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Pyro-monium

By Laura Baareman July 21, 2013About Us, Family, Fun Times, Holidays

A few weeks ago was any pyros favorite holiday, whether professional, amateur, or admirer and for me it was no different. Yes, July 4. One of the few holidays where, for us amateurs learning about the explosive nature of pyrotechnics, we will not likely get the cops called on…

A Mere Mortals Thoughts on Occupy Wall Street

By Laura Baareman October 28, 2011About Us, Jesus3 Comments

It certainly is interesting times that we live in. Sometimes, when I talk with my Dad, he mentions that what is occurring right now seems similar to the late 1960's to early 1970's. Given that I have noticed so many landmark historical local and global events and protests, I…

What Haircut Should Jason Get?

By Laura Baareman August 31, 2011About Us

So, here's a post that's a little out of the ordinary....When I first met Jason, his hair looked something like this (sorry for the blackmail Jason!). Overall, it wasn't too bad except when it got too long.Blast from the past: us in 2005 - sophomore year!2005 At a football game…

My Top 10 Favorite Things about Summer

By Laura Baareman May 26, 2011About Us, Fun Times

Hey everyone! So I was sitting around waiting for the Western Conference Finals to begin tonight and just started thinking about all the things that I love about summer. Sometimes it's easy to start thinking that it is just so hot and miserable and humid down here in Georgia…

Wedding Week Day 4: Wedding Week & Bachelorette Party

By Laura Baareman January 23, 2011About Us, Wedding4 Comments

What to do on a really cold Saturday when you're feeling sick? How about finish the Wedding Week Challenge that I started way back in December?I've already discussed the story of Our Engagement, Our Engagement Party at Williamson Brothers' BBQ, and the trials and tribulations of Wedding Planning.Now we…

Anniversary Weekend

By Laura Baareman January 6, 2011About Us3 Comments

Well, in the midst of a chaotic holiday season, we neglected to tell y'all about our anniversary trip which was a week before Christmas. By the time we got back from that trip, we were packing for the trips to visit our families for Christmas and New Years and…

Top 10 of 2010 in Photos

By Laura Baareman January 3, 2011About Us, Family, Friends, Goals

In no particular order, here's my toast to 2010 in photos. I'm really excited about next year - when I'll be able to link to other blog posts instead of racking my poor brain!1. We finished renovating the rental house - it's actually a rental house here in Augusta…

Auld Lang Syne

By Laura Baareman January 1, 2011About Us, Family, Friends

Well, a very happy New Year to everyone. Laura and I certainly had a jam packed holiday as we reflected on the past year, made those ever so nasty resolutions, ate enough food to feed a small Mongolian tribe, and spent some quality time with family and friends ushering…

Laura’s Bucket List

By Laura Baareman December 31, 2010About Us, Goals

Since 2011 is about to begin, I thought today would be a great time to pen my first bucket list. I hope that this will be a list that I can come back to, add to, check things off, and even delete items if I change my mind about…

Wedding Week Day 3: Wedding Planning

By Laura Baareman December 31, 2010About Us, Wedding

Wedding planning is not for the faint of heart. Anyone who has done it before understands knows that it takes lots of energy and planning and WAYYYYY more time than you initially think. All that said, I loved planning our wedding. It was lots of fun and our wedding…