tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51563159423812338792024-02-18T18:34:45.815-08:00Fresh Vintage HomeJodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-44470183549428305812018-12-30T11:22:00.000-08:002018-12-30T11:24:20.936-08:00Salty Sweet<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />
Below is the LAST post I wrote while living in Manette, WA<br />
FOUR YEARS AGO. <br />
(For some reason I never published it)<br />
This week I looked back at my blog for the first time since moving back to Whidbey Island in 2014... Oh how I miss writing, and the people I met along the way. Friends, SO much has happend in the past 4 years, and I'd love to share that with you. I will do an update post very soon!!<br />
xo Jodi<br />
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In the Navy</div>
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the term "Salty Dog" is given to an older,</div>
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experienced sailor who has spent much of their career at sea.</div>
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Tomorrow our Manette Vintage house is getting all packed up</div>
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for our FINAL move.</div>
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A move that Jeff and I have been anticipating since we moved away</div>
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several years ago.</div>
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But its not to the East Coast after all.</div>
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We both felt that it was time for us to retire from the Navy</div>
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and move home to Whidbey Island, WA.</div>
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We are full of excitement, anticipation and happiness...</div>
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and for me, a little weird uncertainty.<br />
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I was born a military child. I never lived in one home</div>
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more than 3 years until I was almost 30 years old.</div>
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I married a military man </div>
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and understood that his job and country always came first.</div>
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The government told me where and when we would live</div>
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my ENTIRE life.</div>
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I made friends knowing I'd be moving away.</div>
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I get restless after a few years in one place.<br />
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I never truly invested in my own career ideas or desires thinking I didn't have time.</div>
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Always committed to my husband and my family, but not a place.</div>
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**But now? Now WE get to decide everything!** </div>
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And that tastes Sooooo SWEET!</div>
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SALTY SWEET</div>
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I will keep you updated on our "Salty Sweet Cottage" on Whidbey Island....</div>
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but for now.... I have some work to do before the packers arrive!<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-84693614556006974392014-07-26T23:36:00.001-07:002014-07-26T23:47:41.185-07:00Finding Serenity as a Military Wife<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It’s
a warm Summers evening and the sun is setting over the mountains. I look out
the back screen door and take a deep breath of the fragrant air. I close my
eyes and am taken back to the same smell in the air so many years ago.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s
a warm evening in August 1996.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am sitting out on my front steps crying, wishing my children would just fall
asleep. The smell of fresh cut grass lingers in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear my neighbors laughter from their
back yard. The sound of a family playing outside late into the warm Summer
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I envy them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It
had been another long day of being a Navy wife and mom 24/7. Jeff had been
deployed several months of his six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was his third long deployment in our
8 years together. He had been gone so much before the deployment too, doing
work ups and overnight duty section rotations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I missed him. Our children missed him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The days seemed eternal and the nights
too short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was tired and
emotional. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In
those early days of our Navy career it was easy to feel sorry for myself.
Considering all that I had to do alone. Everything fell on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone relied on me. Some days were
overwhelming. Sick children, broken down cars, not enough money in the bank, and
not enough sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they grew
older, I tried to stay on top of homework deadlines, school activities and
sports. Trying to meet the emotional and physical needs of three growing kids
when my tank was on empty. Some days were easy and some days I wish I could do
over. But I couldn’t have done it without the support of some great friends, my
faith, and the extended family that would swoop in and save my sanity when I
felt like running off to Antarctica…<o:p></o:p></div>
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ALONE.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Military
spouses, we do it because we LOVE our husbands/wives and we LOVE our children. We
do it because we are grateful for our nation. The responsibilities will either
make your marriage stronger or it will tear it apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is never easy, never.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a choice. And with the hardships there is also great
reward. Just show up to a homecoming. I wish all marriages could experience
that longing. It’s part of the glue that binds military families together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After
almost 26 years as a Navy wife, it is still not easy to be away from the man
that I love. In fact, in many ways it’s harder. Our children are grown; our
house is empty of the demands. I have more time than ever to nurture myself, my
husband and our relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is our season to get to know our mid-life selves, find new hobbies and go places
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I long for his presence
now, more than ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not because I
need help around the house, or could use a break from demands. But because he
is my best friend, has been since we were 21. The one who knows me better than
anyone else, and yet has so much more to learn. We are getting older, we can’t
help that, Lord knows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
evident every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have known
many couples in recent years that’ve unexpectedly lost the love of their life.
