1 :: Patience Pays Off – I made it back to the Japanese Gardens this past week with Jessica Aiduk and her girls. Much to my delight the gardens are now in FULL BLOOM! I am obsessed with saucer magnolias and was giddy with excitement to find the largest trees I have ever seen bursting with
Seniors
Violist Robert Rieve | Musician Portraits
I have always loved string instruments particularly the cello. Throughout my childhood/adolescent years I sat patiently at the piano during my lessons and dreamed longingly of playing something with strings. Even though I had various attempts to learn while in college it never stuck, mostly because of my lack of patience. I would get angry
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Monday in a Moment
Monday In A Moment #2 | On Change
1 :: Change of Plans – Living an Air Force life is completely unpredictable. Nothing is ever set in stone until its actually happening. That being said, we had some startling news handed our way last week. D’s deployment has been officially cancelled. What was most unexpected was that disappointment can always follow relief. I
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Birthday Shout-outs | A is for Amazing Husband
Today is my husband’s 29th birthday. That’s right folks one year left before the big three-zero. I wanted to dedicate today’s post to you, D. Thank you for being an incredible husband. I love you for the following reasons: 1. You read every blog post and comment on almost every photo without complaint or irritation.
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Monday in a Moment
Monday In A Moment #1 | On Seasons
1 :: Seasons of the Year – Yep. Definitely still Winter here in Deutschland. D and I were able to get out in the beautiful sunshine that decided to make a grand appearance yesterday in the Rhineland-Pfalz region. We took a trip to the Japanese Gardens in Kaiserslautern to investigate the cherry blossom trees. I knew that they
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Events
Ramstein Area Bluegrass Assoc. | Event Photographer
That’s right, folks…. Bluegrass. When I was young, my mother was a huge Andy Griffith fan. Periodically on the show, the Darlings would come to the town of Mayberry and get Andy Griffith to sit in on their bluegrass jam session and play guitar. My favorite TAGS episode is “The Darlins Are Coming”. Unbeknownst to