sweet, smiley, excited, friendly baby into this:thankfully, two bottom teeth broke gum and have surfaced into white little bumpy specks. the first on tuesday, march 1. the second on wednesday march 2. unfortunately, you can't see them without wrestling the sweet drool monster. but soon enough, soon enough.(tag if you're reading this as a young man and you're

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Ready for more awesomeness??  So recently my friend Elizabeth posted her blog on facebook with this challenge.  I think I'm late to the game, and you may have already heard about it, but I think it's so great (and I'm kind of obsessed)!  Here is the official blog's challenge.  Here is my friend Elizabeth's blog where she has taken the challenge.  I think she has done an awesome job!  She's always

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You know how Oprah has her favorite things?  I have some too, and I want to share one today because I love to share awesome things with my friends.  (Also, my things are better than Oprah's things because you can actually afford them.)My new awesome obsession is with the crockpot or slow cooker.  But mine is actually called crockpot, so I say crockpot.  I should give her a name.  Betty?  Betty

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Tag got his first virus this past week. But, praise be to God, it only lasted 24 hours or so.Durham loves to provide a sympathetic snuggle.And, all is well that ends well.

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so tag is almost 6 months old, and i have all of maybe 6 decent pictures with him.  here's a terrible one, but it's kind of funny of tag.  he can just be so serious sometimes!  do you think he looks spoiled??anyway, i realize that i'm not in pictures with him because i'm always taking them.  also, i've been recovering from actually having him and let us be honest... the first 6 months after

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the sunshine today just made me so excited about this week.  and, i just got an email from a fellow church planter who is starting up a running group and our first 5k is mid april.    i suck at discipline.  but today i feel refreshed and ready to try again.  so this week my goals are as follows:have a meaningful quite timework my buns off at work so i don't have to work at nightgo for a walk at

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you should see him parallel park.

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5 month old tag in his johnny jumper. you'll be missing half the fun if you don't turn the volume up and listen to the sounds tag has learned to make! (anyone know how to rotate a video?)

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1. every time i try to blog, i am needed by an adorable, blue-eyed, baby boy.2. hannah carson is super amazing (she took the below photos in early november).3. being a mom and having a full time job is a cake walk.you have to start back some where when you've been a slacker on your blog.    

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...thanksgiving, christmas, new year, MLK day.... what else did I miss? oh well. here are some fun pictures from our latest adventure: baby food!

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The first month with Tag flew by in a serious blur. Here is what I can remember from the first few weeks with our sweet boy:-We didn't tell anyone the names we had picked out for the baby until we discovered it was a boy. About 10 minutes after he was born, before I had even held him(they didn't hand him to me right away because he wasn't breathing properly), we announced his name to the people

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I'm Back!  Sorry.. been busy havin' a baby...Have I ever mentioned how much I love our church?  Well I do.  I have grown exponentially as a Christian at this church in the past 3 years, and by God's grace, I've made some amazing friends.  The women I've met at SGC are all so interesting and talented in awesomely different ways.  Being in fellowship with these women has been a huge part of my

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I can't believe that in 9 short months I went from this... To this...But I'm pretty sure that it's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. ever!Tag was born on August 23, 2010 at 7:06pm at Duke University Hospital. He weighed 9.1 lbs and was delivered the good ol' fashioned way after 21 hours of contractions, water breaking, an epidural, some pushing, pitocin, and more pushing... then

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*Compromise: The key to keeping a happy marriage and decorating a room, among many other things.The nursery was not easy for us to decorate/plan. It was difficult because I kind of stink at decorating, because brentley and I have different ideas about what looks good, and because we don't know the gender of our baby. But, it's finally done! And, I'm pretty pleased with what our friend,

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So the last weekend in July, Brentley went to a wedding out of town and I skipped out. I just didn't have it in me to travel that far approaching 37 weeks. Instead, I stayed home and nested like a crazy woman. I couldn't do it all by myself, so I called in back up--my mom and sister. This was a genius idea on my part. Not only did they not let me lift a finger, but I forgot how much my mom