It’s heartbreaking. As much as we want forever, none of us are promised a long
life together. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Stick
with me here, I’m not trying to depress you all!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
had a “Ahh-ha” moment one day not too long ago as I was driving to Portland for
a family event without Jeff. He was out to sea for a few weeks at the
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a brief twang of
self-pity on I-5 South (in your most depressing voice…). “Here I am again, all
alone, he’s always gone…blah blah blah”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But as fast as it came over me, it passed and I was brought to tears
with the realization that my sweet husband has missed SO much more than I could
ever dream of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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“Stop
feeling sorry for yourself!” I demanded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In
his almost 28 year career with the US Navy, he has been away nearly 11 full
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add up all the long
deployments, work ups, duty days and few years living apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11 years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4015 days give or take a few. 4015 breakfasts, lunches, and
dinners. Multiply that by 3 beautiful little children and he missed 12,045
precious hugs around his neck. 4015 bedtime stories and sounds of “goodnight
daddy.” He missed his birthdays, kids birthdays, our anniversaries and
holidays. Trips to the pumpkin patch, Christmas tree farm and Easter egg hunts.
First steps, first foods, first days of school, first dates, first dance, first
day of college, cross country trips, family vacations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I
was there; I was a part of all of those special moments. Yes, I was without my
husband, but I was there. I felt those little arms and smelled those sweet
necks. I have those moments in my memory. He only has the memories of being
told and some photo’s to share in the excitement. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s
my desire to never feel sorry for myself for being alone as a military wife
again. It’s been my privilege to support this man as he served and did his job.
His sacrifices have allowed me to be a stay home mom and wife for many years,
so that I only worked when I needed to or desired to. He gave when I’m sure his
tank was empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He supported me
when I went through depression and anxiety. Sure, sometimes he disconnected
emotionally, because he HAD to, so that it wouldn’t hurt as much to say goodbye
to his family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So that he could
focus on the task of serving our Nation. So that he could do his job well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That could break a lot of men and
women, even the toughest nuts. They have to learn to separate their emotions,
and say good bye….over and over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a difficult responsibility!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>*******<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I close the back door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I check all the locks. And I crawl into
bed alone. As I pull his pillow close to me, I say a prayer of thanksgiving. I
am thankful for all that I have been given. The easy and the hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good and the bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The strengths and the weaknesses. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I
lie in the dark thinking about our past, and our future. How the past 7 months
have been a roller coaster ride of decision making.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How the more I try to control what goes on around me, the
more I realize each day has an agenda of its own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that energy that I put into planning far into the
future yesterday doesn’t matter today. It was a waste of precious time. We try
to make our plans, but God directs our steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daily. Hourly. Moment by moment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We
planned to go to Hawaii, God redirected our steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We planned to go to Washington DC, but God has redirected
our steps once again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hesitate
to share that we are now planning to retire after 28 years. God may decide to
redirect our paths once again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
don’t know for certain what tomorrow will bring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the letter has been sent, and we are waiting to
make it official. It’s about as for sure as we can know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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As
we wait, there are two things I am certain about…(1.)That Gods plan is always
the one I want to be a part of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And (2) I don’t want to see my husband miss any more everyday moments in
our life together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prayer<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span><span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">to accept the things I cannot change; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Courage to change the things I can; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Living one day at a time; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Enjoying one moment at a
time;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Accepting hardships as the
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Taking, as He did, this
sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Trusting that He will make
all things right if I surrender to His Will; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">That I may be reasonably
happy in this life <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Amen.</span><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #645f52; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">**This is my experience as a Navy wife, I know there are so many moms that have to do it alone every day who don't have the emotional or financial support of a spouse. You are so strong and courageous! Your children will look back and appreciate your sacrifices. I understand that tiredness and I want to thank you too, for putting one foot in front of the other, pressing on. You are appreciated!</span></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-81454517997685536322014-05-06T22:16:00.000-07:002014-05-06T22:16:20.252-07:00"I had the most interesting call today...."<div style="text-align: center;">
Gosh!</div>
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Where do I start?</div>
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I never meant to be gone so long.</div>
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Truly.</div>
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Remember when I mentioned there would be changes coming?</div>
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There was more truth to that than</div>
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I even knew.</div>
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Have you ever been given a choice and the decision seemed pretty simple?</div>
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But deep down you weren't sure if your decision was the best choice?</div>
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So you give it to God and ask Him to make the choice for you,</div>
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knowing He knows what is best.</div>
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As a Navy wife, </div>
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I am pretty used to unexpected change. </div>
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I sense it coming.</div>
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My husband usually comes home with a look on his face</div>
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and the words that come out of his mouth go something</div>
