tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358768341264309912024-02-22T08:15:52.349-08:00fly home to meThe daily musings of twin sisters an ocean apart.whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-52647872899362818952013-02-11T19:13:00.000-08:002013-02-11T19:18:27.096-08:00answering the call: fostercare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: left;">I realized the other day that it's been awhile since we've both been on here. I got a sweet email from Dad today..very simple: "Hey girls, I really enjoy reading your blog. Don't give up on it....Love you, Dad." Although Instagram has become my "go to" source for quick updates of way too many people/friends, his was a sweet little reminder of how stories need to be told along with pictures sometimes. So for those of our friends that don't know...Sam and I became official Foster Care Parents in December! We were so excited to make it part of our Christmas card this year.</span></div>
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It may look like a "pregnancy" announcement at first glance, but it's not. We trust that God has a reason that is not the case for us right now and I hope to share more of that struggle in the posts to come. But in many ways over the last year preparing for this new journey to care for kids that aren't our "own" has felt a little like what I'd imagine a "pregnancy" to feel like: the anticipation, the preparation, etc. </div>
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Sam and I chose to get licensed through a local Christian agency called "Lifeline" and we cannot say enough good things about them. The classes took 10 weeks, meeting once a week for 3-4 hours. There were many weeks that I was wondering what the heck we were doing there. Even in the midst of a lot of mixed emotions, I felt the Lord nudging us to complete the classes, and I'm so thankful for that. Fast forward through two home inspections in the summer, multiple interviews with our sweet caseworker, fingerprints (they came back clear, whew!)background checks, and a pile of paperwork, our official license came through the day I drove home for the Christmas holidays....I felt so relieved that a year long goal had finally been reached!</div>
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A very special thanks to Lauren Tuggle, with <a href="http://jlaurenphotography.com/" target="_blank">jlaurenphotography</a> for taking these photos.</div>
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As a designer, one of the things I've always looked forward to when it comes to "babies" is the nursery. Yet, I was a little hesitant at first to really put a lot of effort into it because it wasn't the nursery for "our" first baby, like I'd always imagined it woud be. Technically all we needed to pass our home inspection was a crib and an "evacuation plan." (Love that, especially since most of the kids we will keep will be too young to read:) But, in pure "Whitney" fashion, it didn't take me long to start gathering ideas, sketching up the room, and scouring town to find the best deals possible to make the nursery into a room we would love to be in, and a place of genuine rest for the kiddos we'd eventually take care of.</div>
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After several months, lots of trips all over Birmingham, and many helping hands (thank you hubby), we were able to complete the nursery for our final home study (evacuation plan and all). I cannot thank my parents and in-laws enough for their help putting this room together, as well as the dear friends who've donated toys, and clothes. I love thinking about the hours spent in this room, praying for the little hands and hearts that would occupy it. </div>
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Last week I was able to take a much need day and a half off work and join Mom and Dad on their way down to Jacksonville for the weekend. I really didn't think it would work out for me to go with them since it was such short notice, but I am so glad it did. I was able to surprise Mom on Thursday afternoon...she didn't know that Dad had talked to me about going on the trip! She was super surprised...and a little confused as to how I was standing in the kitchen when she thought I was at work. (We love surprises don't we Al:)<br />
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We packed up and made the 5 hour drive from Dothan to Jacksonville, FL to visit with Uncle Dennis and Aunt Karen for a night. I love going to see them...they are so welcoming.<br />
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Friday, we packed up and headed to Daytona for the rest of the weekend. The girls made a day out of it and stopped at the outlets. Dad only lasted about an hour I think before he unloaded his bike off the trailer and headed over to visit with Uncle Cass. Shopping is not his idea of "relaxation."<br />
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We made it to Uncle Cass and Aunt Mary Sharon's condo Friday afternoon just as the sun was setting! It was beautiful to be right on the beach again! It was hard to believe that the last time I was there was right after Sam and I got married almost 4 years ago.<br />
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These are the views from Mary Sharon and Cass's condo....we had great October weather.<br />
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Mary Sharon and Cass cooked for us both Friday and Saturday night. It was restaurant quality gourmet in my book. The steaks were amazing!<br />
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The highlight of the weekend was going to the Waves and Wings Air Show put on by Embry-Riddle University, where Uncle Cass teaches. He has apparently told Dad to come to this for years, and I am so glad I got to tag along. The show was incredible. I am generally fascinated with planes, so to see these kinds of planes up close and personal was a treat.<br />
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The Thunderbirds were most definitely my favorite. The sound they carry is phenomenal....The funny part is that the first time a Thunderbird passed by I thought for a split second, "wow. these jets are incredibly quiet......" WHHHHOOOOOOOM. The sound hits my ears and a I barely have time to cover them. It was awesome. I felt like I was standing next to a subwoofer.<br />
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Overall the weekend was a lot of fun. Minus Dad's truck breaking down and delaying our trip back to Dothan for about 5 hours. I didn't get home until 1 a.m. and drove through the worst thunderstorm Birmingham has probably seen in months. Needless to say it was a rough day on Sunday. But, spending time with the parents for a few days was worth it!<br />
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<br />whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-75551318250786606592012-09-10T14:36:00.000-07:002012-09-10T14:36:05.666-07:00A trip to the zooAl! Hope you are doing well this week and enjoying some nice weather! We are currently in the midst of a pre-fall "cool" front (not cold front, it's not cold yet), and it feels amazing!! Hopefully, it will continue to just get cooler-we are ready for it!<br />
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So, we have traveled to visit both parents the last two weekends. Last week we went to Atlanta for Labor day weekend and had a great time. Sunday, I got an itching to go do something a little more adventurous than my "normal" 3 hour Sunday afternoon nap since we usually don't take advantage of being in Atlanta when we're there. I remembered that you had taken a trip to the Wild Safari Adventure somewhere in GA, but I figured out that it is in La Grange...way too far away for an afternoon trip. So, we opted for the Atlanta Zoo instead since it was right down town. (And when I say, "right down town," I mean you could probably see into the zoo from some of the front porches directly across from the zoo parking lot...I would still seriously consider living there though.)<br />
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I think it is safe to say our favorites were the chimps and gorillas. They were fascinating to watch</div>
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A Red Panda just chillin' in the trees.</div>
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This was one of my favorite stops of the day! You remember when I was in Chengdu, China back in 2007? Well these pandas are from the same zoo that I visited that summer. I might have even held one of their siblings. I was so excited to see one up close, even if behind glass. Would have taken him right on home <strike>if that wasn't illegal.</strike></div>
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L.O.V.E.</div>
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Sam was actually there with me:) Here he is feeding some birds. They were everywhere.</div>
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Fast forward to this past weekend. We made a quick trip home to visit Mom and Dad, and see two very important people:) It worked out that Ashley was in town, and I've been begging her <strike>and Kate</strike> to visit me, so she brought Kate over to see us Saturday morning and we had a great time playing and talking! Kate is beautiful and is getting so big!! </div>
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We also got to see this guy for a little bit over the weekend! Getting taller it seems every visit, but he is doing great at school!<br />
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Well! That's a quick look at what we've been up to Al! Let me know what's going on over there!<br />
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Whitwhitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-56393456330070142032012-08-07T15:29:00.000-07:002012-08-08T13:22:10.902-07:00playing a little catch upHow's that for a creative title after a long absence? Ha. Al...as you know, it's been a while since you've seen my sweet face here...but no worries. I am back. My new motto is short and sweet....<strike>we'll see how that goes.</strike><br />
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The last few months have been a typical southern summer with all the heat and humidity one can normally <strike>dread</strike> expect to have. Sam and I have been working a lot, but we were able to get away for a week at the beach with his family on the South Carolina coast back in June. I did of a lot of relaxing and playing with my sweet nephews!<br />
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Last week, we met our good friends, Jeff and Kalli, and their daughter June (aka June"Bug") at Railroad Park for some dinner and donuts. (yes, the donuts were my idea-ain't no shame). We had a great time talking and watching June be June. The park is also beautiful at sunset.<br />
