9 months in and almost 9 months out. Christmas wishes and rain at midnight. 5 days in NICU, more rain, then home at last.  Baby cuddles, baby coo's and a super bloom. Baby smiles, baby giggles and a baby on the move.  She is happy and easy like a Sunday morning, Sweet and determined,  chatty and full of kicks. Baby B you have...

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When I think of February I think of love.  It did not start out with romantic love but the love of a Grandmother whose maiden name was  Valentine.  She was love and grace and I adored her. She called me mija and always cried when she said goodbye.  One day as I was helping her clean out a closet she found a small...

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I am not a planner when I paint. I draw a quick outline and let the paint guide me. A slip of the brush created freckles that were not originally intended to exist. The water and paint swirled and mixed as my brush followed path unknown. Several hours later I had Amelia.  Why Amelia? It was all I could think as I looked...

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A late start and a bittersweet goodby to 2015.  New Years Eve brought some news we didn't want to hear but it is with open hearts that we start this new year. 2015 was year one of our marriage and oh how I love this man. Adventures through Europe and making our condo a home. There are still empty walls to be filled...

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I felt the most at home in Florence, it was peaceful, welcoming and beautiful. On our first day there we walked up to the Boboli gardens. Everything is so easily walkable in Florence and it was fun to explore the city and gardens. Navigating with a map is a skill I am fairly adept at. However, on the day we went to explore...

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Roma was bright and sunny, blazing hot under the July sun, buzzing with activity, cobblestone and jaywalking, gelato, ruins, churches,sunburn, all the water you could drink.  I don't know if I have ever been so hot or thirsty in my life.  I would like to point out two fears I conquered temporarily while in Rome.  Jaywalking and heights. I climbed the winding stairs...

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It’s all I have to bring today—This, and my heart beside—This, and my heart, and all the fields—And all the meadows wide—Be sure you count—should I forgetSome one the sum could tell—This, and my heart, and all the BeesWhich in the Clover dwell. ~ Emily Dickenson August is almost over but I couldn't let it slip by without this memory.  My love and...

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