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like this...</div>
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"I had an interesting call today...."</div>
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Those words still send a pit to my stomach.</div>
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A feeling of anticipation AND uncertainty.</div>
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It was just a year ago that he used those words to let me know he would </div>
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be deploying for 6 months last Summer.</div>
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In January, </div>
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<a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/2013/12/its-most-wonderful-time-of-year.html">just one month after his homecoming,</a> </div>
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he was given the choice to change duty stations AGAIN.</div>
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Of the options we were given, we happily chose Hawaii!!</div>
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Warm breezes, sand between our toes, birds singing all year round.</div>
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As we waited for official orders, we stayed quiet about it</div>
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(OK, so it was really hard and I told more than I should have,</div>
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but it was HAWAII after all, duh!?)</div>
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The more I watched HGTV "Hawaii Life",</div>
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researched places to live, beaches, planned visits from friends & family...</div>
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the more I felt uneasy about being so FAR from my kids for 3 years.</div>
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Paradise or not...I tried to block out how sad that made me feel.</div>
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Especially with a very real possibility</div>
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we could become grandparents during that time.</div>
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We waited and waited for the official orders to come in.</div>
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We took a 2 week trip to <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/2011/07/andthe-rest-of-story.html">Arkansas</a>.</div>
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(I'll share about that soon)</div>
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We started to go through everything in our home,</div>
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deciding what to take, or not take, all the way to Paradise.</div>
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We made many trips to the thrift store & dump.</div>
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THEN, about 3 weeks ago, Jeff came home from work,</div>
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plopped down his backpack and said...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I had the most interesting call today...."</span></div>
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I was kneeling on the counter top washing the kitchen windows.</div>
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I slumped onto the counter, put down the paper towels and quietly said</div>
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"We're NOT going to Hawaii, are we honey"?</div>
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***</div>
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It turned out that the orders were never written up for Hawaii,</div>
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the guy he was supposed to replace was extended and so that option became</div>
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obsolete. Without us knowing, the orders were written up for our next choice.</div>
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The choice my gut felt was the best choice all along.</div>
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The choice that put us within 2 hours of our daughter and husband.</div>
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The choice that God knew was for our best all along.</div>
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Washington D.C.</div>
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The night we found out about the change in plans I called our</div>
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daughter, Janelle.</div>
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She squealed and cried when I told her.</div>
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I felt peace.</div>
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Now, that I've had more time to think about it I am kind of scared. </div>
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Sounds silly, I suppose.</div>
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I have been in Washington STATE for 23 years.</div>
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My husband has lived alone in CA and on ships in order for his </div>
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family to have a sense of stability and structure.</div>
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We have lived in 5 houses here,</div>
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but our kids grew up with the same friends most of their life.</div>
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I wanted that for them, I was a Air Force "brat" and changed schools a lot. </div>
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I envied my husband. He knew the same kids his whole life.</div>
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I am not a city girl.</div>
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I like wide open spaces.</div>
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Water and meadows and space to breathe.</div>
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Tall buildings, crowded sidewalks and traffic give me anxiety.</div>
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But, I am excited too.</div>
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Excited to step out of my comfort zone.</div>
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To see and do things I've never done.</div>
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A new chapter.</div>
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*****</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today we listed our beloved Vintage Home for sale</span>.</div>
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I realize that I've been very spoiled.</div>
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I don't think the place we will be renting will have crown molding,</div>
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hardwood floors, dormers and built ins.</div>
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But I'm totally fine with that.</div>
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Truly.</div>
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I can create a warm and pretty house.</div>
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But a HOME...</div>
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A home is so much more than the building we live in.</div>
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It's a state of mind. An attitude.</div>
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All the crown molding, bead board, and hardwood</div>
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in the world won't fill your heart the way</div>
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memories, hugs and a home cooked meal does.</div>
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Home is the sound of laughter, singing, and the warm fuzzy feeling you get when</div>
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your husband...children....friends.....family....walk in the door.</div>
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And its in the mess they leave behind.</div>
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It's the feeling of your puppy curled up at your feet.</div>
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It's the smell of hamburgers on the grill on a hot Summer evening.</div>