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And last but not least...I've been working on some of my own DIY projects over her. I found this old dresser on craigslist for $100 and gave it a little makeover. </div>
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Hello long lost sister...<br />
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Sometimes, when there's a lot that's happened, it gets hard to find the time to do a big update on all of it. Which is why I haven't posted anything since the biggest thing that's happened here in a while - Mom and Dad's trip to Sweden! <br />
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I was thinking about it and their trip might have been one of the only times in my life I've had the two of them all to myself... and I thoroughly enjoyed it:) We talked about what they wanted to do and they said it would be fun to see the people and places that I would see during my normal routine in the city...<br />
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We started off with a trip to the boat, which I have not-so-affectionately dubbed "The Mistress" since she was the reason Bjorn wasn't home most of the Spring. I've learned to love her a bit too, now that we can go out there together most of the time. Henry comes along, and thanks to his grandparents is the proud owner of a green life jacket (that came in very handy a couple weeks later when he fell off the boat into the water on accident). Other than that one little mishap he's turned into quite the "boat dog". <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One night we went to my absolute favorite restaraunt in the city- Indian Garden. Last Spring I found out that Indian Garden also happens to be Amy's favorite restaraunt so it was the perfect place for Mom and Dad to meet her and her Swedish husband, Mattias. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In true Dad style, he had introduced us all to the servers and had a good talk with them before we left. I guess I've been living in Sweden too long because it's started to feel weird to talk to people I don't know. Guess I needed a good dose of Dad's southern charm:) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember Oskar? He's been a friend of Bjorns since university and is a really great guy. Dad met him at wedding celebration last May and called him to meet for lunch. They met one day for lunch and another day for coffee and I think they both had a great time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad took lots of beautiful pictures of the flowers around Stockholm...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they got to meet Naomi! Mom and Dad went with me to pick her up from her school, just like it was a normal day. We walked back to her apartment where her parents, Zach and Vanessa, made us a great dinner! Naomi and her parents have been a big part of my last year in Stockholm and I was so happy for Mom and Dad to meet them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Among the many ways Dad and Mom spoiled me when they were here was to set up a massage at The Central Bath, or Centralbadet. We even had a hot stone treatment! It was so relaxing and a really nice treat for me! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During the weekend we went to visit Bjorn's mom, Margaretha, and her Bjorn in Gothenburg. They were so nice to have all of us over! We took a long walk around Gothenburg during the day and at night we went to Thörnströms kök. It's a really nice, small restaurant in the city. They have set menus, so you decide which menu your group wants then they serve all kinds of food in 6-8 courses. It was all really good though!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day we went to Goose Island in Gothenburg's archipelago. Bjorn Sr. has a house on the island and we got to spend the night there! You can only get there by boat, so with no cars and not too many people, it's the perfect place to relax. Henry got free roam of the place which meant he never wanted to leave. Can't really blame him :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why go over the bridge when you could walk through the muddy water instead? Needless to say, he got a bath when we got back to the house. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day before we headed back to Gothenburg we took Bjorn Sr.'s
boat to a nearby town named Grundsund. It's a cute town right on
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it back to Stockholm and had a few days before Mom and Dad had to go back. I had to go to school one morning so Mom and Dad took a walk around dowtown with Henry. Here's Mom and Henry at the Parliment building. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After class, Amy and I met Mom, Dad, and Henry for lunch. It felt so strange to just be able to meet them for lunch after school! That's not a luxury I normally have, so I was pretty excited about it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the last night they were here we went to the Ice Bar! I have to say that I don't know if I would have been as tempted to go on my own- for more than half of the last two years I've lived in colder temperatures than the ice bar, so I try not to seek out the cold. But it was really amazing! </td></tr>
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I was really sad when Mom and Dad left, I miss them a lot and it's just more fun when they're around. But I am so thankful that they were able to come and spend time with us here! I know we all felt pretty spoiled after they left. I know you're in Dothan with them this weekend, definitely wish I could be there too! I guess I'll have to wait a little while before seeing them again, but in the meantime, make sure to give them lots of hugs from me, Bjorn, and Henry! </div>
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We're going with Amy and Mattias to Mattias' parents house in the archipelago this weekend. Sebastian, his brother, and another friend of Amy's, Sara, are all coming too. I'm excited, I think it will be a lot of fun! I'll take some pictures and put up a post when I get back... I promise it won't take me two months this time:) </div>
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Miss you Whiggle, and hope you have a good weekend. Make sure to give Logan a giant hug for me.<br />
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Yes...unfortunately about a week ago, we had our first experience with a break-in. Al, you never think it is going to happen until it does! Whoever the bandits were, they made off with our tv's and my laptop! All my pictures and files....gone. Not mention the door and window they shattered in the process. I really wish we could have caught those guys too! I am so thankful that we were not home! It could have been a lot worse, so we are still very fortunate. So that is why I have been a little MIA lately....I am however, looking forward to our beach trip with the Browns next week! Two more days until VACATION <strike>finally</strike> starts! </div>
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We are headed up to the coast of South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach and I am PUMPED! I'll have limited access to posting pictures but will do my best to let you know how it's going!<br />
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In the meantime, let me know what you've been doing over there! I need pictures woman!!! p.s. hug Henry for me too:)<br />
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<br />whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-77701889476636712742012-05-06T20:11:00.003-07:002012-05-06T20:19:29.089-07:00nephews, parents, and flowersHey Al! I can't believe Mom and Dad are already there and hanging out with you! I also can't believe that it's been a year since we were all there as a family! Time definitely flies by these days....I think I've already told Mom and Dad about twenty <strike>million</strike> times how much I wish I could have hopped on that plane with them to come see you, but I think you already know that if I could be there, I'd be there in a heartbeat! For now, enjoy all the time you can with the parents! They are pretty fun to hang out with in my book:)<br />
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In the meantime....here's what we've been up to the last few weeks...Lots of traveling, visiting, and of recent....gardening!<br />
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First, a couple weekends ago, I went down to visit M & D for the weekend before they left to see you. I had such a fun visit with them....They are probably the cutest...funniest, married couple I know. We are so blessed to have parents that want to spend time with us like they do:)<br />
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Dad took me on a nice little ride on his new bike...Man can that thing fly down the road....I couldn't help but squeal as we took off from each stop, and tried not to look at the speedometer as it crept up to 75 miles an hour. But it was so much fun!<br />
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Sunday after Church, it was warm enough to do a little sunbathing....with Rudy, of course. I don't know how that dog could enjoy sitting outside with that much fur, but he was good company, for a little while at least.<br />
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Last weekend, we finally got to meet our newest nephew, Nolan. He was born January 1st of this year, and it's been killing me to not see him sooner, but our schedules could never match up to go up to Raleigh, so wait we did. It worked out really good since they came down to Atlanta, and stayed with the grandparents, while Jon and Melissa were at a wedding. So we got to do some extra helping with both Nolan, and Parker, who is now 2 1/2 years old and everywhere.<br />
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Nolan was a happy and sleepy guy almost the whole weekend....Sam is not really asleep here, by the way.<br />
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Parker loves his Pee-pa so much...he pretty much mimics everything he does. It's hilarious.<br />
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When he's not doing that...he's flipping on every single light switch he can reach, and repeating the words "ON" and "OFF" over and over again.<br />
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He's such a fun kid though...Sam and I took him on a walk around the neighborhood and he was talking non-stop. Literally ever mailbox we went by he asked, "What is that? How do you open it?" It was really cute at first, but by mailbox number 20...I finally said, "Parker, you tell me what that is..." and he knew exactly what it to say. <br />
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I also did a lot of this...Nolan's personality is coming out a lot... I absolutely love his smile.<br />
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This weekend...we got real motivated and decided it was finally time to do something about our front yard, which was in desperate need of some major TLC. So we got up early Saturday morning, headed over to a garden shop, and picked out a lot plants! I still don't know how we fit everything into the car...</div>
