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Welcome to day 4 of our Disneyland week!
Today was all about the parks! We got up early and took advantage of the entrance our hotel had directly to California Adventure and we rode Soarin' and Radiator Springs Racers before breakfast with Ariel and the other princesses! We followed it up with a day super packed with magic!Link to blog is in the bio!
Read MoreWelcome to Day 3 of our Disneyland week!
Today was epic. We started the morning out with our Star Wars: Light Side race! While this was personally, a worst race time wise (feet were killing me!) Mom and Dad got personal bests! The course was pretty awesome with some fantastic cosplay cheerers along the route.
Read MoreWelcome to Day 2 of another Disney week!
Day two of our trip consisted of us eating, going to the RunDisney Expo and shopping. We may have met a few characters as well! *hint hint*
Read MoreWelcome to another week of Disney here at Around our World in 80!
Friday was spent getting to Disney. Maddie made it early after successfully non-raving to Anaheim. Here's what she did that day while waiting for everyone else to arrive that night!
Read MoreFear can be a positive motivator instead of a debilitating emotion.
Read MoreI absolutely love decorating our mantle each season and this month I decided to display things from our wedding. Our wedding invitation. Our menu. Our program. One of the napkins we had printed. Paper airplanes that sent us out on our honeymoon. We still look back on this day and the emotions are unexplainable.
Thank you to everyone who made our wedding day so memorable and full of joy.
Oh, and Mac and Cheese bar.
Read MoreSo we are diving into some different DIY areas. We like to constantly keep learning things. We made our own soy candles for Christmas and decided to try our hand at a beeswax pillar candle. Here's how things went...
Warning, might contain blowtorch action and lots of sarcasm.
Read MoreAs with most people on the internet, we are taking the time to talk about our hopes and dreams for 2017.
Most of it seems to include laughter. Usually with Jared making side comments. If this is the case, I am totally happy with 2017!
Read MoreSunday we ate at the historical Gunther House. It was the first flour mill in the area and a the catalyst for the city growing. The original house is now a restaurant and serves DELICIOUS food!
Read MoreSaturday we started off visiting the Alamo. It's one of my favorite places and this trip seemed a little extra special. Jared and I got to visit the small building at Washington one the Brazos where they declared Texas independence from Mexico last March. It's a small, nondescript building but it's what was happening while the men in the Alamo fought to the death. I got a little emotional knowing this and saw the Alamo in a slightly different light. It's a little piece of home that I will always treasure.
Read MoreThis last weekend we had an amazing and wonderful weekend with my family, including my Aunt and Uncle! It's their first Christmas back in the States for a while since they have been missionaries overseas for several years now!
Read MoreThis weekend we got the great opportunity to sit down with Jared's family and discuss family traditions over the generations! It was very cool to see even how in our family, we have a wide spread of traditions while growing up!
Read MoreThis last weekend was jam packed with awesomeness. We got to do a 5K with my family on Friday, followed by a craft fair and date night on Saturday.
My body hurts and I'm super tired, but I wouldn't trade these memories for anything.
Read MoreIt's #GivingTuesday! And call us biased, but we think you should seriously consider giving to Redeemed Ministries today. Check out their "Make A Difference" video below and give at redeemedministries.com/donate!
Read MoreThanks to our wonderful cousins, we were blessed with the opportunity to attend a Texas A&M football game! We had not been back to Kyle Field since the renovation and BOY was it crazy! A low turnout attendance was higher then the most crowded game Jared and I attended while at school by a healthy 10,000 people margin.
Read MoreEvery year, since Jared was 13, he would travel up to Indiana with his grandfather and dad to go hunting. It's been a family tradition every since.
Jared's grandfather died in 2007, but it hasn't stopped them from going up and continuing to hunt on the land. Maddie finally got to make it up there for the first time and got to see first hand where this special place was.
Read MoreI don't think it's a surprise that with Jared's irregular work schedule, life doesn't revolve around your typical 5/2 day work/play schedule. But there are some days where life kinda seems "normal." This day was one of those days. And yes, it did center around tacos.
Read MoreSeveral people have asked me recently about how to eat gluten free and so I thought I would do a blog explaining how I've been able to do it for almost five years now.
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