Author Archives: A Story of Us

About A Story of Us

My grandparents 57th wedding anniversary and my first wedding anniversary motivated to journal the adventures life brought our way . I hope to amuse the friends and family I have all over the country and, when I am my grandmothers age, look back at what I have written and chuckle. It's been four years since I began and the snickers I bring myself as I look back propel me to write on. Cheers to the future and happy memories of the past.

do we think we’re crazy?

Posted on March 20, 2019 by A Story of Us

It takes us a minute to get there. But generally we find out that yes, we do think we’re crazy, when I tell Wes that someone is expecting a baby and they have twins Ivy’s age. And he’s like, ‘what?! … Continue reading →

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when my family swept in.

Posted on February 11, 2019 by A Story of Us

I’m not quite sure if I knew how desperately I was needing a break. And then they were here and I was like, ‘ahhhhhh’. Mom was on it and let my brother know before arrival that they were not coming … Continue reading →

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is it fun?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by A Story of Us

Some dear soul asked me this when the girls were seven weeks old. I may have looked at them like they had lost their brain. haha. No. It’s not fun. There is sweetness and joy as they started to respond … Continue reading →

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thank you.

Posted on January 21, 2019 by A Story of Us

When I was telling everyone I was pregnant with twins, a mother of twins told me, ‘it’s not as hard as everyone says.’ I was grateful for the positive outlook. It comforted me and made me feel like maybe we’ll … Continue reading →

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and we become a family.

Posted on January 14, 2019 by A Story of Us

The first time I saw Wes after the delivery, he told me he was pretty sure the baby still in the nursery was Hazel because she seemed pretty aggressive. He was right. And so our third little girl was named … Continue reading →

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hazel wren and violet rhea. the birth story.

Posted on January 7, 2019 by A Story of Us

I somehow managed to get two birds in their names. Impressive eh? The girls were breech and transverse the entire time. Which honestly made it easy on my brain. The doctors weren’t keen on anything other than a cesarean but … Continue reading →

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the year i will forget.

Posted on January 2, 2019 by A Story of Us

At least that’s what they all say. And I believe them. So I figured I’d better at least try to write some stuff down to look back on. I’ve been avoiding this space a little bit because gosh, once you … Continue reading →

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six seven eight nine ten

Posted on September 14, 2018 by A Story of Us

I wrote this post on our five year anniversary. I was pregnant with our first, we were fresh off a babymoon to Florida and getting ready to meet my parents up in Maine in the upcoming weeks. Ten years ago … Continue reading →

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back to the twins.

Posted on August 13, 2018 by A Story of Us

I never quite got to finish all my stories about the twins. So. Who knew telling people you were expecting two babies was so funny? And fun? Honestly, when I found out I was pregnant with our fourth, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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my life in a nutshell.

Posted on August 2, 2018 by A Story of Us

Dad and Wes were getting all dolled up to take headshots of each other. I told Dad he needed to comb his hair and that Wes had some 12 year old gel upstairs if he needed it. I was in … Continue reading →

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