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Honesty Hour: Feelings
My aunt shared something with me a few months ago and she started it with “This is ridiculous but I just feel…” and let me be the one to tell you this: Whatever you’re feeling, it’s not ridiculous. Your feelings matter and they are valid regardless of whatever situation you’re going through. And they’re valid because you’re you and whatever you’re going through is real. No matter what situation you’re facing: happy, sad, or mad, let yourself feel whatever the feeling is. You have permission to feel your feelings. Last summer, right before my grandmother died, during that weird stretch of time where you’re just waiting on that phone call,…
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Meredith’s Recommended Books: January
If you know me, you know that I love love love to read. I’ve been reading since I was a little kid. My dad says that when I was about 4 years old, I used to bring him a laundry basket full of books for him to read to me & then I would start “reading” them instead of letting him read them. When I was in middle & high school, I read all the time. If the teacher wasn’t teaching and I wasn’t working on classwork or homework, I was reading. I wish I had kept track of how many books I read in a school year but I…
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Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sliders
Let me just start by saying that these Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sliders are a family favorite. And if everyone in my house likes them, then they’re good! Really good. They’re also great because they’re super easy to make & can be made a little ahead of time. Let me walk you through it! It starts with simple ingredients: a rotisserie chicken, coleslaw, buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, ranch dip seasoning packet, butter and King’s Hawaiian buns. Side note: if you’re not a ranch person, that’s okay! Use bleu cheese dressing instead & omit the ranch dip seasoning packet. It’s all good. 🙂 You’ll mix your chicken and buffalo sauce together, your…
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Samson Sisters Portrait Session-Locust Grove, Georgia
Sisters are special. If you have one, then you know what I’m talking about. You can argue like cats and dogs & then 10 minutes later, you’re totally fine. There are plenty of inside jokes. One look can tell you exactly what the other is thinking. And depending on how close you are, you say the same thing at the same time (happens with my sister all the time & freaks people out). Did I mention that sometimes you argue like crazy and get on each other’s nerves? Most sisters wouldn’t trade it for anything. I know I wouldn’t. That’s why I was so excited to do this session! First…
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How To Store Family Photos & My Why: Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of the Family Photo Scanning Project: How To Store Family Photos & My Why for doing this! Why I Started The Photo Scanning Project You’re probably wondering why on earth I decided to do this & why I kept doing it when I discovered how many photos there were. So here’s why: I’ve always had a love of photos. I’ve always felt that photos were extremely important and now I believe that even more. The majority of those photos I had never seen before & being one of the youngest in my family, I didn’t know my cousins when they were kids so it was fun…
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My Family Photo Scanning Project
Not to freak anyone out but…I can pretty much recognize every member of my extended family as a baby. Let me explain: As some of you may remember, my grandmother passed away in August. So one day I was over at my grandparent’s house beginning the cleaning process and I discovered a drawer of photos, most of which I had never seen before. That day I had a great idea: the family photo scanning project. I should scan all of those photos so we have digital copies of them so we can have them forever and I’ll have them all titled with the names of those in them for future…
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Honesty Hour: Holidays, Traditions, & Loss
Honesty Hour: This has been the most difficult holiday season. I’ve lost 3 grandparents in 4 years. I have officially lost a whole set of grandparents. I’ve experienced 3 holiday seasons fresh off the loss of a grandparent, but this one was the worst. It was full of changes (which I am notorious for not being good at). It was about shifting traditions & making the most of it. I am a lover of tradition & the last 4 years (5 if you include the year my cousin got married) those traditions have fallen away completely or have shifted. This year, instead of solely focusing on (& being bummed over)…
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Daytrip to Dahlonega, GA
I think sometimes we say things like “Let’s do ___!” and then we never actually do said thing for a variety of reasons. When Macy (my sister) suggested we go to Dahlonega for a daytrip to see the quaint town and their Christmas decorations and do some shopping, she made sure it didn’t turn into one of those situations where we never ended up doing it. We went on Monday with our mom, Grammy, and a family friend to explore the quaint little town. They had a beautiful tree with reindeer and a sleigh and a cute little box for letters for Santa. That scene felt straight out of a…
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Llambes Family Session-McDonough, Georgia
I am so glad that I finally get to share more of this family session with y’all! Meet the Llambes family! Her parents, Gavin & Lindsay, had warned me that at their last family session 2 years ago Kate didn’t do well but Kate proceeded to state that “I am so good at pictures. When I was 2, I wasn’t but now I am.” She was not wrong. My sister has baby-sat Kate before so I’ve heard quite a few stories about her. And let me tell you, she is everything & more! She is so cute & sassy & easily the best behaved child I’ve ever been around. They…
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About Me!
Hey y’all! Welcome to my blog! I thought I’d start out this blog with an intro about me though I’m sure those of you reading this in real time probably already know who I am (Hey! Thanks for reading!). My cousin suggested I start a blog. She said that I would be great at this & that I should totally start one to keep the family updated on life and just see where it takes me. She also told me that I’m good at keeping things real & I can do the same thing on the Internet to shed some light on the real, non-curated world. So here I am.…