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We give the green machine a hard time, but it really can hold a ton of stuff! By the time we got back to the house, we were both raring to get planting, but it didn't quite happen until we spent about 20 minutes arguing about how we were actually going to clear the yard and space out the plants. You think it would be a simple thing to do...but no. I'm still laughing at how poor our communication skills can be sometimes. I guess we are both a lot more stubborn than we realize. </div>
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I've also never seen this guy so dirty...His hands and fingers were completely black by the time we called it a day...I swore I wouldn't let him inside until I sprayed him off with the yard hose, but he refused, slipped his shoes off, and stole inside before I had time to catch him.<br />
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We did get a really good "dirt tan" though. I was pretty proud of myself, Al. I think the flowers will look good by the time they are fully grown too.<br />
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More updates on the yard when we see some significant growth! Next project....painting the kitchen cabinets! Boy, do we have our work cut out for us there!</div>
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Have fun with Mom and Dad this week!</div>
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Whit</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-38473872018247492462012-05-03T13:49:00.001-07:002012-05-03T13:49:50.397-07:00Short and sweetHey Whiggle,<br />
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This is going to be really short, but I thought I could catch you up on this last weekend! We went to Malmö to visit Björns dad and some friends, and had a really nice weekend. It's hard to believe that the last time we saw Björn's dad was when you were with us almost a year ago! This time we came back with our newest family member, Henry, and had a lot of fun with him. This was the first time he had his own backyard to run around in and he loved it. There was a dog park close by and on Saturday we took him out there. There were these birds all around and he decided to try to catch one. I'm pretty sure the birds were almost bigger than him, but that didn't stop him...<br />
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Poor little guy, never had a chance of catching one, but it was extremely entertaining to watch him try...<br />
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Do you remember when we went to to that park near the Turning Torso in Malmo last year? We took Henry to that same park-<br />
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And guess who decided to follow Bjorn out into the cold ocean water? Yep, he's braver than me. <br />
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That's all for now, I have to get a ton of stuff done before the parents get here in a few days. Seriously excited about that. Henry is too, I've been telling him all about how he's going to get to see his grandparents... :) <br />
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Wish you were coming, but we'll plan something fun to do so I can see you. Miss you Whiggle, hope you're having a good week!<br />
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Love you,<br />
Alliewhitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-45472095887136398642012-04-16T20:13:00.000-07:002012-04-16T20:13:37.953-07:00soakin' in spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey Al! I know it's been a while since you've seen me here, but life's been pretty busy over here lately, so get ready...the pictures have piled up. Last month, I took a little 48 hour trip to Las Vegas, NV with my college, Danny, to check out a hospital we will be renovating. It was a long trip for a short stay, but hey, at least I can say that I spent some of our 26th birthday in Las Vegas! Here are some highlights:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Well...I take that back...this was a low point. We had to be at the airport at 4:30 in the morning..which means I woke up at 3:30 a.m. This picture was taken about 6:30 a.m. I think. Poor Danny too...he's not a morning person.<br />
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</div>One of the things I <i>loved </i>about flying to Las Vegas was seeing the Grand Canyons! Al...they are so beautiful! Even though I've never been there...the view from 30,000 feet was one for the books!<br />
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I also set a new Starbucks record the first day of the trip....3 vanilla with whip lattes in a 24 hour period, and I was still exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel. But you better believe I wanted to be awake to see the sights that night.<br />
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I was really excited to see the city at night. They weren't joking when they said this city never sleeps...you could stay up all night and still not have scratched the surface of all there is to see. Don't worry, Al, I didn't go too crazy. We did have a great dinner at the Bellagio. That place in itself was worth the trip! It's such a beautiful hotel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from infront of the Bellagio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Danny and I infront of the Bellagio</td></tr>
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This is what you see right when you walk in to the lobby of the Bellagio. It's quite impressive. I just stood there looking up at the ceiling for what felt like forever, just to take it all in.<br />
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I thought this was cool...all the restaurants in the Bellagio have touch screen menus outside, so you can easily scroll through and see if they have anything you like before you go in!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water show in front of the Bellagio.</td></tr>
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After dinner, we took a ride up the miniature Eiffel tower and got a bird's eye view of Las Vegas at night. By that time it was about 11:30 pm and even though the view was great...being that high up as exhausted as I was, was pretty nerve racking. Good thing we were completely caged in.<br />
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</tbody></table>Al...the test was really hard, and I'm not sure if I passed...but I tried my best, and I know the outcome is in God's hands. So for the next month and half until I find out how I did, I'm taking time to do things I haven't done in a while.<br />
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Like read The Hunger Games....it was a page turner, AL. The movie was really good too!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Taking time to go on a dinner date with my sweet man....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Friday before Easter, we went over to one of our small group couple's houses and did Secret Church. It's a 6 hour intense Bible Study taught by our Paster, David Platt, 2-3 times a year. This year the topic was "Suffering," and there were more than 50,000 people participating in homes across the country and the world through simulcast. (We only made it to 11p.m, but that was 2 hours past our bedtime.)<br />
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A couple of weekends ago...It was pretty enough to sit outside and finish my book. Unfortunately, I soaked in a little too much sun, and ended up with a nasty sunburn Al. No worries, it's ok now. Just peeling a lot. Wish you could do some sunbathing with me, but since it's still snowing over there, maybe you can make a snow angel for me instead...hahaha.<br />
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In the meantime...I've been trying to track you down over the last few weeks....Glad we could catch up this past weekend:)<br />
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Now I know when I can't get a hold of you, all I have to do is post this ad for a "Missing Sister" on Instagram.....and I get a call in no time!<br />
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Love you!<br />
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</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-64735279070384381932012-03-28T10:11:00.000-07:002012-03-28T10:11:32.766-07:00Easy on the eyesHey Whiggle,<br />
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Remember me? Probably not, but I don't blame you. Ever since I came back to Sweden after Mama's funeral I've been trying to catch up then keep up with school work. So there hasn't been too much to write about from my side, unless of course you're interested in Swedish grammar, in which case I could go on for days. I'll spare you that info for now, and try to catch up on what I've missed.<br />
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First of all... our birthday! At some point we really are going to have to spend our birthday in the same place. It's hard to believe we're 26 though. It sounds a little old to me. Especially since a few days before I was convinced we were turning 25. Bjorn had to tell me he was certain it was 26 this year, so I did the math and realized I forgot a year. Which really makes me feel old.<br />
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I ended up having a such a good day though! I had to be at school all day, which would seem to be a bit of a downer on your birthday, but it ended up being a lot of fun. My friend from Florida, Amy, made a delicious pound cake that she brought to school. I feel like I need to emphasize just how nice this was since by "brought it to school" I don't mean that she got in her car, drove there, and brought it inside. From her apartment to school she walked to a bus stop, took the bus, switched to the metro to go into the city, switched to a different metro at the Central station, then walked for 15 minutes from the metro to school. All during the busiest part of the day while carrying a pretty heavy pound cake, it's form, and a plate. True friend :)<br />
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We sat with our other friends from class and ate cake during lunch. It was a lot of fun, I have such a great group of people in my class, I feel really lucky to know them.<br />
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When I got home I got flowers from the hubby, and a Mexican dinner of chicken and cheese enchiladas that were better than any Mexican food you could find in Stockholm. We also got a knock on the door and saw that the surprise visitor was Camilla, who came by with cupcakes and some flowers. <br />
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His name would be Henry and he's the best little birthday present I could imagine. I'm completely biased, but he's probably the cutest dog in the world. Or at least the cutest in Sweden. <br />
