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Christmas Vacation
January 05, 2013 - For the first time since we got married, Lee and I spent Christmas day in La Grande. We drove to La Grande on the 21st,...
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Christmas Parties Galore
December 12, 2012 - This last weekend was packed with Christmas festivities. The first was the Skoll holiday party on Friday night. This yea...
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Gingerbread Houses -Keeping the Tradition Alive
December 04, 2012 - Last Christmas our house was in complete chaos, our schedules were nuts, and the tradition of decorating gingerbread hou...
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Thanksgiving in Bruneau
November 25, 2012 - After several years of Thanksgiving with the Kalemba/Tanner clan, we thought it time for a Thanksgiving weekend in Brune...
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Fun with Little Abby
November 15, 2012 - The best part of last weekend was the time I got to spend at the park with our favorite little girls. I went with Christ...
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Acadia National Park
November 05, 2012 - Lee spent the first week of October in New York City for his last week of ITLP training. We took advantage of him being...
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We are big kids now!
November 04, 2012 - After 8 years of being the perfect table for me (and us), it was time for me to pass my little table and chairs along to...
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A Weekend with Abbie
October 21, 2012 - Last weekend (October 12) my sister Abbie came to visit. Unfortunately, I had to work the Friday she was here, but she d...
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Catch Up - Desolation Wilderness
October 19, 2012 - Lee spent the last few days of July/first few days of August in Ithaca, NY for work. When he returned, we loaded up the...
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Super Catch Up - Connor & Whitney's Wedding
September 21, 2012 - So, remember way back in July when Lee and I road-tripped to Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming? Well, the two week trip conclude...
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Mammoth Lakes on Labor Day
September 19, 2012 - In June we reserved campsites in Redwood National Park for Labor Day weekend, but canceled them at the last minute to jo...
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Grandma Katie's Memorial
September 17, 2012 - We just returned home from another long weekend in Wisconsin. This time it was for Grandma Katie's memorial service. The...
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Feeling Domesticated
September 11, 2012 - We had the opportunity to order 40 lbs of delicious pears through our church this summer. They arrived a week or two ago...
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Tomatoes, Tomatoes and more Tomatoes
August 27, 2012 - Last Tuesday after we got back from Bear Lake we spent an evening in the garden harvesting unbelievable amounts of veget...
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Cousins Weekend
August 23, 2012 - This last weekend (August 17-19) was "cousins weekend" at Bear Lake. We're very fortunate that my Aunt opens up her cabi...
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Our Love for Strawberries
August 21, 2012 - Remember when we planted over 30 strawberry plants this March? Well, we followed the rules and picked off all the blosso...
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Cute Kids & Good Friends
August 21, 2012 - Over Memorial Day weekend, Lee and I got the greatest gift of the year! Our friends the Hardings moved three doors away!...
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A Day in London
August 14, 2012 - Our way home from Italy had a long enough stop over in London that we were able to spend the afternoon and evening wande...
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Roma - Finalmente!
August 14, 2012 - Because I'm the type of gal who needs closure, here is the final Italy entry. After our brief stay in Florence, we drove...
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Eli's 6th Birthday
August 12, 2012 - We were lucky enough to be able to celebrate Eli's 6th birthday with him. We were in town for Connor and Whitney's weddi...
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Grand Teton National Park
August 10, 2012 - After our days in Yellowstone, we headed south to Grand Teton National Park. We had a brief visit, but it was enough to...
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Yellowstone National Park
August 08, 2012 - I'm forever behind on updating our blog - I still have yet to post about the conclusion to our Italy trip. And since we...
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Great Harvest
July 27, 2012 - Whenever we return to our home after we've been away in the summer, our garden is always out of control! This year it wa...
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That's What It's All About
July 27, 2012 - On Friday, July 20th we buried Grandma Katie. Since Lee and I had just gotten home three days before, we couldn't turn a...
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Grandma Katie
July 19, 2012 - Most of you who read this blog never had the opportunity to meet my Grandma Katie, but you most likely heard me talk abo...
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Lovely La Grande
July 16, 2012 - After we left Bruneau and the family reunion, we headed to La Grande for a few days with my parents and Lani and Kyle. W...
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More Italy Catch Up - Firenze
July 04, 2012 - Our time in Florence was super brief. We arrived on a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon and left the following wet and soggy af...
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Steiner Family Reunion
July 02, 2012 - We kicked off our two week vacation with a brief, but fabulous weekend in Bruneau with Lee's family. Lee's grandparents...
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La Spezia Italy - Still Catching Up!
June 15, 2012 - After leaving beautiful Valle d'Aosta we drove south to Bolano, a small village in the hills just outside of La Spezia....
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Hood River, Oregon
June 12, 2012 - My brother-in-law accepted an oncology position at a hospital in The Dalles and he and my sister (Abbie) are moving back...
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Our 4th Anniversary
June 12, 2012 - Last Thursday, June 7, Lee and I celebrated our 4th anniversary. I'm still Little Miss Smitten and everyday consider mys...
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A Dishwasher - Finally!
June 12, 2012 - Last week, the night before our 4th anniversary, Lee installed our dishwasher! It's been close to nine months that we've...
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Valle d'Aosta - Catching up from April
June 02, 2012 - After picking up the rental car in Venezia on Wednesday, April 4 we headed for La Salle in Valle d'Aosta. When I was 18...
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Freezer Firsts
May 29, 2012 - When we purchased our counter-depth fridge, we knew we would sacrifice space somewhere. We elected to sacrifice the free...
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San Diego Weekend
May 22, 2012 - This last Saturday, May 19, Lee's former colleague and friend got married in Vista, California. We decided to make a wee...
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Birthday Fun
May 17, 2012 - We kicked off Lee's birthday week with a joint dinner celebration for both he and Erika on Sunday night. Our shared frie...
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Happy Birthday Lee!
May 15, 2012 - Every day I thank my lucky stars for having found Lee. He is the best of everything. And anyone who knows him, knows he...
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Venezia
May 11, 2012 - I knew when we booked our trip to Italy that there would be a strong likelihood of rain, it was spring after all. But, I...
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Milano
May 04, 2012 - After my extraordinary week at the Skoll World Forum (I will eventually catch up and blog about that too), Lee met me at...
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Garden Efforts
April 29, 2012 - The last two Saturdays have been absolutely gorgeous and we have spent both of them outside in our yard. When we returne...
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The Fridge!
April 29, 2012 - In the last two weeks that we have been home, we have essentially ignored all work that needs to be done indoors. The on...
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And We're Home
April 19, 2012 - We are back from our two weeks in Italy and had a great time. Of course we would have preferred a little less rain and a...
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Four Days and Counting
March 19, 2012 - It's hard to believe that in just a few days I will be headed to Oxford, England for the Skoll World Forum. And 7 days a...
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Crazy for Strawberries
March 12, 2012 - Burpee is finally shipping live plants to California and we stocked up on strawberries! They arrived today and we conver...
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A Mini Escape
February 22, 2012 - Despite not having a kitchen floor and all sorts of other projects looming over us, Lee and I decided we wanted to take...
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Our Version of Valentine's Day
February 15, 2012 - Four years ago on February 13, Lee proposed. Part of that amazing night four years ago was dinner at Oliveto, an incredi...
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Countdown has begun!
February 08, 2012 - This and this
are less than two months away! April 1 can't come soon enough!
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Visible Progress
January 29, 2012 - The last 10 days have been our most productive 10 days in a very long time. I think the motivation may have been that we...
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