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How I Became Mrs. Shepherd...
It could even happen to YOU... That's what Mr. Owl said in the movie Bambi, but it didn't seem to be happening to me at all, finding my Prince Charming, at least. The years 2014-2015, though, were to be years that would change my life forever. It all...
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We went to Paris!
January 14th and 15th we traveled by train up to Paris to submit the paperwork for my visa to get me back into the UK. Our appointment was the 15th at noon so we decided to take advantage of the need to go to Paris to do a little bit of tourism as well....
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Six Months Later
Hello World, I know, I know, save the comments on how long it's been...lets see....six months? I know because our darling little Eleanor is about to be a half a year old! I can't believe it. Time has flown so fast. However, I have now made a new commitment,...
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First House, First Few Months, First Firsts...
Ah, the wonderful first few months of marriage... Ours were pretty hectic actually, as a couple of days after our wedding off we traveled back to France. I do believe it took us around three entire days to make our way from Austin, Texas to Codognan,...
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The Rest of School
Hello everybody....Long time I know, but things, exciting things, have been happening all over the place. In order to get it all laid out though, I will be doing a series of posts on what has been happening in the last eight months. Wow, has it really...
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Long time, Full Schedule
Hey y'all, as I finally have taken the time to sit down and do this I guess I should slightly apologize. Oh well, I'm far from perfect. :) Anywho, I want to tell you about a trip I took in September to Nashville with Dr. Harthorn (English Professor) and...
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Visit to New York
Through an unforeseen series of events, we found ourselves having to fly back to the States. For some reason, any cancellation/delay/reschedule/equipment malfunction decided to happen to us on our way home and our trip took about twice as long, but thanks...
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Teething Tips-How to Survive
Hello World! So Eleanor is now fully in the stages of teething....I know, rough. Symptoms include heavy drooling, gnawing on anything she can get her hands on, sore bottom, Nagasaki nappies, and two tiny little teeth poking out from her bottom gums. I...
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5 Ways to Keep Baby Happy in the Car
Hello World! Sorry for the late post. My family and I were on vacation last week, and this blog is not well-read enough to merit taking time out of that to write a post. :) That being said, since we spent a good deal of our time in the car, I have figured...
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Lovely Liquid Lipstick
Hello World! Today, I am going to review the Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick. I have been interested in liquid lipstick for a while, but I hadn't mustered up the courage to actually buy one until the other day. Some of the worries I had were...
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Laurie Escalade L'Himalaya (Pinnacle Mountain)
Cou Cou, vous m'avez vues? Je suis en train d'escalader l'Himalaya. Vas-y Laurie on te regarde. Ben, dis donc. Ca grimpe fort! Avance doucement et reguliarement, Laurie Ooh la la, c'est haut! Ne regarde vers le bas, Laurie! Ah! Je sens que je vais tomber!!! Leve...
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First Two Weeks
Hey guys! Checking in after a week and a half of College. So far it is going splendidly. I have made several friends and we sort of have an underground social group. I.E. The social hub for introverted-extroverts. You know who you are... I won't bore...
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Sensory Games for Eleanor!
Hello World! Well...I know it's been a little over a week. I wanted to write this post on Friday but what with a huge cookie order, writing has been put on the back burner. But still, not too bad considering a year went by once between posts. ;) So, the...
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Ditching New Year's Resolutions for Life Resolutions, Part One
Hello world! The eighth of January has rolled around and with it, resolve to keep resolutions is fading fast. I know, because it's what has happened to me year after year in the past. This year however, I didn't make any. Through a combination of not...
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Rhiannon's Christmas Visit
Hey guys! Sorry again for the long pause, but what with moving into our own place and discovering that said place has no internet connection.....posting has been slow. ;) Anyway, today's post I would like to tell you about the visit of a very dear friend...
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That Wonderful Day
It came quicker then we all expected. Considering that we wanted to take full advantage of Joe's job in France, we decided to get married in late August so I could be in France for the remainder of his contract. This would allow me to be in the country...
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How Time Flies
Things have been quite mad in our life recently. Some of y'all know the story and for the rest of you there will be a following blog post explaining what happened. So, in the meantime, here are a few pictures of what happened in February. We went out...
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How to Ditch New Year's Resolutions, Part 2
I'm never going to yell at my kids again! I will read my Bible every day... I will change my outlook on life! We will spend more time together as a family. All these resolutions sounds great and wonderful! But they are again, point blank statements and...
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Trip to Lunel
Wednesday, the 30th of December, Joe and I took a trip to Lunel for our first pregnancy scan. Since our appointment was in the middle of the morning, Joe just took the day off so we could spend some time in town. Lunel is about half an hour drive from...
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Meet the Newest Addition
She finally came! Sunday, June 5th at 6:08 in the morning, Eleanor Rosamund Grace made her 9 pound 3 ounces debut into this world. :) Labor went well and fast and Joe was absolutely amazing at encouraging and being a strong arm to lean on and willing...
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Catch Up
Life has been busy. But, as we are finally settled down for awhile, I thought I'd put up some pictures of our goings on in the last couple of months. While we were down in Austin, we went to Lake Pflugerville with Gretchen and Heidi and had a good time...
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First day of College
Wow, I don't know even where to start. It was pretty hectic all day and I didn't get any pictures but I will post some soon hopefully. This morning we had a very enjoyable and uneventful drive up here from Little Rock. Registration went very smoothly....
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Freshman Fun and Soccer
Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well. I am doing all right. First two weeks of classes down and now we have our first tests looming on the horizon. Since for a couple of my classes I don't know what the expectation is on the tests I am a little scared....
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Snow and Homemade Donuts
Hi guys! Just a quick update for the fun of it. Yes, I said snow!! Well...there were white flakes of the stuff floating down from the sky. However, it didn't manage to stay on the ground at all. It was really pretty whilst coming down though. I tried...
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Mum and Dad's Visit Cont.
During Steve and Debbie's visit to our house, we took them to the Dammann's house church for Sunday worship. The language barrier really wasn't too much of an issue. Just like-minded Christians spending time together and praising the same God. It was...