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Home.</div>
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xoxo</div>
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Jodi</div>
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Are you ready to go on an adventure with us?</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-54543745673606709802014-03-19T11:33:00.004-07:002014-03-19T11:33:25.243-07:00If you give a girl a Clawfoot Tub.... <div style="text-align: center;">
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...She might act a little CRAZY.....</div>
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So, I have shared many times how I've </div>
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managed to put my foot in my mouth at the wrong time,</div>
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Or get myself in weird predicaments.....</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh, you're new here?</span> </div>
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Click on the Story of Me to the right---------------------------></div>
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And you may want to get a drink of water, it way take you awhile!</div>
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It happens A LOT.</div>
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Last weekend we were invited over to my husbands cousins house.</div>
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A long lost cousin who we just met a few years ago.</div>
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And, amazingly, only lives 35 minutes from us!</div>
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I'd love to tell the incredible story of how God put it together,</div>
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but it's not my story to tell.</div>
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Just trust me when I say God is always at work around us!!</div>
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They recently downsized from a huge, HUGE, house to</div>
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a much cozier house. </div>
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An adorable house with breathtaking views of the water.</div>
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After enjoying some pre-dinner appetizers, great conversation,</div>
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and a glass of wine</div>
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I needed to use the restroom.</div>
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Here's the thing about wine...</div>
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it relaxes your tongue a little...and increases the enthusiasm.</div>
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I already have a loose tongue and too much enthusiasm.</div>
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Here's another thing...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have a long standing love affair with claw foot tubs!</span></div>
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I have wanted one since I can remember.</div>
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So, I walked into the bathroom and there it was.</div>
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A gorgeous, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">clawfoot tub</span>. Gorgeous.</div>
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I ran my hands along the smooth white rim.</div>
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And I must have squealed.</div>
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Loudly.</div>
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Claudia came around the corner to check on me.</div>
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"I LOVE YOUR TUB!!" I said... in very breathy tone.</div>
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One day</span> when we return to our Whidbey* house I'm going to get one!!"</div>
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I continued.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(We own a house on Whidbey Island that we rent out, we will retire there in a "few" years)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then she said it.</span></div>
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"You can have this one, its not our style....We have another one</div>
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that we will be using when we remodel..."</div>
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YOU.CAN.HAVE.IT.</div>
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"WHAT!? OMG, REALLLLLYYYYY!!!!!??????"</div>
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And with that, </div>
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I proceeded to climb into their/my tub with my boots on.</div>
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I laid my head back and had a "moment".</div>
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My heart swelled three times its size.</div>
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I could've laid there daydreaming for a very long time</div>
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about how it will look and feel in my own house.</div>
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Daydreamers, you know what I mean!</div>
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BUT,</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">at the risk of looking like a total nut job</span></div>
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in front of Claudia and my husband. </div>
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(He had come in exclaiming "She has wanted a tub like this FOREVER" </div>
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after hearing all my excitement.)</div>
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AND,</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">realizing I just climbed into their tub with my boots on...</span></div>
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We had a wonderful dinner, laughter and a fun game with their 10 year old daughter.</div>
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I can't wait to get together again!</div>
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Before we left, I had to <strike>see her one more time</strike> go to the restroom again.</div>
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I was tempted to lock myself in and rip all my clothes off...</div>
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When we got home and my husband went to bed...</div>
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I went on Pinterest and continued my daydreaming!</div>
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Seriously, I am still so excited, and thankful!</div>
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(I'll post about it in a few years when we get moved back to Whidbey</div>
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but we have a big adventure in between now and then)</div>
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xoxo</div>
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Jodi</div>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-75561174930613149432014-03-17T20:42:00.000-07:002014-03-17T20:42:51.699-07:00Celebrating...{ Seven }<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(*This is the final post of the Celebrating series. To read from the beginning, you can start <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/2014/03/celebrating-one.html">here.</a>)</span></div>
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Change comes with every decision we make.</div>
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For example, this is our new grand-puppy Spieler.<br />
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When Janelle and Justin brought him home just 9 short months</div>
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ago I'm sure they didn't expect how much their life would change!<br />
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He has grown about 10 pounds a month, but still thinks he is a lap dog.</div>
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He is well behaved, but at 90 pounds, this bundle of love & licks can pin you down in no time flat. (The more I screamed, the more he licked!)<br />
