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For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with my blog, we just graduated our 18 year old daughter from high school this past weekend.  It was a bittersweet moment for me as we’ve rarely been apart for the past six years as we’ve homeschooled her since seventh grade. 

BLENDED
In theaters May 23, 2014
Warner Bros. Pictures

BLENDED marks the third comedy collaboration between stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”

It’s about time spring has arrived to most parts of the country, am I right?!  I was really shocked that last week when our friends flew in from South Dakota for our daughter’s graduation that they had to de-ice the plane on May 16th, that’s just craziness!

After a winter like this, most of us are ready for a change. Spring is a time for renewal and planning — for some wedding bells will soon ring, while buyers and sellers are anxious to get into a new home. Tax refunds may even spark the desire to buy a new car. Spring can be exciting, but major life events have insurance implications.

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a couple of days on my blog, and that’s because we’ve been busy with guests and celebrations celebrating our daughter’s high school graduation!  I can’t believe that my baby is finished.  We had a grand time pulling out all the stops for her though, and I can not wait to show you all the things we did.

Even though we only recently moved to Texas, Amber is a really social person, and has managed to make quite a few friends.  We also had some guests fly in for the event and we as parents invited some of our new friends.  It ended up being quite the crowd congregating on our back deck.

We had a chance to go to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival this past weekend.  What made it even more exciting was bringing my parents along with us.  My dad and mom are Faire newbies and it was fun to introduce them to this cultural event.

This is a total girl post as indicated by the blog post title, so if there are any guys reading this well you can just move along now until I put up another post.

I didn’t have much appreciation for card shops until I became an adult.  As a kid greeting cards barely got read and then I’d toss them.  I found myself tucking away cards as I got older though, the first Valentine’s Day card my husband sent me when we were dating, the first Anniversary card, my first Mother’s Day card; and then it was just any card I received from anyone.  Somewhere along the way I realized life is short and fleeting and when someone takes the time to find the ‘perfect’ card to send me, I want to have that card to look back on in years to come.

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know I don’t tout myself in any way as a ‘healthy’ food blogger.  I definitely like discovering new healthier packaged foods that are on the market but I rarely make food from scratch, usually using convenient options instead.  I try and serve sweets and snacks in moderation but I’m not unaware of the fact that I have a long way to go when it comes to feeding my family a more wholesome and natural diet.

April 25, 1996, the day that had a lasting effect on the rest of my life; the day I became a mom.

And the question then arose: What Kind of Mom Would I Be?

It turns out I’m the kind of mom that would end up wearing the same clothes I had on the day before because of those late night (or early morning) feedings every few hours.  The days of diva fashionista for me came to an end quickly.  But that was okay, it was far more fun to dress up that tiny little girl than myself any way.

We’re in the home stretch around here in regards to high school.  In just 10 days my baby will be walking across a stage and receiving her high school diploma.  We’ve been doing a lot of talking the last few weeks because I know the days of me being the person she spends the most time with are soon to be gone. 

Within those conversations I want to be “real.”