Sarah: Happy Birthday!

This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of my mom. She looks happy and she's actually smiling in this picture! Something that is not easy for her to do. I don't know why! But it's at the level where if I want her to "smile for real, mom!" I need to like tickle her or say something super inappropriate for her to laugh. I don't know what made her smile in this picture...maybe it was that her favorite daughter was giving her some sugar. I kid, I kid. She doesn't have favorites. But if she did....

Anyways. The true reason I posted this photo of my mom is because look at how much she looks like a young Melissa Gilbert! You know, from Little House on the Prairie. Or LHOTP for you hard-core fans.

Mom & Sarah: Prom Night, May 2007

Rob Lowe & Laura Ingalls-oops, I meant Melissa Gilbert.
Circa 1980s. Did you know they were once engaged?

They could be sisters! Seriously! Especially when I remember pictures from when I was little. My mom had this beautiful, white porcelain skin & gorgeous wide-set eyes. I've always thought she could have totally been a model.

Also, Happy Birthday, Mom! You're the best.

If you want to see some more crazy, unknown celeb relationships this website is dedicated for your stalking pleasure!

Sarah: Arrival

The Ugandans are coming! The 

Ugandans are coming!!!

Kelsey and Deno, that is. They arrive in country today!!

This is a big day for all people who love and know Kelsey. Since I won't see

her in the flesh for a while,

I'm going to celebrate the day with a glass of wine.

Later of course--it's only 7:50am here. 

Sarah: Thankful

Thank you all for reading our blog! Kels and I are so

thankful that people are interested in our blog

and want to read about our everyday, 

sometimes adventurous

lives. You all

rock.

Sarah: On the Cool List

For a while, I have had a dream. And that dream has finally come to fruition. I now have instagram (which also implies that I have an iphone). I have been a fan of instagram ever since I learned of it. Every time I was around Kels, I would always sneakily (that's a lie. I'm not a very sneaky person.) slide my hand into her pocket or purse to grab her phone, so that I could take pictures. I know that Kels just shared some of her instagrams yesterday, so I hope you guys aren't sick of them...because there are going to be lots more pretty soon! Here are some that I've taken so far:

My Plants by the window - it's a jungle

the view from our balcony

a sunny Sunday afternoon

the rug in our bathroom-pretty colors

i love drinking out of mason jars!

You can stand under my umb-er-ella
ella ella

lunch time

my anniversary gift to frank: an authentic manchester united
soccer jersey with his name on it. 

Our closet is OOC (out of control)
Not to be confused with OCD.

Frank and I finally feel like we're moving up in the world. I mean, getting an iphone is the epitome of adulthood in my book. Isn't it in yours? Who's in charge of the "cool list"? 'Cause we better be on it. F'sho.


p.s. Do you want to know something a w e s o m e? In the pursuit to make my instagram dreams come true, we got our iphone for FREE. That's right. free. Many thanks to the random IT guy at Judson : )

Thank you!

I got my first piece of mail and it was from Sarah!!!

This is what I look like very excited very early in the morning.

Beautifully wrapped

It was a beautiful handmade journal! My friend Casey taught Sarah how to bind a journal and Sarah sent me the first one she made! It has colored paper and quotes inside of it.

Pretty!

This card is now hanging on my wall. It is completely filled with Sarah's writing. Love it. Thank you Sar!!!!! If you couldn't tell this was definitely the best part of my week. Also notice how Denis has lost interest once he discovered there was no food for him to eat. Hahahaha.