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but they underestimated the fun and love they would know owning a dog like Spieler.</div>
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for she and Justin. She has a real knack for putting things together!<br />
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One day, she asked me to help her create a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spring</span> mantle. </div>
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A framed chalkboard and a blue vase that was used at their <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/search/label/Vintage%20style%20wedding">Wedding</a>.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But I thought I heard some snickering.... it seems</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Winter FUN still lingered in the corner, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sometimes it takes us a little time to accept that change is coming. That a NEW season is approaching.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">And boy, do we know about that!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are preparing for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">big changes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> too!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">That verse will prove to be one I want to memorize as we navigate the upcoming months.</span></div>
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xoxox</div>
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One of our special family traditions is making Great Grandma Brasks</div>
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"Swedish Rye Bread" at Christmas. This long standing Swedish tradition</div>
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It is delicious toasted with butter on a cold winters day. </div>
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Our kids have the recipe in their</div>
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that I made for them as a gift over a year ago.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(psst...kids.... Mom made a typo on this recipe! Change the salt to 1 TABLESPOON, oops)</span></div>
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As the kids were growing up, Jeff and Janelle would often make this bread together.</div>
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(BEFORE we <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/search/label/ugly%20kitchen">remodeled our kitchen</a> and I painted the corner cabinets white!)</div>
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Moms, isn't there something so sweet about watching your husband</div>
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cook with your daughter? Heart swelling!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.... Intercourse in the Winter</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(</span>Intercourse, Pennsylvania, People!! Geesh...)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A beautiful day for a car ride to Amish Country!</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-3217219409722004512014-03-14T08:49:00.001-07:002014-03-14T08:49:31.853-07:00Celebrating... { Four }<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Not just any Quilt.</span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">When Janelle and Justin were married, all the guests gave them</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">fabric swatches. Pieces of material that had personal meaning. Those pieces</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">of fabric also represent the gifts of friendship, family and love.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">Pieces that will be with them as they create a lifetime of memories together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">Janelle was so excited</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;"> to take those pieces of fabric and create something beautiful and lasting. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;"> Justin (and Spieler, their dog) watched her with loving anticipation. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">her husband stepped in and helped her solve the problem.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">Each, with their own way of problem solving, worked <i>together</i> to figure it out.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">They laid out the pieces of fabric together and created a plan.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Piece by piece, until all those little unmatched swatches,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">became the start of a beautiful keepsake.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Aw, I miss them already!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">xoxo</span><br />
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Happy 24th Birthday Sweet Jarrod.</div>
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brush off the dust and keep moving forward.</div>
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Dad was on a ship in the Persian Gulf and the trade centers had just been attacked.</div>
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**I bet you thought I was stuck in another dress somewhere! February was a busy month for us. Come back tomorrow as I continue on with a short series "Celebrating"!</div>
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When that special occasion arrived I squeezed my orange spray tanned self into the spandex, pulling it up over my undergarments. The dress was sleeveless so I had someone safety pin my bra straps to the Spandex shoulder straps. This would prove to be a very BAD idea.</div>
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Feeling all lovely with my orange toned skin and deep purple dress, I failed to think through the idea that eventually...sometime that day perhaps...I might need to go to the restroom. Imagine my horror when I rushed to the restroom doing the potty dance only to be pinned (where I couldn't reach!!!) into the ONE PIECE spandex body shaping contraption. Frantically, I managed to rip open the 3" slit in the crotch avoiding what would've been a rather embarrassing moment! Putting that day behind me, I vowed to never be so silly as to get in that predicament again.</div>
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Yesterday, I optimistically ventured out to the mall to find a dress for my husbands upcoming work party. I wore my new knee high black leather boots so I could see how they would look with the dress. Typically, I bring a friend along to help me decide...and zip me up...but, today I was on my own. </div>
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I was thrilled to find the dresses on sale and quickly grabbed an armful to try on. The store was in a state of transition, and the only dressing room was in the children's section of the store. With only two bright green juvenile wallpapered dressing rooms I started trying on the dresses. As it turns out, I would be very grateful there wasn't a line of people waiting to use the dressing rooms.</div>
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Half way through my pile, I squeezed into a black dress that felt much smaller than the others in the same size. It was snug in the shoulders and I managed to only get the side zipper up half way. Deciding that this was a DEFINITE "NO", I tried to unzip it. It wouldn't budge. My arms were trapped and with too much eagerness, I would've ripped out the shoulders. I tried several positions to no avail. I started to break into a sweat. In a frantic effort to free myself from this Rayon trap, I wiggled it up half way over my head. Thats as far as it went, it wouldn't budge. I was stuck.</div>
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On my way home I stopped at Walmart for cat food and blush. The fake eyelashes caught my attention. "Hmmmm, these might be fun!" I thought. I quickly dismissed the idea realizing I would probably end up glueing them to my upper lip by accident.</div>
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So, I had to look it up and see!</div>
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You know those moments...They go something like this...</div>
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You are so proud of yourself,</div>