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Gaaah, he's cute. He's made a new dog friend in the building, a 4 month old dachshund named Nisse, and they went to the "small dog" dog park the other day. I'll have to get a picture of them together, it's adorable.<br />
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Speaking of easy on the eyes... I have these two people in my life.<br />
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I hope you had a wonderful birthday too, post some pics so I can see. I hope studying for your test is going ok, I know you'll be glad when it's done. I know you'll do great on it, so no stressing. So write me back AFTER your test, and tell me what you've been up too.<br />
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</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-87817732599057913472012-03-02T15:55:00.002-08:002012-03-02T18:08:54.915-08:00catching up on things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw1zTxgDloX-mIEC1_AwMY-iAHq4LB6U3k9ydzzDM_cMYvw_Xe41gJbGBgLBQj7EJpPjLZ1OYrSUifitNmVTCauJQjdA064G_gSAElrMFMMGvWOQ385qhEHifwv4LAPov17_y9ZHztjry/s1600/IMG_2197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw1zTxgDloX-mIEC1_AwMY-iAHq4LB6U3k9ydzzDM_cMYvw_Xe41gJbGBgLBQj7EJpPjLZ1OYrSUifitNmVTCauJQjdA064G_gSAElrMFMMGvWOQ385qhEHifwv4LAPov17_y9ZHztjry/s400/IMG_2197.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I should have known it would take me a while to get back to the 'ol blog after Mama's passing. It's been a difficult couple of months adjusting to life without her after being so involved in her life on a day to day basis. Sometimes I still have to remind myself that she's not in the hospital anymore. I hope that's not too strange.<br />
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Even in her death, the Lord used her life to bring us closer together as a family. Al, I'm so glad that you were able to come over (suprise mom) and go through the funeral with us. It wouldn't have been the same without you, so to have the whole family there was a huge blessing.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Although the last few weeks have not really been anything to write home about, we have had a few exciting moments in between. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">It first started when I momentarily lost my mind and you and mom convinced me I <i>needed</i> a PUPPY. I somehow ended up with that puppy... and<i> wait </i>you ended with his brother.....our poor husbands had no. i.d.e.a. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are our mother's daughters and those puppies (and babies ) will get us every time. Unfortunately, little Franklin was only with us for about a week. We thought we could do it, but it was not the right time for a puppy after all. He did bring a lot of <strike>sleepless nights</strike> laughter and excitement to the Brown house while he was here. I'm glad that you and Henry made it back to Sweden safe and sound and the your husband didn't throw him out the window when you got there:) </div><div><br />
</div><div>A few weeks ago, as you know, Ashley and Rob welcomed their sweet little girl Kate. I waited two weeks to go see her, and was so anxious to get my hands on this sweet little thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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They are all doing very well and Ashley is such a natural. Kate has great parents and I'm so thankful for this new little blessing in there lives.<br />
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</div><div>A couple Mondays ago we celebrated our birthday a little early with tickets to a NEEDTOBREATHE concert that I got super last minute! It was a great concert. They always put on an awesome show, and this was no exception. I was kicking myself for not jumping on tickets earlier when I first heard about it because I am definitely not as tall as Sam and standing on my tip toes to see over people is not fun:( But other than...a great time was had at the beautiful Alabama Theater.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Tonight we will be hunkering down in the Brown Basement due to threats of severe weather in the area. After the storms last April, you better believe I take these warnings pretty serious! Lord willing, we will all be ok:) Looking forward to seeing pictures of you and Henry!</div><div><br />
</div><div>xoxo,</div><div><br />
</div><div>Whit</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-73406631658992933262012-01-16T14:03:00.000-08:002012-01-16T14:11:26.915-08:00Mama<div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his sain</i><i>ts..." -Ps. 116:15</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dear friends and family.... our sweet grandmother, Mama, passed away this morning surrounded by her sons and family. She lived to be 89 years old.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It has been a long, long year of ups and downs for Mama and although we are deeply saddened by her earthly passing, we are joyful and confident that because she trusted in the Lord, she is with him today in heaven. Her body is healed and she is struggling no more. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div><i>"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." -Rev. 21:3</i></div><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I praise God, that even in the face of death, He has provided a way for us to truly live....though our bodies decay and our flesh fails us...we are promised a new life with Him by trusting in Christ's finished work on the cross on our behalf. A trust that Mama took with her to her very last breath. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Sweet Mama, I love you and miss you so much already....but rejoice in the promise that, even today, your faith is now sight! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"So we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For these light and momentary troubles are achieving for us eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, and what is unseen is eternal." -2 Cor. 4:16-18</i><br />
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</i></div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-72707135612438087892012-01-03T19:18:00.000-08:002012-01-03T19:18:32.714-08:00Hello New Year!Welcome to the world Nolan Brown! Our new nephew was born at 11:36 p.m on New Year's day...that's one reason to celebrate the new year!<br />
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Nolan weighed 8.5 lbs and is 21.5 inches long. Melissa (sister-in-law) is doing great and we are all thankful for a healthy baby boy! Can't wait to meet him!whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-30776472175288480282012-01-01T18:33:00.000-08:002012-01-01T18:35:44.040-08:00Christmas in AtlantaAl...it was so good to see pictures of you guys with Bjorn's family at Christmas. I actually forgot that this was your first Christmas in Sweden, since we were all in Dothan last year. I remember my first Christmas away from home, and even though it was bittersweet at first, I'm so thankful for such a sweet second family.<br />
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So this was the second time to spend Christmas with Sam's family in Atlanta. We missed Jon and Melissa, and Parker, but I don't blame Melissa for not wanting to travel when she's about to have number 2 any day now.<br />
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We spent a long weekend soaking in family, and friends, and everything Christmas. We ate a lot of food, played games, told stories, and enjoyed being together. Here's some highlights from the weekend.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday, I had to go and get some Starbucks, and on my drive I passed by a church and did a little double-take...."Did I just see a camel?" Oh...yes...I did. There was a church having a live Nativity play, and I was hooked...I really wanted to go back and see them and go to their candle light service. I asked Sam and after he looked at me like I was a 4 year old asking to go to a petting zoo, he humored me and we went. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were probably 1000 people at this candlelight service, but it was a lot like being at Calvary in Dothan on Christmas Eve. We were reminded of the miracle of Christ's birth and the real reason for Christmas....and we sang all of my favorite Christmas hymns with our candles lit. I decided that a candle light service will be our tradition Christmas eve, wherever we are, live camels or not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eileen was a champ the whole weekend, even though she had had all 4 wisdom teeth removed a couple days before Christmas. She definitely took it a lot better than me...that's for sure:)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christmas Night, the Brown's like to do their annual Lobster dinner. It always gets interesting when you throw in Lobsters. Unfortunately for me, I don't like Lobster, so they decided to make some Coconut Shrimp for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I was in charge of getting the shrimp ready.....I think I did a pretty good job for my first attempt.<br />
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We had a great dinner, minus me having to leave the table early...the Lobster smell finally proved to be too much. I was little embarrassed, but it is what it is. I have a weak stomach around certain things.<br />
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And finally.....it wouldn't fully feel like Christmas until you see a house with 14,236 inflatable Christmas toys in one yard. Haha. Sam told me about this house, and he had to show me our way out of town. No surprise it was causing somewhat of a traffic jam down the street with people stopping to get pictures.<br />
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There were even things coming out of the windows. Whoever thought of this was a genius...whatever they were trying to accomplish, most likely just having the most inflatables in a confined space, I think they took home the gold. I'm sure their neighbors loved it too.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well that's about the gist of it. Speaking of gifts Al, even though I'm super jealous you got tickets to see Coldplay this year, Sam and I might be getting a new little nephew tonight....we're super excited:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-23836825486288819512011-12-28T13:35:00.000-08:002011-12-28T13:35:28.378-08:00Veselé VánoceMy first Christmas in Sweden was spent in Gothenburg and was fun and relaxing. We went to visit Bjorn's mom Margaretha, her Bjorn, and Tove. Margaretha's Bjorn has two daughter's and two granddaughters, Beata and Hillavye, who were all there with us. It was nice to have kids around during Christmas, they make everything more interesting because they stay so excited about every part of the holiday.<br />