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In June, some of my oldest and best friends hosted a shower for me at my friends Jennifer's house.  It was so much fun!  Not only are these girls a fun time all the time, but they know how to throw an adorable and enjoyable shower for sure.  It was awesome to catch up with them and to see some girls from home whom I haven't seen in ages.  Here are a few photos from the day.  The color scheme was

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Part 1...  I have been immensely blessed during this pregnancy with several baby showers from some of my dearest friends and family.  The first one was thrown by Tziporah, Chrissie, and Allison.  A few things that made this shower so special to me were their thoughtfulness into things I love.  I'm not sure how much was intentional, as I know they love a lot of these things too, but gosh, they hit

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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting my friend Bethany's wedding shower at my house on behalf of our homegroup. Bethany and her husband-to-be, Stephen, are both in our home group, and we've really enjoyed getting to know them this year!I wanted to share a few photos of the shower along with some recipes because our friend Kate did an awesome job planning the menu. The shower was on a

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OK so one of my friends decided (wisely) to make her blog private.  And I quickly jumped on the band wagon to do so too...  except then I realized that people can't request permission to read my blog.  They have to be invited by me.  But, I don't know who reads my blog (though I imagine it's mostly friends or at the least good acquaintances like sisters of my friends), so how will I know who to

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So about a month ago I was browsing the mall with my newly engaged girlfriend, Tziporah, as we were waiting for another friend from out of town to meet us for dinner and a movie. And, we happened to walk into the new Bare Escentuals store because she was looking for a specific product. As she was checking out, she tossed her old business card in the container by the register for a free make

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I meant to post a photo at 30 weeks, but I didn't get around to it in time. We seem to stay busy these days, which is a great thing when you're beginning to feel really pregnant and dreaming about delivering at 37 weeks instead of 40 (one can dream, right??). Our busy is nice though, and we feel really blessed. We have spent the summer so far enjoying time with friends and family mostly and

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One of the many reasons I think I'm enjoying my first pregnancy is because I have lots of friends who are pregnant (or were recently pregnant and just had their baby) too. Below is a picture of a few of my pregnant girlfriends at church back in late April. We happen to be all pregnant about a month apart with our first babies! From left to right we have Ashley (due late May) at 8 months. Jean

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A few weeks ago Brentley and I hit up the Durham Bulls game with some friends. Now as you know, we're not "baseball fans" of any sort, but we still really enjoyed sitting outside in the warm, breezy, June evening with friends.This was also my dear friend Allison's last game working for the Durham Bulls... wish I had a picture of the shout-out she got that the Bulls put up on the jumbotron screen

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28 weeks officially marks the beginning of the third trimester for us. It's amazing how quickly the second trimester flew by though! I've felt pretty amazing since about week 15 or so, and I'm so thankful for that. Otherwise, I don't know how I could have handled buying a house, moving, decorating, working full time, and getting a little exercise in there too!The baby kicks pretty regularly

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In case you haven't met her yet, this is the latest addition to our family. Her name is Durham, and we LOVE her! She is the sweetest thing ever, hence her nick name. We got her from the Durham Animal Protection Society and we couldn't be more pleased! We take her to the farmers market and for walks around Duke's East Campus. She is such a loving dog, and I can't think of one time I've had

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A few weeks back B and I decided to venture out to the farmers market early on a Saturday morning to see what everyone was raving about. Now I know! It was really pretty impressive. We took our sweet D (which we couldn't actually take through the market), which is why all these photos are from afar. Since we couldn't take the dog through the market B sent me through with the little bit of

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this post is a tad over due, as we hit the 2 year mark a few weeks ago (may 4th), but i just wanted to share with everyone the fun we had. i can't believe it's been 2 years! we kind of took the anniversary weekend easy... or tried to, at least. we closed on our house the week before our anniversary so we were busy painting and sanding and painting some more (photos to come). luckily, we had a

