Having friends is especially helpful when you want to make something that is possibly time intensive and you might be bored if you do it alone. I wanted to try making homemade gnocchi and my friends Carrie, Erin, Jessica and Kelly were up for an evening of fun. It was delicious. Jessica is the resident cooking [...]
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Having friends is a really good thing
April 17, 2009Home from South Africa.
December 17, 2008We said goodbye to our friends at iThemba Lethu on Monday and boarded the jumbo jet that would take us home. It was a long series of flights and more than 30 nearly sleepless hours of travel. Along the way, we were regaled by a chorus of crying children in the row behind us, and [...]
Good friends, best friends
October 8, 2008I have two very best friends that I met at camp. I love them. April was my personal attendant at my wedding because she’s one of the few people I know (aside from myself) that would prep a special “PA Bag” just for the occassion. And let’s face it, sometimes you want to know your best friend [...]
Sibes no more…
October 7, 2008Saturday, September 27th was a beautifully sunny autumn day here in the Seattle area and the perfect day for Carrie and Dan’s wedding. As promised, here are some highlights from the day: We all went to have our hair/make-up done at Aveda Did you know they set your hair? They do. Ever want to look [...]
CN Golf Day
September 23, 2008There is one day a year where all the employees at CN head out to Willows Run to play golf (or mini-golf) for the afternoon. It is a best ball tournament with cash prizes and everything. I took a golf course in college that consisted of a dozen or so of us standing around in [...]
Silly six
September 3, 2008Okay Leah, I’ll play along. Here we go. Leah has tagged me in a Silly Six. Here goes…. The rules are: 1. Link to the person who tagged you. 2. Mention the rules. 3. Tell six unspectacular quirks of yours. 4. Tag six bloggers by linking. 5. Leave a comment for each blogger. Six quirks….just six?!?!? 1. [...]
Rally Cry
July 2, 2008To our three readers-thank you. Thanks for continuing to read/check your RSS feeds and see that we’re alive. Now I am asking for your help. You see it has been five weeks since Jonathan’s last blog post. He’s busy, I know, but this is a family blog, not a Kelly blog. So, please join me [...]
Happy Birthday Brenda!
May 12, 2008Today is Brenda’s Birthday, which is truly reason to celebrate! I am ever so thankful for the day we met and the great friend she is to all of us! Here are some highlights from this year: Poppers at my birthday: Hanging out on the Fourth of July: In downtown Seattle for the Eskebold family [...]
More birthdays!
April 18, 2008Happy Birthday to two great folks: Brian Spence and Carrie Sibold (the 19th of April). Brian is a friend I met oh, about five and a half years ago through another friend. He’s a great guy who has been great support and a good cheerleader when I’ve needed someone to tell me things like, “It’s [...]
Happy Birthday!
April 18, 2008Happy, Happy Birthday to Christi! (Christi was my roommate until January, when I moved out for Jonathan, the world’s most permanent roommate….heehee.) Christi, we are very happy to have been able to celebrate your birthday with you last night! It was a photo scavenger hunt and we’ll post photos of that on flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/jmcphers) soon. [...]