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In Sweden they open presents on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day, so we needed a Santa Claus stand-in for the little girls. My husband got that privilege:)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> It was a little improvised so he didn't have the red suit, but he had a big red sack to make it more authentic. He pulled out presents from the sack and handed them out to us- and the little girls didn't doubt for a minute that he was the real thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeuN-ZBDp4AFNfq4C37k3SRvniGCMMHMhapfUzB-JXQSuESTpJCpxr3xuY3erTUEN5mYewzS6l59WPSlpY5iulBPziPRWC00-4GppOWE-IRwWQMGSgY4yP6kmNblkyEWrr_uvAQd8kEgD/s1600/IMG_0810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeuN-ZBDp4AFNfq4C37k3SRvniGCMMHMhapfUzB-JXQSuESTpJCpxr3xuY3erTUEN5mYewzS6l59WPSlpY5iulBPziPRWC00-4GppOWE-IRwWQMGSgY4yP6kmNblkyEWrr_uvAQd8kEgD/s320/IMG_0810.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Margaretha and her Bjorn made a feast for all of us on Christmas Eve, and I loved getting to spend time with them and Tove. </div><br />
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Overall, I had a great Christmas in Gothenburg, even if my American family was very missed. I might have forgotten one thing though... Bjorn got me a Christmas present that was in a little metal box. When I opened it there was a slip of paper that said, "Check your email." So I checked it on my phone and saw that he had ordered us tickets to see Coldplay....in PRAGUE!<br />
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Needless to say, I was freaking out a little bit. I love Prague, and have wanted to go there with Bjorn, so it's hard to believe it's actually going to happen. It's a little while away, not until next September, but I can't wait. <br />
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So that would explain the title of the post- "Veselé Vánoce" means Merry Christmas...in Czech:)<br />
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Hope your week has been good, Whiggle! Miss you.<br />
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<span></span>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-80765103955318056712011-12-24T14:59:00.000-08:002011-12-25T05:43:53.765-08:00A few of my favorite things.Sometimes there are just no excuses for taking such an inexplicably long time to reply to your posts. Unless, of course, you were willing to count several international flights, my first case of pneumonia, and a trip that left me computerless for almost a month as excuses? Ha, just kidding. I just knew the blog was in very good hands while I was away:)<br />
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Life in Sweden is pretty much back to normal now that the jet lag has nearly worn off. For reasons I cannot explain, I wake up at 3 or 4 am sharp every night since getting back. It wouldn't be a big deal if I could just go back to sleep, but I lie there wide awake for hours. Which has prompted me to take a sleeping pill when I wake up that helps me to sleep through my alarm the next morning. It's a vicious cycle, really. But you know I love my sleep. <br />
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I was thinking about what to call this post so I started looking through pictures from my time at home to help me decide. What I thought was that I was looking at all my favorite things. Most are actually people instead of things, but you know what I mean. Things that I love, and that make me feel loved.<br />
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So in honor of your Thanksgiving list, I made a list of my own.<br />
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#1. The family Christmas tree.<br />
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Every year we get out what feels like 25 boxes of ornaments and a mile and a half of tree lights to decorate the Christmas tree. To the sighs of (mostly male) members of the family, we spend hours turning a normal looking tree into a collection of every ornament we've had since the year we were born. And with 5 kids, it adds up. What I realized, this year more than most, is that I love it. That until that tree is sitting there in all of it's Christmas glory it just doesn't feel like Christmas. We have a smaller version now in Sweden, and it's made the holiday feel much more festive. And it reminds me of home.<br />
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#2. The dogs.<br />
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I know I'm biased, but I truly think these are the cutest dogs in the world. It didn't matter what kind of day I was having, when I saw them it made me smile. Especially Rudy, whose ears are so disproportionately big to his small body. Then Max, who thinks he's Rudy size when he climbs on the couch to sit in your lap. And Sadie, who loves to just sit with you or be held. They can make anyone feel loved, just by wagging their tails. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Sadie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdwss1CcwFIgAtqZieX2fbgIn9wsbacF9mI7F5OxoiVYHBKLF_0635EuNDFxniWwO490rci6TPbM20ashaggWHm2UrFxBNKV9B8U7xPzprEfib672GKiTEGQcuzcOgtDDHgMxHOobcHFE/s1600/photo%252821%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdwss1CcwFIgAtqZieX2fbgIn9wsbacF9mI7F5OxoiVYHBKLF_0635EuNDFxniWwO490rci6TPbM20ashaggWHm2UrFxBNKV9B8U7xPzprEfib672GKiTEGQcuzcOgtDDHgMxHOobcHFE/s320/photo%252821%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's chaos, really, to have 4 other brothers and sisters. The simplest of trips can turn into a several hour ordeal. Speaking over everyone in the house requires some form of shouting, since we're all talking at once. And we can fight. To the point where my very Swedish husband has to take "breaks" from the mania, and seclude himself in a quite room to get some peace. But I love every one of you. How unique every one of us is, different in so many ways. And how at the end of the day, we're stuck with each other, like it or not. But I wouldn't have it any other way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Same goes for you, Nicole. Welcome to the madness:) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3FLumuNuI-KI4ySZVnz_n2iHMlr6xjhrF5SeARJq94_JGsPM9g7P4o2urfZk_AXw1EczoB4wAuobLF50C8gb8aaSoy5Mgwi9_K9_RyA4E2s4K1SVjktQLwpqr4rSjvEoUZquoJ99vf09/s1600/photo%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3FLumuNuI-KI4ySZVnz_n2iHMlr6xjhrF5SeARJq94_JGsPM9g7P4o2urfZk_AXw1EczoB4wAuobLF50C8gb8aaSoy5Mgwi9_K9_RyA4E2s4K1SVjktQLwpqr4rSjvEoUZquoJ99vf09/s320/photo%25287%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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#5. My husband.<br />
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Who would have thought a quiet Swede I met on the steps of a church in Italy is the man I would be married to today? Sometimes I think about the improbability of it all, and then how very lucky I feel that he's mine. Through everything that's happened in the last year and a half, no matter how stressful it's been, he's been there. Calm and patient as ever. Yep, he's definitely my favorite. <br />
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#6. My parents.<br />
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After getting to spend an entire month with them, I wasn't sure if I could leave. Not after I was used to just meeting my Dad for lunch and seeing him after work. And spending all day with my Mom. Or when I could just call them whenever I wanted to. Things I took for granted before I lived on a different continent take on a new meaning these days. But as hard as it was to leave, I remember thinking how thankful I am for parents who I long to spend more time with.Who make me feel loved always. Everyone should be so lucky to have parents like that.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, Whiggle, I had to make a special category for you. Because of how, in the best way, you're so uniquely yourself. You're empathetic, compassionate, sensitive, driven, artistic, and thoughtful. One of the most thoughtful people I've ever met. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've found a totally unexpected card from you that's encouraged me. And you're funny. Really, really funny. I've laughed harder with you than just about anyone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Allie</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-38238250637173072602011-12-23T18:06:00.000-08:002011-12-23T18:14:31.784-08:003 years means a lot of food.Al....I can't believe Sam and I have been married for 3 years. Time is really flying by, but this year has been a really great one. Not to say that it hasn't had its difficulties, but everyday I'm so thankful the Lord has given much such a loving husband. That life-changing day when he completely surprised me with an engagement ring....it's still fresh on my mind. (i'm still surprised that no one called the police, because I was screaming at the top of my lungs, hyperventilating.)<br />
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</tbody></table>You know you and Bjorn took this picture at Pita -Pit the night we got engaged. Looking back , I'm so glad you guys were there to celebrate with us (even though it took you so long to notice my ring, that I had to tell you.)<br />
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This year, we kept it simple (like last year) and had a great dinner at a new restaurant in Birmingham called <a href="http://magiccitypost.com/2011/06/29/taylor-hicks-opens-ore-restaurant-in-mountain-brook-as-co-owner/">ORE.</a> It's a restaurant opened by Taylor Hicks, the 2006 American Idol winner. I loved the interior. A good mixture of modern and rustic. Hopefully we'll have a chance to go back again, because I wasn't as hungry as I wished I had been. Here's why:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh. yes....My sweet boss took our office to Ruth's Chris for our Christmas Lunch last Friday. It was fabulous. So between the sizzling steak I had for my entree and the gigantic chocolate mouse cake (pictured below) I had for dessert, and all the other sides in between....Let's just say our anniversary dinner fell on the wrong night. But oh well. It was still a lot of fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>As if the lunch wasn't enough of a gift for all us, at the end of the meal, Andy, my boss, stands up and says a few kind words about our hard work, and then pulls out some pretty boxes. I was a little confused, and then out of nowhere I hear the word "iPad2." I may or may not have squealed like a 3 year old seeing Santa Claus for the first time at the mall. (I was actually a little embarrassed of myself, but I am rarely ever surprised by things, and had no idea we were getting an iPad.)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our initial shock, we were all really excited to have a new little toy. I was later told by my boss' wife that just seeing my expression was worth getting these ipads for everyone:) awesome. </div><br />
