Archive for the ‘Family’ Category


Holly Hoyt’s Amazing Photographs…. Viewed through a Carnival Lense

Holly Hoyt is an amazing photographer. So when she asked one night if David and I would like to accompany her to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo so she could do a practice Carnival photo shoot, I jumped at the chance (after she promised me I could have a corn dog…. of course). From the many amazing photos she captured that night, Holly created the following two collages. In them I see a couple of all too willing partners
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January/February in Review: Mom2 + Monica + a whole lotta Kirtsy and a little bit of Boulder

Whew! The last two months have been crazy, wonderful and beautiful all at once. I believe the last time I sat still for any length of time was when I went to see Eurydice…. and wasn’t New Year’s Eve like ten minutes ago?! I don’t want forget a bit of the amazingness and glitter that consumed January and February so without further ado…. a couple months in review! An open conversation between Moms & Marketers Mid-January I realized I hadn’t
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A tale of Love Letters, a Beautiful Girl named Eurydice, and Daddy’s Little Girl

Once upon a time…. There was a little girl and there was her Father. You know those memories that are locked away, you think maybe forever, somewhere deep in the back of your mind? Every so often you will be doing something mundane…. tying your shoe, picking up a sweater, running in a field…. and one of those memories will surface from their fuzzy dreamlike state with a clarity that is most shocking. But sadly, that intense clarity usually only
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Eight Random and Cheesy Things About Me

I don’t often blog about things that don’t have to do with Social Media or Social Media applications, but Shannon Paul tagged me in her blog post “7 Random and Weird Things About Me” and her post was so meaningful, hilarious, and adorable it gave me some insight into the lady behind @shannonpaul. Soooooooo I decided to comply and write my first ever meme. And here we go…. I hate mushrooms. They are a fungus. Don’t you realize you are
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Walk4Hearing: Help out MommyMac!

Ready… set… donate! Help MommyMac raise awareness for Hearing Loss!! (while she walks it out). As many of you know, my dear sweet Mom is an audiologist for a non-profit.  Over the past 20 years (or so?) she has changed the lives of many deaf adults and children by guiding them on their path to hearing again and she absolutely LOVES her job. I would say that it is probably this love and devotion to her life’s work that makes
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