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Next Summer is Now

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Caryn10 Comments

I was feeling cocky last fall when I wrote my “Next Summer” post and gloated about our 70-degree weather in October signaling that summer in Texas was finally coming to an end. There is a flip side of course to all that, and it looks like this: Alas, summer has fully descended on us and… Continue reading Next Summer is Now

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Two Years Ago

April 22, 2016June 7, 2016 Caryn6 Comments

Happy Earth Day! As if loving an entire planet isn’t enough, this day is extra special in my world. It’s one of those “life will now be divided into a before and after” kind of days. Exactly two years ago, on a Tuesday, I went to a 1 p.m appointment with my perinatologist. It was… Continue reading Two Years Ago

Motherhood · Parenting · Twins

That Time I Did All The Judging

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 Caryn8 Comments

This is from my Confession Vault. We all have one of those, right? Okay good. Every Sunday morning, my husband, JB, and I take our toddler twin boys to music class. We have been doing it for a year, but I can still remember my hesitance in the first session. The class’s philosophy is very… Continue reading That Time I Did All The Judging

Goals · Motherhood · Parenting · Twins

Next Summer…

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Caryn2 Comments

Yes, I know summer officially ended over a month ago, but here in Texas, this is the first full week it has actually felt like fall, at least temperature-wise. Of course we have had the same pumpkin patch photos, seasonal-flavored lattes and gourd-decorated front porches as everyone else. But until now, most summer activities were… Continue reading Next Summer…

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10 Things I Learned on Maternity Leave

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 Caryn2 Comments

This post was pulled from the archives. And by “archives,” I mean I found it on the desktop of my computer from about 16 months ago when I was in the throes of life with newborn twins. I can’t remember if my hope was to start a blog right then and there or to just… Continue reading 10 Things I Learned on Maternity Leave

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