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B and i have officially committed to durham! we’ve given up our vagabond ways of renting/moving every year, and we’ve settled down (for now). the decision took me by surprise in a way, but after living in durham for several months we knew this was the place for us. the tough part was finding the perfect first house. but, once we began looking and praying, it didn't take us long to decide that

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I'm a worry wart. I'd like to think otherwise, but it's in times such as this (this being, pregnancy) that my lack of trust in God becomes apparent to me. But I'm blessed, because I have an amazing Husband who doesn't struggle in this area, who supports and encourages me. I'm also blessed with awesome friends from church with whom I can share my struggles knowing they'll offer solid biblical

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Disclaimer: This is a long over due post that assumes you've read this post.So along with being half way there, comes the "stuff." Yes, you'd think I'd love any excuse to shop, and I do, but gosh where do you start? I don't want to go overboard, but I do know that I want multiple kids so want to get some quality items that I can re-use. I also want to find a balance between the American way

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When we first moved to Durham in June 2009 we only really knew one other couple that lived in the area from church--Amy and Tofer Moran. We spent this past year getting to know them better, and Brentley was even in a band with them(Proud Valletta). We enjoyed carpooling with them to church, hanging out watching movies, and celebrating their kids' birthdays. They were also in our home group.

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Lord willing, that's the date around which we'll be expecting our first baby! i'm sure for most, this is not "new" news, but i finally have a few pics to post, a little time to write, and something more than morning sickness to share, so i thought i'd update our blog.today marks the 20 week mark which is half way there. i have to say that i'm pretty excited and thankful to be here! the first

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we had an awesome christmas! it was especially enjoyable to spend so much time with brentley (though most of it seemed like it was spent driving). we managed to visit all of our family during the course of the month, which to some may seem like a nightmare. at times, we were even a little exhausted from it, but we are so grateful to have so much family to visit that it makes traveling worth

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long over due post. so what's new since the west coast road trip? october. we got a new car. we actually had to get a new car because this happened. in case you can't tell, that's a mini cooper that totaled my sweet 9 year old ethel. the mini cooper hit my car while it was parked in front of my house. the impact forced my car to hit paul's car, which was parked in front of mine. it was

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For Christmas this year a friend of mine at work, Julia, gave me a loaf of this amazing bread. She was willing to pass the recipe along to me (and knows I'm posting it on this blog) on the single condition that I not make it and hand it out to anyone at work at Christmas time in the coming years. =)Julia's Sweet Bread3 cups flour1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder2 1/2 cups sugar1

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san diego. once we left big sur we were pretty ready to be in san diego already. the drive around that area is pretty nauseating with all the winding turns and twists coming out of the mountians. we eventually hit LA and knew we were close. once we arrived at dan's house his roommate pete greeted us with a warm welcome (and a delicious dinner) and we all showered and slept off big sur. in the

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as i mentioned before, the ladies in my homegroup met for a recipe exchange and here is one recipe i specifically asked for. it's a great, inexpensive, week night meal and the chili sauce (i buy chili with no beans) really does make an excellent dipping sauce along with the other burger fixin's. Cheeseburger Pie1 pie crust1 lb. ground beef1 tsp. salt½ tsp. oregano¼ tsp. pepper½ cup dry bread

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we left san fran for san jose where we stayed with a friend of dan's. it was a great pit stop (between san fran and big sur), and we had such a blast going out that evening. i think the first reason was because we rode bikes everywhere. they even had spare bikes for me and brentley! i love it when people are thoughtful!dan's friend was in a pool tournament and needed an extra player so dan

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...after we left (sonoma) wine country we followed dan's cousin, rose, to san francisco. we stayed the night there with her (thanks a million rose!!!), and we woke up the next morning to venture out into this crazy amazing city! rose lives on haight street so that's where we started. we walked several blocks down haight and caught a bus to golden gate park. (gosh i love a good public