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</tbody></table>So....our anniversary was slammed packed full of great food and great people. Al, I'm so glad you and your painting made it back safely in one piece:) We miss you guys already and hope you have a great Christmas with Bjorn's family in Gothenburg. Looking forward to some pictures of snowy weather, because you know it's like 65-70 degrees here.<br />
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love you,<br />
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Whit<br />
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</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-76557552765250539782011-12-05T19:18:00.000-08:002011-12-05T19:22:21.307-08:00An Iron Bowl Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we had an early Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, we had some time later in the week to take advantage of a little more time with Allie and the family before everyone had to head in 20 different directions. I think one of the biggest blessings that comes from you living in Sweden, Al, is that I cherish the times we all are together so much more. I'm sure that comes with age and maturity, but knowing that we only have a few weeks together until the next holiday rolls around, makes me appreciate just being at home together. Even though it can get a little crazy....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we are never left without entertainment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm8rQu0Cw-l7ka3VdcoZc2CaoCW5e-UDtoCZmPshjigxjoWRtNIzyNtCZInK5vZUODx_t2Md-yGwM9Z2mxlSd2LMKDbCbAFpuCsp5fbHuJyhXSd4MY6jiBGFCyhMZzLtzUAzUoHKxbP-w/s1600/IMG_1946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm8rQu0Cw-l7ka3VdcoZc2CaoCW5e-UDtoCZmPshjigxjoWRtNIzyNtCZInK5vZUODx_t2Md-yGwM9Z2mxlSd2LMKDbCbAFpuCsp5fbHuJyhXSd4MY6jiBGFCyhMZzLtzUAzUoHKxbP-w/s320/IMG_1946.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Bjorn had to fly back to Stockholm late Saturday night from Atlanta, so we decided to pack up and go see the Browns. They were so gracious to let our crew invade their lovely home for a night:) Normally we just rotate holidays, so this was the first year we were able to see both families at Thanksgiving. </div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</tbody></table> We were also able to visit with our friends Eric and Megan DeJesus and their super friendly, highly intelligent Golden, Bo.<br />
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And only sits still for very small portions of time or while eating food.<br />
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He loves being tossed around, plays really hard, and sometimes passes out in his highchair, he's so tired.<br />
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Parker loves his Great-Grandparents, Mrs. Nancy and Granddad.<br />
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And his grandparents, Lynette and Mark. Happy 34th Anniversary to you guys!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little half-time football game in the street. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Our time in Atlanta was a great end to wonderful week. Bjorn made it back safely and Allie changed her flight to stay until next week! Thanks again to my wonderful in-laws for being so flexible, and my parents for making the short trip up to see us. You guys really are awesome.<br />
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-Whitwhitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-16998093019147050392011-11-28T17:20:00.000-08:002011-11-28T17:23:37.952-08:00Thanksgiving in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">{WARNING: way too many pictures here, but I'll just go with it.} </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friends, we had a great Thanksgiving this year at the Gilchrist house. I had many reasons to be thankful, but I'd like to share the 5 most important ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Our sweet 89 year old grandmother, "Mama", who has been in and out of the hospital over the last year, was able to "check out" of the hospital and come to our house to eat with all of us. I cannot tell you how big of blessing this was to all us. I truly believe it was the Lord giving her extra grace and time with us. Her sweet smile always bring joy to my heart. She is such a wonderful, strong lady. Which brings me to number...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Our sweet cousin, Nicole, was also able to fly down to see us for an early Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday night, with Mama. We have so enjoyed getting to know our cousin again, and feel like she could be the our 4th sister:) I mean, she looks just like us:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table> 3. I'm also super exited that my twin sister (and her hubby) have been visiting the states for the last week. Allie...it's so fun to have you here. I miss you terribly when you're gone. I wish I could skip work this week and come stay with you in Dothan:)<br />
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</div>4. Sweet Parents: This year both of us married couples will be at our spouse's home for Christmas, so Mom and Dad thought it would be nice to do a little <strike>not so </strike> spontaneous gift-giving. I'm so thankful for parents like them....super generous and thoughtful. Love you both:)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">super excited about my <a href="http://www.saddlebackleather.com/">saddleback</a> leather purse.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> 5. Last but not least: my siblings and husbands. Yes, the siblings (and husband) can drive me crazy, but they (he) are pretty cool at times. (Sam is awesome all the time:) I've especially enjoyed seeing Logan grow about 4 feet over the last 2 years. Seriously, 6'4" at 16? He was also quite the comic relief during our most recent "family photo op" as you can tell.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bjorn, Austin, Sam, and Logan</td></tr>
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</tbody></table> I've also really enjoyed seeing this guy go off to college and become a grownup. I finally feel like I have "older" brothers now. Now if we can just get this kid to study a little bit in college. haha. Just kidding, that's about all he does. However, he has managed to do well and have a social life. Keep up the hard work Austin:)<br />
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</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-48716790133307780072011-11-24T09:28:00.000-08:002011-11-24T09:28:51.497-08:00"You'll have to do without the Sweet Potato Casserole"That was the text message that we got from Krystle, my sweet friend training me at work, on Thursday morning a couple weeks ago. I knew this meant two things: She had had her sweet baby girl, and she wouldn't be making the office Thanksgiving party this year. In fact, the day before had quickly become her last day of work, and I was "officially" taking her spot, ready or not.<br />
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I have a had a little over a week and half to get transitioned into my new desk, and my new role, answering questions that I had to ask Krystle about before and although exhausting at times, I am loving it. I expected this job to be challenging, and it has proved to be in so many ways. But thankfully, Krsytle did a great job training me literally up to the last minute she was there.<br />
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Our friends from Small group, and the guys at the office, couldn't be happier for Krystle and her husband Michael-Luke. They welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Noah.<br />
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</tbody></table>Danny, one of the talented Architects who sat by Krystle at work for 5 years, and now keeps me sane, came up to the hospital with me after work that Friday to see this sweet little girl.<br />
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</tbody></table>Congrats to Krysle and Michael-Luke. I thank the Lord for the blessings He's given you this year!<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-43815000877937885702011-11-06T17:58:00.000-08:002011-11-06T18:01:16.067-08:00a lake side weekend.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fifteen hours after I returned from a 3-day work trip to Cincinnati, Sam and I left early Saturday morning to drive down to Lake Martin to meet Mom for Ashley's wedding. A few weeks ago, Mom and Dad asked the Lolley's if we could stay at their lake house, and they graciously gave it to us for the weekend. It was the perfect spot to step out of the daily routine for a weekend. The Lord could not have given us better weather for a weekend away....even though it was a little chilly in the shade...there was not a cloud in the sky most of the weekend. It was so refreshing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Since we got up to the lake a little early, Sam and I decided to go for a little hike around the area and see what we could find. I haven't been on a "hike" in I can't remember when....but it was fun. It was a little strange to see the water so far below the normal level....probably 7-8 feet, but it made for some interesting discoveries while walking on the shore line...things you wouldn't normally be able to see. We then starting realizing that some of the odd things we were finding in the sand beds, i.e. pillows, baskets, car parts, roof gutters, were a direct result of the April tornados ravaging through the area. Al...there were houses not far from where we were staying that were completely demolished by the tornadoes.<br />
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It was really sad to see...but the rebuilding process has started, several homes are under construction. Sam and I found a house on a peninsula being built and decided to do a little exploring. (Although dangerous, I love going into houses under construction for some reason..maybe because I feel a little mischievous?) We walked into this house Al, and were blown away by the view they will have right in their living room:<br />
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This is the view they will have from the upstairs great room:<br />
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So beautiful. Well...after our little adventure, it was time to head back, eat lunch and get ready for the wedding. I would like to add that our sweet brother, Austin, did make a quick appearance at the lake, long enough to eat some food, watch the last part of Avatar, and then decide to peace out because he was "afraid" that our t.v. wouldn't be able to pick up the AL/LSU game. (We were having some spotty coverage issues with the dish.) I try to show little brother some love but this face doesn't really say "I love you" back. haha.<br />