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the star of the 3rd grade Christmas Program, dressed up as Mary in a beautiful blue veil.</div>
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Gleaming as you march off the stage with Joseph, Shepard's, sheep and 3 wise men.</div>
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Smiling as you embrace the most fulfilling moment in your 8 year old life,</div>
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and then as you scoot across the old wood bleachers....</div>
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<a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/2013/11/that-silly-facebook-game.html">you get a giant sliver in your butt.</a></div>
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only to have your crutch slip on spilled lunchroom gravy ...<br />
causing your crutch to fly in the air </div>
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and your head to fall backwards<br />
onto the corner of the lunch bench just about knocking you out.<br />
The entire lunch room is watching as the nurse runs in<br />
and escorts you to the office.</div>
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That awkward date in 9th grade when the boy goes to kiss you</div>
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and you don't know what to do when you feel his tongue...</div>
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so you accidentally bite it and then awkwardly start laughing so hard you can't breath.</div>
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(totally destroying his masculinity)</div>
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The morning you wake up late for a nail appointment</div>
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and throw on yesterdays pants lying on the floor beside the bed...</div>
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As you're racing into the mall via a door being held open for you by a handsome gentleman...</div>
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a lacy hot pink pair of (yesterdays) panties fall out of your pant leg</div>
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right in front of him....<br />
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While at the first social outing after your husband is promoted to Officer<br />
you are seated directly across the table from the Captain.<br />
You eagerly squeeze your lemon into your water glass<br />
not realizing its squirting all the way across the table<br />
into his FACE<br />
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Yes, my life is remembered by moment, after awkward moment.</div>
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Seriously, I could go on and on for DAYS!</div>
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****</div>
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So, today, when I found that familiar taste of foot in my mouth</div>
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I shouldn't have been surprised.<br />
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We were attending a memorial service at our church.</div>
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Because I didn't know many of the guests, I tried to talk mostly to the familiar faces.</div>
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I recognized a lady in the crowd, so I spent some time catching up with her</div>
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and congratulating her on her fairly recent wedding and also giving my </div>
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condolences for the recent loss of her father in law a few weeks ago.</div>
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She started talking to someone else so I meandered a little and decided to talk </div>
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to (who I thought was) her husband.</div>
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ME: Hello, I'm Jodi. Jeff's wife. He mentioned that he's met you before.</div>
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HIM: Oh, yah... um, how are you?</div>
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ME: Oh good, thanks! So, I never got to congratulate you on your </div>
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recent marriage! congratulations!</div>
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HIM: Um, thanks. ( a little look of uncertainty)</div>
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ME: (not giving him room to talk) Oh, and I am so sorry to hear</div>
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about your dad. That must be very hard.</div>
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HIM: My dad? What's wrong with my dad?</div>
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ME: Aren't you ***** 's husband? Your dad...he recently passed away??</div>
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HIM: Um, no, I'm ****, my wife is over there with my daughter,</div>
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she is friends with **** .</div>
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ME: But you look so familiar, I wonder why that is.</div>
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HIM: We were at your house a few years ago playing games for New Years.</div>
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ME: OOOOH yes, thats right! (Big awkward smile) Not another word spoken....</div>
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....I quietly make my way to the refreshment table in total embarrassment.</div>
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I am now standing next to my husband with a full plastic cup of punch</div>
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and a paper cupcake holder with a chocolate peanut butter bar.<br />
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My husband is talking with another friend and I'm listening to their conversation.<br />
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Lost in my own little world I focus on the peanut butter bar.</div>
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It is stuck in the paper.</div>
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Its a bit of a battle working through the paper, but I finally get a bit of the cookie.</div>
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As I'm tasting pure delight I realize my husband has stopped talking.<br />
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I look up and see that they are both staring at me<br />
in disbelief.</div>
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In my eagerness to get a bite of the cookie, I hadn't realized the cup and cookie were in the<br />
same hand.<br />
As I twisted my hand to get the cookie into my mouth, I managed to<br />
slowly pour the ENTIRE contents of my cup onto the carpet...<br />
without even noticing.<br />
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My husband grabs a handful of napkins and blots the floor.</div>
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They get into a discussion of how did I pour an entire cup of punch onto the floor without any of it going down my shirt!?<br />
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We are all laughing now.</div>
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His friend says I need to write a book.</div>
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I say its time to go.<br />
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Walking out to the car I begin to think about my social awkwardness....<br />
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After having a few complimentary Mai-Tai drinks,</div>
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I kept telling the waiter "Myhola" every time he brought something to the table.<br />
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Finally, after about 5 times, Jeff and his brothers asked me<br />
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"What are you trying to tell the waiter?"<br />
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"Thank you in Hawaiian!", I said. (DUH)</div>
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"Honey", Jeff said<br />
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"its Mahalo...NOT myhola".</h3>
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OH...oops!</div>
