Category Archives: Midwest

A visit to Illinois

Posted on June 2, 2014 by samuelfamily

Andy and Kelly spent Memorial Day weekend in Andy’s hometown in Illinois. I elected to stay behind with Goobers, because I once flew while pregnant with Kelly and I still have PTSD from it. Hyperemesis gravidarum + motion sickness = … Continue reading →

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Midwest Trip (again)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by samuelfamily

I have loads of pictures from our trip now to share with all of you, yay! In the long term parking lot van on the way to the airport… Kelly was sure excited! By the time we actually got on … Continue reading →

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Happy 1st Birthday, Kelly Sue!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by samuelfamily

I can’t believe we’re all alive, healthy, and semi-rested! I’m proud of us for making it to the one year mark still loving each other and thrilled with Kelly turning into a toddler. Well, a non-toddling toddler, but whatevs. We … Continue reading →

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Christmas trip to the Midwest

Posted on January 5, 2013 by samuelfamily

We spent our week of Christmas on a whirlwind tour of friends and family in the Midwest. It was St. Louis to Indianapolis to Effingham to Springfield, all in one week! Kelly handled it pretty well, but by the end … Continue reading →

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Things I don’t want to forget…

Posted on August 26, 2011 by samuelfamily

That today the exterminator guy asked me if I was feeling better since he saw me last month. That when we were flying home from IL in June and I was trying not to throw up in the airport, the … Continue reading →

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Summer of 2004– Old Skool Dating Photos

Posted on June 6, 2011 by samuelfamily

I love this pair of photos. We are on the carousel at the St. Louis Zoo, when Andy lived there and I was visiting for a few weeks. We just passed the camera back and forth for pictures, and it … Continue reading →

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My Boy Scout

Posted on May 16, 2011 by samuelfamily

Another goody from the Memory Lane files:

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Another Memory Lane photo

Posted on May 10, 2011 by samuelfamily

Meeting Andy’s mom and Bob for the first time, a picture of us when we were barely dating. Like, 4 or 5 months?

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Thanksgiving 2010: turkeys and penguins

Posted on January 26, 2011 by samuelfamily

I am just flying through the holiday posts now, aren’t I? We spent Thanksgiving in Indiana with Andy’s grandma, mom, and Bob. The weirdest thing EVER happened when it snowed in Seattle (super unusual for November), so we flew out … Continue reading →

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Andy’s birthday 2010

Posted on January 19, 2011 by samuelfamily

Apparently, this whole cancer thing makes every birthday after that extra special. I have always appreciated Andy (I mean, I DID like, marry him and stuff), but now each birthday holds more significance. Especially since we were about to embark … Continue reading →

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