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The next day it was warm and sunny.. she loved sunny days. After visiting the funeral home and picking out a casket.. i headed home. That afternoon in what was now “my” living room slowly filled with our closest friends and some family.. as I sit here writing this in that very room i can…
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Death is the worst. There is no way around that simple point. Regardless of the things that dealing with death will teach you and show you.. It’s still the worst and I long for the day when death is no more. I don’t believe I have anything profound to say about death at this point…
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To all who follow or read this blog, Hope has passed away. We do not have many words to share on here right now. Just wanted to share her memorial details with anyone who might read this. http://realitysf.com/blog/in-loving-memory-of-hope-joens/ http://www.gofundme.com/hvetx8
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If you looked in my house right now, you wouldn’t find any fall decorations, you wouldn’t smell a pumpkin candle burning through the house, and you wouldn’t see pumpkins neatly lined up along my steps. Fall is here, and november is almost gone, and I never even bought a pumpkin. This month has been hard,…
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Friendship is not defined by the numbers of years you’ve known each other, or how compatible you might be, it isn’t defined by how often you talk or how many inside jokes you share. Friendship is defined by the bond that holds two or more hearts together. There were five of us. If you looked…
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One of the greatest honors and joys in my life is being Mari’s mother. And I do not take for granted the ability I have to stay at home with her. I quit my job the day we got the call for her, and I haven’t looked back. Of course there are days I miss working,…
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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity of taking some pictures of our dear friends Josh and Alex and their brand new baby boy Liam. We have been friends with them for a few years now, and we have walked along side each other through many different seasons of our lives. The good seasons…
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Last weekend San Francisco hosted one of its biggest annual events of the year, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park. It is a free 3 day music festival with over 100 musicians on 7 different stages. Its a pretty big deal. We went the first year we moved here, and we vowed…
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some photos of this and that and what we do around our house ………. I try to do a craft or art activity with Mari a few times a week (I wanted to say everyday, because that was my goal, but lets be honest, that doesn’t happen everyday. Unless you consider smashing and smearing her…
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Throughout our whole relationship Casey has always loved to surprise me. Whether it be big or small, he loves to do it. He does it every chance he gets. He will surprise me in the funniest ways, like when our good friends decide the last minute to come for the weekend and I come home…