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Will you imagine with me...</div>
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standing in a super cute room full of fabrics and yarns</div>
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all organized like eye candy inside a distressed</div>
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shabby hutch.</div>
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She makes such beautiful things...</div>
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She makes such beautiful things for us!</div>
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I am not She.</div>
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I am "learning" to crochet.</div>
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I have a reallllly long 5 inch wide "ruffle" that is my practice piece.</div>
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Give me sandpaper and paint and I'm a superstar,</div>
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but needles and yarn require more attention to detail than I'm used to...</div>
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unless its a cute little...never ending... ruffle.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Not Rachel!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Rachel was kind enough to let </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html">Sheila</a> and I drop by...</span></div>
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This one right here...the colors are perfect for Janelle.</div>
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She is such a lovely person inside and out.</div>
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Please go look at her Facebook page. </div>
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Keep up the Good Works, Rachel!!</div>
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We LOVE you and your talents.</div>
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I was overwhelmed by the feedback I received from yesterdays post.</div>
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Your emails and personal messages about your battles with food,</div>
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exercise, and hormonal imbalance really touched my heart.</div>
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I loved your words of encouragement and your own personal stories</div>
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of success and struggles.</div>
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Thank you!</div>
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You all mean so much to me.</div>
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When I wrote that post at 4AM yesterday, </div>
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my hearts desire was to share my personal life long struggle with food</div>
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Unconditionally, the way God loves me.</div>
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To have that love and grace fill the void food fills, </div>
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to understand why I don't allow myself </div>
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The risk of writing something so personal, and so public, is that it can be misunderstood.</div>
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My writing style isn't complicated, eloquent or well organized.</div>
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I speak from my heart, and often I'm a little ADD, so my writing reflects that.</div>
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I am also very passionate about family.</div>
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I have shared stories on here many times about that love. </div>
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I choose to keep this blog as a place for positive and heart felt experiences.</div>
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Yesterday, I shared about what my mom and sister said to me in our phone conversations. </div>
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You need to know that I didn't take offense to their honesty. </div>
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I know what they meant, and I needed to hear it.</div>
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It was part of a bigger conversation we were having.</div>
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Unconditionally.</div>
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Well, its no secret if you know me.<br />
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I struggle with my weight.<br />
I struggle with saying no to the foods I love.<br />
I struggle with self sabotage when I do start to lose weight.<br />
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I don't take care of myself.<br />
Not the way I should. Not the way I really want to. Not the way that those who love me would like me to.<br />
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I gained nearly 20 pounds while my husband was deployed for 6 months.<br />
10 of that was weight I'd lost before he left.<br />
In the past it was easy for me to focus on a diet or program while my husband was deployed.<br />
Perhaps having young children made it easier in a way. Structure. Accountability. Constant motion. <br />
I viewed a diet as a distraction to make the time pass quickly and look really "hot" for when my husband would return home.<br />
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Maybe its peri menopause, or perhaps the release of our last child into adulthood.<br />
Maybe. Maybe those are more excuses to eat comfort foods.<br />
I finally have the time to take care of me.....but am finding it hard to do.<br />
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As a stay home wife and mom I have carved out plenty of "me time".<br />
But "me time" is different than "take care of me time".<br />
Like choosing to go for a walk rather than taking a nap.<br />
Or eating a healthy salad rather than the hamburger and french fries that I crave.<br />
Choosing to work in the yard rather than sit in the lounge chair with a book.<br />
Don't get me wrong here, I know there is a need for both sometimes, but to always choose the easier and .....let's be blunt....laziest option isn't good for the body or the mind.<br />
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Life happens. My kids grew up and the house became emptier. We moved to a new town and I found myself not working at all. Working part time in my childrens' school district kept me busy for many years, as well as a small home staging business. But when I found myself in my mid 40's without either a few years ago, I lost myself. I guess they call it mid life crisis, peri menopause, whatever. Everyone handles that season differently, but for me it was very hard. I found a great doctor who treated the anxiety and depression that often accompany hormonal changes. I am over a year off of any anxiety or depression meds and feel emotionally stronger and happier than I have since my early forties. I'm on a bio identical progesterone cream and a low dose natural thyroid medication as well. My mind feels strong and my emotions peaceful and content.<br />
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But my body is heavier than it has ever been. When I expressed my concerns of weight with my sister right before my husband returned she was brutally honest. "I don't know why you are so worried, Jodi. Haven't you been fat for most of your marriage? Jeff loves you just the way you are!"<br />
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True. But ouch!<br />
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Last Spring I was on one of the many diets I have tried over the years. This one was for feeling better more than anything. And I felt great on it. I announced it on Facebook.<br />
I shared pictures of my salads and proclaimed victory. Then I stopped posting about it. Obviously, I'd stopped following the diet. A month or so after, during a phone conversation with my mom, she mentioned that perhaps I should stop posting my diets on Facebook as its obvious I'm not sticking with it.<br />
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True. But ouch again!<br />
