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In Sickness and In Health
You never know when you will have to carry out the promises of the vows you committed to on your wedding day. I always heard the first trimester of your pregnancy is a doozy in terms of morning sickness and … Continue reading
Baby Baking Exhaustion
Here’s a secret. I write blogs when I sleep. Meaning I write them out word for word, imagine the pictures, and even recognize the words I’ll have to pay special attention to when typing because they probably will be misspelled. … Continue reading
Posted in Married Life
Tagged baby, braverman, brunch, Einsteins, pancakes, Parenthood, pregnancy, pregnant, real talk
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Baby Fox Coming Soon
I am writing this post at 4am. That is when this baby decides it’s no longer tired but would rather be fully awake leaving me to feel every wave of nausea possible at 4am. Excuse me while I cry over … Continue reading
Casting the Vision of Marriage
We just got back from a marriage retreat that had some pretty clear ideas around vision and how that affects your marriage. Initially when they started talking about vision I got super pumped because I am a planner through and … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Married Life
Tagged goal setting, inspiration, marriage, married life
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Love is Square
Have you heard of Malvi’s? They are these delicious little marshmallow squares, all homemade by a young woman in Atlanta, Georgia. Of course I first discovered them through Instagram and Conner and I stalked them out last year for our … Continue reading
Posted in Married Life
Tagged date night, fire, indoor date, smores, Valentine's Day
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Christmas 2014 Recap
Oh you know, it is half way through January so why not recap Christmas? #It’sNeverTooLate. One of my favorite things about Mandy is the emphasis she places on tradition. A recurring theme of our family goals each year is maintaining our … Continue reading
State of Our Union 2015
Each year, we get together for a special tradition called our State of Our Union. It’s kind of like the marriage spin on the State of THE Union address. What can we say, we like a theme. We use the … Continue reading
Posted in Married Life
Tagged 2015, family goals, goal setting, new year, planning, State of our union, state of the union
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State of our Union Goal: Filming 2014
Last year for Christmas, my mom gave my Uncle a really meaningful gift. It was a copy of all of my Grandfather’s home videos. The videos showed his travels, work, and moments with family. I thought this was the coolest … Continue reading
Resolve To Be Healthier
I am inspired every time I hear Lara Casey say that while you have to be intentional about goals, there is nothing special about January 1st. You can start at anytime to accomplish your goals. For us, that goal and start … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Married Life
Tagged fitness, health, new years, resolutions
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The What If Game: Fetus Edition
I almost feel bad for writing this, but it is real life and I feel like this goes unsaid by many people because it isn’t the “popular view”. This ones for the ladies….do you play the what if game? You … Continue reading