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  • Sweet Start to Spring

    What a wonderful few weeks I’ve been having. I feel like every week has been crammed with  one happy blessing after another. For example, my niece Angelina was recently named the “Most Improved Student of the Year” at her intermediate school. I am so proud of her. She works so hard and has come so…

  • Happy Birthday Nancy!

    Today is my oldest sister’s birthday. Nancy is 8 years older than me, which is a relatively large gap. The other day I found this BuzzFeed that really nails our relationship:   http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/things-that-happens-when-you-and-your-sibling-have-a-huge   For the most part, it’s all true. We never ever fought growing up, she was very motherly to me when I…

  • Birthdays and Weight Cake

    Last weekend we celebrated Dad’s birthday, and after weeks of keeping quiet we celebrated my brother-in-law’s surprise 40th birthday. Nancy was able to plan the surprise party without Ben having any idea. She themed the party “Fit and Forty,” and we designed invitations and favor labels to match. For centerpieces, Nancy used foam circles and…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy new year! I hope your holiday was as blessed as mine! This year I was very excited to host Christmas lunch at my house with Matt’s family. It was the first time in a long time that all his brothers and sisters were able to make Christmas. Unfortunately we didn’t even think to take…