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Ok....so we actually did go to the wedding. It was very sweet and simple. They had it in a little white chapel in Lake Martin called "Children's Chapel." It was so good to see Ashley, Morgan, and Kallie.<br />
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A little lighthouse was in our view as you walked out of the back of the church....I could not get over how beautiful the sky was as the sun was setting. From there we drove about 10 minutes over to a beautiful restaurant for the reception.<br />
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(I'm kicking myself that I didn't get a better picture....the iphone camera is not great in low light...and the red-eye corrector went a little crazy here. apologies.) However, Mom and Ashley looked beautiful!<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The reception was great fun and it was good to visit with old friends and see Ashley in her wedding dress finally married. Morgan and Kallie are all grown up and in college! Crazy how fast time flies. We wished all of the family could have been there to visit with them too. Maybe at the next wedding! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">By the time we got back to the house Saturday night we were exhausted, and cold...so it took me about 5 seconds to get in my pj's and fall asleep on the couch. We slept in a little this morning and got to take in the view on the porch for a minute before it was time to pack up and head home. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>All in all....it was a great weekend. We missed you, Dad, Lindz, and Logan. We look forward to seeing you soon! I want to hear about your Island adventure with Naomi!<br />
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Love you!<br />
Whigglewhitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-65609304589887151072011-11-01T21:26:00.000-07:002011-11-01T21:26:56.714-07:00My favorite fall things.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Al...no worries. I'm still here. With a new job, new schedule, new work friends, and not a lot of free time in the afternoons....alas, the blog suffers.<br />
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I thought I could at least tell you about some of my favorite fall things right now....we are definitely enjoying the beauty and coolness of a little fall weather over here, and you better believe right when that sweater has to come out, a warm coffee based drink is what I start craving...One of my favorite things right now is:<br />
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Oh. yeah....I do feel a little bad about the fact these babies are $4 bucks, so I have to get them sparingly. But they are soo good:)<br />
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Second are the colors of the trees changing right now......<br />
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And third, is sitting on my porch on my little couch on the weekends and reading a book while drinking a pumpkin spice latte. I do not have a picture of my porch handy at this moment, so I found one that I like even better:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/outdoor-living/garden-design/patios-pools-porches-00400000047328/page8.html">please.</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Lovely:)<br />
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Well...enough daydreaming....I'm going to Cincinnati, OH with 4 other work folks to visit a project site. I'm sure it will be an absolutely <strike>crazy</strike> enjoyable 8.5 hour ride up to our hotel. I have never been to Cincinnati before so I'm kind of looking forward to seeing a different city.<br />
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I'll have to give you updates when I get back:) Maybe you could tell me three of your favorite fall things in the meantime!?! Looking forward to seeing you soon!<br />
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Hey Whiggle, it seems as if I've been very bad this time with posting. So again... I'm going to try to make up for it a little bit. I'll try to get you updated on our fall so far:)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">A few weeks ago Bjorn's mom was in town for a conference and treated us to a nice dinner at a restaurant called AG. It's a place know for it's selection of meats, so we decided to try something a little different.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It's called a Cochinillo and is sort of a roasted pig that they separate to serve. Very soft and tasty, but not sure I was totally sold on it. I had sort of a pig eating moral dilemma/crisis that involved flashbacks of Maggie the pig. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vkFJnSVdoBIi-fF2s4Onc1PDPKzm4cKWOY3PMS_dNBCJj-RlZOrmTSPVlyd60aGKbvcIopfbzn3i5E7kq-BL323k5zjHXcDepuHOkJ50mweVMWoNzYzmoosoYabZh6ErlMopC0Yfrbm4/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vkFJnSVdoBIi-fF2s4Onc1PDPKzm4cKWOY3PMS_dNBCJj-RlZOrmTSPVlyd60aGKbvcIopfbzn3i5E7kq-BL323k5zjHXcDepuHOkJ50mweVMWoNzYzmoosoYabZh6ErlMopC0Yfrbm4/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">A&B at AG </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloU-OVZpBpwjYilDYVyq9E8tipPofLElb4rjbW2j-mhK07VX7VOBTjt0CELgC2gyLeAyLtaV1UXqaIH3BvBAIKSi-bqg1QEfsa1oqcmCvQtNekGDQz3ZzvotEmq-Ultw-lQ9Rs1hZWYys/s1600/IMG_0589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloU-OVZpBpwjYilDYVyq9E8tipPofLElb4rjbW2j-mhK07VX7VOBTjt0CELgC2gyLeAyLtaV1UXqaIH3BvBAIKSi-bqg1QEfsa1oqcmCvQtNekGDQz3ZzvotEmq-Ultw-lQ9Rs1hZWYys/s320/IMG_0589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Then we went to Kopparberg. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere, has only about a few thousand people living there, but manages to be somewhat recognizable by name here in Sweden for one reason- they are a major producer of cider in Sweden and to many other countries. Years ago it was a big mining town, but that's been mostly shut down. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here's an example of their pear cider. You should check for it in the US, it's quite tasty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMScXmj4H5NXctzML8Zg4x0mApMTqGrXLr368-WhyphenhyphenxruPU5c0o34QCUsj9f1a7hnB8K08bzM8zbAznz7UcO5Xh56A9-6_uKGhoaAun_OHQfSyAS9OP10-hHfQI9_8zcR0yyC0ytnzf_6w5/s1600/IMG_0624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMScXmj4H5NXctzML8Zg4x0mApMTqGrXLr368-WhyphenhyphenxruPU5c0o34QCUsj9f1a7hnB8K08bzM8zbAznz7UcO5Xh56A9-6_uKGhoaAun_OHQfSyAS9OP10-hHfQI9_8zcR0yyC0ytnzf_6w5/s320/IMG_0624.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Kopparberg as a town was pretty interesting. Although a sleepy country town, it's full of really neat old buildings. The town has been around since a little before the US existed as a country, so they really are old. This is the Courthouse.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And the post office. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDhm1vx23bGOtUFvw8simhnMdAma82aZmjmg2eR5YdqtNVmajbKwUS7tNhm3Dui9knQ89pKnNrHJSYI1zHykIDcQtLwVT0Tzy8x3x2ocqkj1KSeEIs5gleREk1pGes0PV9sSpUtZAK1Vh/s1600/IMG_0597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDhm1vx23bGOtUFvw8simhnMdAma82aZmjmg2eR5YdqtNVmajbKwUS7tNhm3Dui9knQ89pKnNrHJSYI1zHykIDcQtLwVT0Tzy8x3x2ocqkj1KSeEIs5gleREk1pGes0PV9sSpUtZAK1Vh/s320/IMG_0597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Bjorn reading a little about the history of the town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3JLuYRHgOtbvtw3D0_bxsbu2lCk3CBmg35TOD1zxwNObgMNAzs80QmifEbIb-OqyXTiDSK4TjG3_HMkdjUmOZzWXxJu5-ZnHpw8pIEiII9aDy4FKXHAAosetRCkVbcd1ml4GASCOX6Kz/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3JLuYRHgOtbvtw3D0_bxsbu2lCk3CBmg35TOD1zxwNObgMNAzs80QmifEbIb-OqyXTiDSK4TjG3_HMkdjUmOZzWXxJu5-ZnHpw8pIEiII9aDy4FKXHAAosetRCkVbcd1ml4GASCOX6Kz/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
One of the main things we did while we were there was go mushroom picking. I know, it just sounds Swedish and I've probably never felt more like a native than when I was out there stomping around in the damp forest inspecting different varieties of mushrooms. You know, trying to find the ones that wouldn't kill us. I tried to be more observant than usual:)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Bjorn having a snack before the picking began.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OWqeObyVSIVJ3nX2azx9h8WzufffjXfA4PTCE8IXjYc0lV4O8p9lHhWkZQ9PWiEa5VXxBzE5lpvMfHdnKvn6c8v5YigLjwbOxFto4Jph7aQ1fWybFeLU5OcxU0oDt_3m8cuu1wtnRvd/s1600/IMG_0612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OWqeObyVSIVJ3nX2azx9h8WzufffjXfA4PTCE8IXjYc0lV4O8p9lHhWkZQ9PWiEa5VXxBzE5lpvMfHdnKvn6c8v5YigLjwbOxFto4Jph7aQ1fWybFeLU5OcxU0oDt_3m8cuu1wtnRvd/s320/IMG_0612.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty to look at, bad to eat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rCWje8WuLHR6s6o9c09_G0mD-BzciSSzgUE3V3N7DoR2Rtus9C0Omfe3s8-3_zIRCqazU05BHyK99wnkYIRClg6TiIUOjo-Y9Gay__eR-VQFkYWA8ubgRJmORkTiZLBQd1Nn6LWW_WUE/s1600/IMG_0614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rCWje8WuLHR6s6o9c09_G0mD-BzciSSzgUE3V3N7DoR2Rtus9C0Omfe3s8-3_zIRCqazU05BHyK99wnkYIRClg6TiIUOjo-Y9Gay__eR-VQFkYWA8ubgRJmORkTiZLBQd1Nn6LWW_WUE/s320/IMG_0614.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The first day we went picking we just wandered out into the woods ourselves. After a little bit of searching we left with this: 2 chanterelles (the good, edible kind)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtW2ThAXZ3R8Dxiqb0FlZhlnFVfAe5GrXXkpPIISTrK6zeUsfimoPJNz9MqhG1FkCexcP-v1Wds9yj634n9CcMONl3Xd76cOB4QJdfvfD3yK33jnhhctrgFaaEx3EJHeJcWmA2x2KJ_i2/s1600/IMG_0623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtW2ThAXZ3R8Dxiqb0FlZhlnFVfAe5GrXXkpPIISTrK6zeUsfimoPJNz9MqhG1FkCexcP-v1Wds9yj634n9CcMONl3Xd76cOB4QJdfvfD3yK33jnhhctrgFaaEx3EJHeJcWmA2x2KJ_i2/s320/IMG_0623.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The second day Bjorn asked some of the locals at his work where we should go and they gave him directions to a particular spot. Much more successful:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8O6gkVrZ4otJgtF_5U7JKlJ2bofUvm4LJn7SkoVYaUZcgIFzMM73KPxxXq5hIFg-I2TZ61h3VQFCfFQ8TUH8td1q3ZfTPjouOIvw4mMSLgJCeT9TZdTJNRzEXlIGi5VJDtMGX4jDrOXR/s1600/IMG_0625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8O6gkVrZ4otJgtF_5U7JKlJ2bofUvm4LJn7SkoVYaUZcgIFzMM73KPxxXq5hIFg-I2TZ61h3VQFCfFQ8TUH8td1q3ZfTPjouOIvw4mMSLgJCeT9TZdTJNRzEXlIGi5VJDtMGX4jDrOXR/s320/IMG_0625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We took a nice long walk through the countryside one day when it was nice outside. It's not a bad area at all if you want some peace and quiet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcab9GHgZJ3B4tzKUOIc0XN8wtBRBKI8Aut5fw2VeoDsFbgaN4aaTNF6io1ballm5N8NyH_Am1Qsj8rXXAuGa341z4Q4KeK654G7Yd_EhhaEt-OUv12jRga87Q0QhJfy9Dem3GWXV9lQo7/s1600/IMG_0638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcab9GHgZJ3B4tzKUOIc0XN8wtBRBKI8Aut5fw2VeoDsFbgaN4aaTNF6io1ballm5N8NyH_Am1Qsj8rXXAuGa341z4Q4KeK654G7Yd_EhhaEt-OUv12jRga87Q0QhJfy9Dem3GWXV9lQo7/s320/IMG_0638.