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brentley and i outside of the first winery, Gundlach Bundschu! this countryside is so amazing. wine country is definitely a vacation within itself. gun bun (this winery) is located in sonoma valley. rose, dan, and rose's friend tasting at gun bun.more photos from the tasting at gun bun.this is the second winery we went to. it was a sister winery of gun bun. this was our crowd walking around

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northern california.first time seeing and being in the pacific ocean. cold. the guys find a dead sea lion. gross, eh?drove down the coast a little bit to find some wild elk!my first time watching the sun set over the ocean.brentley and mebrentley and I again. we were hoping to camp in this area but it was a holiday weekend and we didn't make reservations in time. who knew?Redwoods! So

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portland. this is dan. dan was brentley's best man in our wedding, and is brentley's best friend. he currently lives in san diego, and he flew into portland to meet us for the road trip. here he is trying to figure out where we were... powell's books. pretty amazing place! the independent bookstore takes up an entire city block. dan and brentley walking through a neighborhood near the

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#1So I think most of you know we moved to Durham and love it. But, I have to confess that I have quickly become an unmotivated cook. Sometimes I think it's because I don't have a dish washer, and I'm tired or just feeling lazy. It's especially hard when I know that my husband would most likely rather have papa johns pizza delivered anyway? But other days I think.... I just need some new

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...and i haven't had the chance to write nearly enough.amidst the wedding madness, brentley made a mad dash for the west coast on a cross country road trip. he went out west with our friends paul, tofer, and eli. eli sent me this photo from his phone to mine... not bad huh?i spent a long weekend at the beach with a few of my college girls. (cat, the photographer, is missing... she and julie are

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for my dear friend tiffany's bachelorette party, the group of us girls planned a fun "fiesta" to celebrate. i borrowed a recipe from my friend dawn and it was such a hit. i wanted to share it plus some photos from the weekend.cristin, brooke, christy, me, jennifer, and tiffany (the bride) in purplethe table settingtiffany and christy, the matron of honorfiesta rice and beans(again, recipe

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in mid july two of our best friends got married. adam (brentley's best friend) and kristin were married at a mansion in wilson. the wedding was beautiful, short, and sweet and soooo much fun! i didn't get any pictures of the actual ceremony or the reception but here are a few shots of kristin before the wedding.kristin reading her card from adamkristin and her parentsa week later, one of my

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for those of you who may not know, b + i just moved to durham about a month ago (and we love it). if you know anything about durham you definitely know about duke university and blue devil basketball (go heels!). you probably also know about the durham bulls. and, perhaps you even associate it with a little gang violence (what city doesn't have a little of that?). but, did you know that

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i recently had the privilege of serving my dear friend allison by participating as a bridesmaid in her wedding. i first met allison in boone at ASU through our friend tziporah. at first i was intimidated by her because she's so beautiful and poised and next to her i felt super silly, but i soon realized that allison had no clue about her beauty! she's so humble, and she has the sweetest spirit.

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brentley is off on a road trip with some guys, and i am less than motivated to sleep. crazy huh? so i decided that now might be a good time to upload some of the photos from my camera.(above) brentley, paul, and dan. this photo was taken in mid december 08 at Chrissie's b-day bash in Raleigh our first tree! me and my baby sister, jami, on her birthday. she's our christmas eve b-day girl.me and

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36 hours in the triangle

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a year ago i definitely wouldn't have pictured brentley and myself potting our only little urban garden. but, we did, and it's been really fun to watch everything grow! on the far left is a tomato plant with some oregano. The next pot has two tomatoes and two green peppers in it. the purple pot is a zucchini. down at the lower left is a small pot with some chives, and basil in it. the pink

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thanks hannah for posting that last recipe! i tried it, and it was so great. we ate it too fast for me to get a picture. but, i love using my crock pot, and i'm so glad to have a new recipe. next time i think i'll freeze half, because it's perfect comfort food that would be great to just pull out of the freezer one busy week night.also, i tried the meatloaf cupcakes and loved those too. for

