The Swans came to Chattanooga and we got to have some fun together on Tuesday! We started off at Mikado Chinese/Japanese Restaurant for lunch and enjoyed catching up! Rich and I hadn’t seen Kevin and Shel since briefly meeting them at OSP South (I can’t believe it’s already been over a year since then!) and...
Rich and I decided to meet up with my parents and brother this weekend in Jacksonville, Florida for my cousin Dave’s wedding with ten-week-old Alana… As first time parents, we had no idea what to expect from a 7-hour trip in conjunction with a wee one, but as God would allow it, we had great...
All too often, we as new parents have no idea what we’re doing. If you think about it, neither does a baby. It’s a brand new world for them and they’ve only had experience being a baby as long as you’ve had experience being a parent. Add on top of that, as parents you are...
Today, Alana and I got to meet up with Rich and my fabulous former boss from the Chattanooga Youth Network, where I worked for three years (until week 37 of my pregnancy)! Tony is great for lots of reasons. You can count on him to do several things in any given conversation: 1) He will...
Rich and I aren’t wealthy according to the world’s standards, but I feel immeasurably rich on days like today. I had the blessing and privilege of spending a few hours with my friends Kristy and Steph. Kristy prepared delicious salad and panini sandwiches for lunch, and we sat and chatted about life and motherhood, with...
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, a fantastic group of local OSP photographers get together each month for lunch at different restaurants. Today we met at Blue Orleans, a tasty new place downtown with a very cool story. Apparently, the owners lost everything in Katrina and relocated to Chattanooga to begin afresh. The couple, Mark...
Yesterday afternoon Alana and I met up with my dear friend Kathy. Kathy was a bridesmaid in my wedding, and someone with whom I meet up periodically for coffee. Usually Starbucks. We spend a couple of hours catching up on each others lives and chatting about numerous life relevancies. I always end up wondering why...
On Thursday night, we had the privilege of joining the Holritz’s, the Nudds, and Melody Hood for dinner at Tony’s Pasta, and we got to meet the fabulous Shyla for the first time! We had a blast (minus a five-minute screaming interlude by Alana) and thoroughly enjoyed the company! We are so blessed to have...
Initial reaction… The subsequent confusion… Total ambivalence… I talked her through it, and she was a trooper. Hey, soon, we may even get some smiles out of this crazy bath time!
This year, we did a HORRIBLE job of documenting our family vacation together for Christmas, but Rich did manage to grab some shots of my immediate family with Alana. I wanted to go ahead and post them for posterity, even though we are now well into January. These were taken while my family was up...