It seems like our lives never slow down. There’s always some deadline coming up or some place to be. I have two different “To Do” lists. I have my college list and my regular household list. It seems that my household to do list is a catch-all and is always[Read more]
Exciting (Stressful) News – We’re Moving! Exciting: I have been wanting to move for some time now. Although the size of our new apartment is roughly the same, it is much nicer—nicer closets, nicer kitchen, nicer neighborhood. The location will also cut a lot of time off my commute as[Read more]
After a long day at school, the last thing I want to do is cook. Unfortunately, one of the first questions I’ll likely hear from my husband is “What’s for supper?” Freezer meals have become one of my “quick fixes” to serving a great meal with little effort on my[Read more]
Nathan was pretty excited that these guys could make it out for the wedding. It had been quite a while since he had seen either of them. I had met his best man last March but his childhood friend I met the day before the wedding. I’m very thankful he[Read more]
When most college students describe how they will be spending their spring breaks, either they are traveling to warmer weather or to the mountains for skiing. Although I will be headed to Colorado this next week, winter sports are not on the agenda. Instead, I’m looking forward to experiencing some[Read more]
All the Nelsen kids and spouses (except Jake – had to study) converged at the Nelsen Family home this past weekend. Alex arrived on Friday while Courtney, Mackenzie and Nathan arrived early Saturday morning. What was the occasion you ask? It was a scheduled “family meeting” – no, we weren’t[Read more]
This weekend we had our first Grace Elizabeth’s planning meeting. Saturday was full of brainstorming and decision making. You may notice we changed our look (one of the many outcomes of our meeting). Because the four women were hard at work, the two men lucky enough to be around (our[Read more]
Another wedding weekend reveal! As you know we celebrated two months of marriage and Nathan’s birthday this week. On Sunday we celebrated my grandfather’s 75th, and Grandma has a birthday in another week. March is such a busy month it seems. I’m just glad that in one more week I[Read more]