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today is may 4, 2009. one year ago we got married. whoop!sorry about not blogging since, oh... um december or so? my camera battery is shot, so these pics are all from my phone or borrowed. plus we've been busy being married and all... =)this first christmas season was a crazy one. we both worked up to christmas eve which was my sister Jami's 21st birthday. having a christmas eve birthday

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... check out my friend Georgia's new shop on line: down2earthdesignsgeorgia is a woman of many talents, and it's such a blessing to know her. not only can she sew-- she sings professionally, teaches piano in her studio at home, plays guitar, has a garden, makes homemade juices and sushi, oh and she has a baby on the way. talk about domestic! =) again, check her out!

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This is so easy and you can put it in the crockpot! 4-6 (depending on size) boneless, skinless chicken breast1/4 cup water1 package italian dressing mix1 package cream cheese (I do 1/3 less fat), softened1 can cream of mushroom soupMix together water and italian dressing. Place chicken in crockpot and pour water mixture over chicken. Cook for 1 hour on high. Whisk together cream cheese and soup

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mark bittman is a columnist for the new york times and is also a well known writer in the food world. i first heard of him when brentley's sister, allison, gave me his cookbook: How to Cook Everything. i was overwhelmed at first, by the size and complexity of the cookbook, but now I use it weekly. i use it as a reference (when i hear of a food or see an ingredient that i have never heard of

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Last Saturday evening, my mom and I helped host an engagement party at her house with girlfriends Jennifer, Christy, Lori and Ms. Christine. The theme was a "Mocktail Party" and we each prepared different dishes to complete our menu of heavy hor d'oeuvres. Jennifer also created a beautiful mocktail menu complete with two signature drinks in honor of the bride and groom.The "Tifftini" named

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this past monday evening brentley and i had dinner at chris and hannah's, and hannah made this creamy chicken noodle soup with home made biscuits. i craved left overs all week =)thanks for sharing the goodness, hannah!Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup1 tsp butter1 large onion, chopped3 cups chopped cooked chicken3 (14oz) cans chicken broth 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup1

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on sunday (december 14) a few girlfriends and i met in durham to have our second annual afternoon tea at the washington duke. this is such a special treat for us partly because we hardly ever see one another, and partly because the tea is such a feminine and fantastic experience to share with close friends. we have really enjoyed going before christmas because it gives us a chance to be

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november 21, 2006: brentley and i were in new york city visiting his sister and one of my best friends [lauren masser]. we didn't get to celebrate with any of brentley's friends that year, but we did get to see a pretty awesome show the night before the 21st [as tall as lions]. coney islandpicasso!(at the metropolitan museum of art)brooklynnovember 21, 2007: brentley and i were in a car

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so i haven't found the perfect time to try to french onion soup recipe, but i'm thinking perhaps around brentley's birthday?? ( after all, it is his favorite!) i have recently made the chicken taco soup, which absolutely rocks. for some reason though, i always forget to get the frito's scoops that allison recommends, and that really is so key.i wanted to post one of my favorite "wendi recipes"

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a few weeks go we went to the NC zoo with brentley's mom and step dad sammy, and it was a blast! october is definitely a great month to go to the zoo because the temperatures are just right! brentley had a great opportunity to take some photos with his new camera, and i'd love to post a ton of pics but i only have a few. once b e-mails me the rest, i'll post em. for now, i'll let you all

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apologies for the delay in getting to part 2. i got lazy! when i divided the post in to two parts i anticipated writing about our dramatic fishing trip. since it's been at least a month, i'm not quite as inclined to write about it. oh well. let me just sum it up by saying we had a great time fishing in the ocean off of JT's boat, but it got a little rocky for me. we decided to take the

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anyone have any great recipes for french onion soup and tomato bisque? or do you have another fall soup recipe in mind? i've been craving soup lately...

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