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> One of the few stores in the town. It's and antique store called "Old and Antique."</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Our last day in Kopparberg was beautiful. It was blindingly sunny so before we left we went to the cafe in the middle of town to enjoy it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vEJ5kBQYRWicY62TcWETusVKesjwaY4mjZA4nVK2CrxKUHQIKSQdoVO-WgMW2mBmOAe8PoN5P6ksYqJWaZWeQnRfPp7ixUyWSOG17f2mXJqOJilEFQRpdJ3LBnz4LR3V02mZUbT1Jfe/s1600/IMG_0648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0vEJ5kBQYRWicY62TcWETusVKesjwaY4mjZA4nVK2CrxKUHQIKSQdoVO-WgMW2mBmOAe8PoN5P6ksYqJWaZWeQnRfPp7ixUyWSOG17f2mXJqOJilEFQRpdJ3LBnz4LR3V02mZUbT1Jfe/s320/IMG_0648.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I meant it when I said blindingly sunny. This is the best we could do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqPXC2qJ6mhYEcCJbSCgaXDDWCb61_bw4im9BTspkHWlTtQAy-vv7h20ke-uWN3dZDMjZGub3NgY87VcHURGLtVhbN2GUQbGNHXUDeBwBhcQkls8L6GGwvqLuHHfsZVirkDHwaVgd49RC/s1600/IMG_0651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqPXC2qJ6mhYEcCJbSCgaXDDWCb61_bw4im9BTspkHWlTtQAy-vv7h20ke-uWN3dZDMjZGub3NgY87VcHURGLtVhbN2GUQbGNHXUDeBwBhcQkls8L6GGwvqLuHHfsZVirkDHwaVgd49RC/s320/IMG_0651.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Next we went to Norrköpping for the baptism of little Harald Persson. He's the son of one of Bjorns med school friends, Kalle, and the mom's name is Maria. Seriously though, he's one of the cutest babies I've seen. And you know I'm not so easily impressed...:)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Kalle, Maria, and Harald</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbB-Vldezt86fKiq7xg2vXiz6idqxG4DHLcENbHXbyiSemMHWYLtZ5ASXG5arm8WDb4x9tQtl42EHR2jPL5R0SX0E9TuvQND55IvQz8I94eqBpnd6aAfPTO4LSV40IOAzL7gf359XzgP-/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbB-Vldezt86fKiq7xg2vXiz6idqxG4DHLcENbHXbyiSemMHWYLtZ5ASXG5arm8WDb4x9tQtl42EHR2jPL5R0SX0E9TuvQND55IvQz8I94eqBpnd6aAfPTO4LSV40IOAzL7gf359XzgP-/s400/IMG_0679.JPG" width="400" /><span id="goog_567099949"></span><span id="goog_567099950"></span></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Part of the family after the baptism </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lgoVZhyphenhyphend_DdUGw1nrjk8GX8oMQoKa24tg87ginZ_4XpYmJU3vo_EasiSYitXURx4SPNPRU0dmAtmMIUi3uOPiyjwNVv8Ih-Ow6CV0k6M379WUEHtghL6gVqG-jcDJU9Lxk4VrXn6VcRC/s1600/IMG_0691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lgoVZhyphenhyphend_DdUGw1nrjk8GX8oMQoKa24tg87ginZ_4XpYmJU3vo_EasiSYitXURx4SPNPRU0dmAtmMIUi3uOPiyjwNVv8Ih-Ow6CV0k6M379WUEHtghL6gVqG-jcDJU9Lxk4VrXn6VcRC/s320/IMG_0691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> There was a lunch at this beautiful house afterwards for those at the baptism. It had a great view over part of the town towards the lake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWIESAQhzsdv4AXhyphenhyphenCETw1wRZb2hnTx-xFMw95_p8K7FUjAAZ3nyeZ-hD8sbCdGR2U75MoTX-siEVUn4Feq4IzzMEfXAUsf-5sZQNRTM4aKLFpESqn_BzqpSL0Wm6kLd9SugMQtlPLfu-/s1600/IMG_0698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWIESAQhzsdv4AXhyphenhyphenCETw1wRZb2hnTx-xFMw95_p8K7FUjAAZ3nyeZ-hD8sbCdGR2U75MoTX-siEVUn4Feq4IzzMEfXAUsf-5sZQNRTM4aKLFpESqn_BzqpSL0Wm6kLd9SugMQtlPLfu-/s320/IMG_0698.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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So that's about all I've got, consider yourself caught up:) I did take this picture of Naomi today after I picked her up from school. She didn't have a hat with her and it was cold so I rolled up the hat I got from Dad last year(which is wonderfully warm) and made a slightly odd looking kid hat. I think she looks pretty cute though:) <br />
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Thanks for posting pictures from the birthday weekend, I wish I could have been there! It looked like fun to be home with everyone. Annnnd, in LESS than a month I'll be around for the next family get together. Seriously can't wait. <br />
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Hope your job started off great, I want to hear about it!<br />
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Miss you Whiggle,<br />
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<span id="goog_622828158"></span><span id="goog_622828159"></span>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-35641457245608767152011-10-16T18:19:00.000-07:002011-10-16T18:24:01.960-07:00doing some celebrating.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey Al:) I'm assuming your still in Sweden (haha j/k. Blog when you can:)... Anyway....I thought you would like to see some of the festivities from the big birthday weekend we had at the beginning of October. Within three days, Abbey turned 20, Dad had the 22nd anniversary of his 30th Birthday, and Sam turned 27, (not to mention Sam's Dad, Mark, had a birthday the same day as Abbey.) That's a whole lot of birthdays in one weekend. We had already planned to go home for the weekend, so it worked out nicely that we could celebrate on Saturday for all three...but mostly for Dad.</div><br />
Here are some pictures from that weekend. I will say we had some GORGEOUS weather, perfect for washing the big tank that dad borrowed to take his bike up to Birmingham to sell. Dad fell in love with this massive thing. I will say it's probably the nicest truck I've ever been in:)<br />
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</tbody></table>While dad was washing, I played the guys in a friendly game of "HORSE" and pretty much whooped their tails....Austin was such a baby.....he cheated the last minute and made me lose. I had them crying almost the whole game though:) It was awesome.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Then Saturday night, Dad, "the Grilling King" as his birthday card read this year from me, cooked a delicious meal of BBQ chicken, and Mom made her famous Macaroni and cheese. Sweet Mr. John and Josie came over to help celebrate....they are such a great couple. Mr. John is still having treatment for his cancer, but you would never know by his attitude that he is sick at all....The Lord has definitely blessed this man with peace and they are always a joy to be around.<br />
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</tbody></table>After Dinner we made some time for cake, coffee, and Cards with Dad's favorite dessert, red velvet cake. It was soooo good Al! I could definitely go for a piece right now:)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Mary Katherine Smith:) You are quite the baker.</td></tr>
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And the dogs definitely liked the cake....although the DeHaven's didn't help that. They were basically feeding them cake the whole time..haha. It was hilarious.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all....it was one of the most enjoyable weekends we've had in Dothan in a while....we definitely missed you and Lindz though.... Can't wait to see you in a month! So glad you booked your ticket!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whiggle</div>whitney and alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03646270696504671505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135876834126430991.post-10695472843793471592011-09-29T15:00:00.000-07:002011-09-29T15:07:13.488-07:00around here.Hey Al....I feel the need to stop by the 'ol blog even though there's not much going on here "blog worthy", except that we have been traveling a little bit, and Sam has been working <strike>all the time</strike> too much. So that has been a little rough lately...just not seeing him as much. I know that this is part of life at times, and I'm trying to have a good attitude, but this week has been especially hard.<br />
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On another note, we took a road trip a couple of weekends ago to the beach with the Browns and had a really good time, and I was excited to finally see the ocean and dip my toes in the water, although it was a little short-lived. Here are some pictures from our little beach walk.<br />
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Near Pawley's Island, we stopped at these quaint little shops, called the "Hammock Shops" that have been around since the 1920's....it was really cool. They had all kinds of different shops, from Christmas decorations to baby clothes, to hammocks and t-shirts. You could spend all day there if you had time.<br />
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As you can see, shopping can tire you out.....Mark took advantage of a nearby bench for a little shut-eye:)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the homefront: Last weekend I went to Dothan to visit the parents, even though Sam had to stay behind last minute to do his favorite thing....work. It was a good visit though. I enjoyed seeing Mom, Dad, Mama, and even Logan. That crazy kid. And of course we can't forget the furry children. Sadie is still sharpening her "Budda" stance, the only trick she knows, beside looking ridiculously cute all the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And Max still calls the driver seat, even though we have told him repeatedly that he cannot drive without his license:)<br />
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Mama is still adjusting to her new living environment at Westside Terrace. She is in a room with another lady, separated by only a thin curtain. That's a problem when the other lady's TV is on so loud you can barely hear yourself think. I know it's kept Mama up a few nights. She is doing a lot better than she was though a few months ago Al. That was good to see....I just wish she didn't have to be in a nursing home.<br />
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Even though she saw this picture and said, "I'm so old." I think she is the most beautiful "old" lady I know, especially when she smiles.<br />
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I know I emailed you earlier about this other kitchen I was visiting this morning, but I thought you should see some before and after shots. This is a kitchen we just finished in Vestavia and I can't take credit for the entire design (because Mike did most of it) but I did work with Bonnie on the island design, all hard surface materials, paint colors, and tile. Really turned out nice. Here's a quick picture (of a picture) of what their kitchen used to look like:<br />
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The owner of this kitchen was great to work with too....I love clients like her. Flexible, and easy to talk to.<br />
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So...that's about it for me over here this week. I hope you guys have a good weekend and we need to catch up on the phone soon!<br />
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xoxoxo,<br />
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