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The Grief Lives On…4 Years Later

October 12, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 16 Comments

She was doubled over in a fit of laughter the other day when she said it. I had just told her I wasn’t the best tickler in the whole world, he was. “Grandpa John?! I don’t even know who that is!” Four years. Today it’s been four years. It seems like yesterday, but the truth […]

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A True Anniversary Celebration

June 9, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

Eleven years ago, I woke up on a Saturday morning with butterflies in my stomach. I was surrounded by people who meant the world to me, and looking forward to one of the most exciting days of my life. Makeup was applied — a lot of it. Hair was done — and aggressively hairsprayed. And in […]

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A Date Night In – *Confetti Date Giveaway*

September 24, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

**UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest, and date on!** Date nights? Of course we have date nights. There’s always Pizza & Wine Friday. You know, unless we have other Friday night plans. (Like we have for the past month and a half straight.) And every now and then we watch […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 107

June 9, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

This past week marked the beginning of Little’s summer vacation, the official end of Big’s exciting baseball season, and the 10-year anniversary of Lenny and I being husband and wife. Pink’s big milestone? She learned all the lyrics to Scream and Shout just in time for mass this morning. Lesson #1: Having a two-year old […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 67

June 10, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

This week was the beginning of summer, our 10th year of marriage and my amazing tan. (The beginning, I said.) So it’s no surprise it was packed full of entertainment along the way.

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