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I don't want to hide or be ashamed of my struggle with food and motivation to exercise. I don't want to apologize for failing what I started. My disappointment in myself is large enough already. I do believe that a majority of the battle is in my head! Why do I believe somewhere deep inside that I need to have this cushion around myself, protecting me from something. That even though I feel better and lighter when I lose the weight, I also feel vulnerable and lost in new expectations for myself.<br />
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Is it because that if I succeed at losing the 60 extra pounds, that I will feel strong and successful? Can't that be scary in itself? Will I then have the confidence and motivation to reach other goals or milestones? Or will I succeed only long enough to fail in the long run again.<br />
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Perhaps I should treat this journey as my job. Maybe God has allowed me this time AT this time to take myself seriously. To show up, do the work, and get a paycheck of doing a job well done and healthy living. But I'm afraid I will fail once again. But I am also TIRED of being afraid of failure!<br />
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If I were one of my children and they came to me with these fears or struggles I would hold them in my arms and tell them that they are strong, and capable, and lovely just as they are. That they are not defined by size or personal struggles. That they are able to do whatever they set their minds to. And I would encourage them every.single.day. with prayer, with love, with kindness. <br />
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It's time to love myself the way I love my children. To treat myself with the same unconditional love. To accept myself and my failures as part of the journey to being who God created me to be. To draw closer to my creator so that He can fill the spots inside of my heart that food seems to fill.<br />
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So, here I am, once again putting myself out there. Bare naked for the world to see when I stumble or fall. Exposed as I pick myself up and press onward one day at a time. A new year, a new start.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-79162533875515146582013-12-21T16:05:00.002-08:002013-12-21T16:09:10.345-08:00The Lights of Christmas on Camano Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-87999732320551212422013-12-18T20:44:00.000-08:002013-12-19T09:43:33.952-08:00It's the most wonderful time of the year....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Then my mother in law and I drove to the ferry an hour away.</div>
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As the Carrier got closer and closer I started to wonder if any of the figures manning the rail was my husband. </div>
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After nearly 9 months deployed, the winners of the "first kiss" raffle will be first.</div>
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The Patriot Riders stand proudly in support of our troops.</div>
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My husband spots us and starts waving his arms.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-16498029879301959342013-11-20T12:58:00.000-08:002013-11-20T12:58:52.583-08:00The Master Bedroom & the Evening light...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The late afternoon light on the tree outside my dining room window took my breath away the other day . One of my favorite things about living here is the stunning sunsets.</div>
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I also have been enjoying my cozy bedroom on these cool nights.</div>
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I can finally say that its what I envisioned it to be.</div>
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I painted the desk and bed in the same creamy color as my kitchen cabinets.</div>
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I used an enamel paint and love the results.</div>
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I decided to keep the inside of the desk the stained wood. I love the contrast and</div>
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I found the duvet cover and shams at the local Goodwill for $24. They were</div>
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The two decorative pillows, and the area rug were a steal from Ross.</div>
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I love Ross pillows because most are down filled with zippers.</div>
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The rug is not an expensive rug at all and the quality reflects that, BUT it</div>
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The antique doors are leaning because we are trying to figure out</div>
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facts about yourself people probably don't know. I couldn't figure out</div>
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So, what's a girl to do? Well make one up herself, of course. </div>
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I assigned myself a number, made my list and shared.</div>
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Then I realized....</div>
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Why not do something similar here?</div>
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....and then <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ask my readers to share a few fun facts about themselves</span> too.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Please</span> leave a comment so I don't feel too ridiculous....</div>
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OK, so here I go, and a few of these are repeats from my personal Facebook page.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">1. </span> I bit my nails into nubs until 3 years ago. I stopped cold turkey!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2.</span> I moved to Florida at 20 with my best friend. We drove our old cars, had CB radio's, and all our belongings in the backseat. On the first night of driving, we lost each other in Little Rock, AR. Using our CB radio's we found each other in the pitch black darkness! That was the beginning of a GREAT adventure!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3.</span> In 7th grade I tried to play on a kids ball team. I struck out on the first try, started to cry and quit the team because I was embarrassed. What a wimp, right?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">4.</span> In 6th grade I broke my leg on my 3rd ski lesson. I had a thigh high cast for 2 months. On my first day back to school, my crutch slipped in spilled gravy at lunch, I fell backwards and hit my head on a lunch table and got sent home.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">5.</span> I was a self conscious, insecure child. See #3 & 4.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">6.</span> Our family had a foster child named Rosemary in the late 70's in Lacey, WA.</div>
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She was adopted to a family in Seattle prior to our family moving out of state. </div>
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Its my hearts desire to find her one day!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">7.</span> I got stuck in the middle of a pond on a pony when I was 7 while visiting my grandparents farm.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">8.</span> My absolute favorite flower is the Lilac. One year my friend Susan brought</div>
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over a GIANT bouquet from her yard in an old enamel pitcher.</div>
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It was one of my favorite gifts of all time.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">9.</span> I prefer a big, juicy steak over chocolate any day of the week.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">10.</span> In high school, I was a "mannequin model" for Casual Corner. I had to stand </div>
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frozen in the front window for about 30 minutes at a time without moving.</div>
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It was fun to startle people walking by when I moved.</div>
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I didn't get paid, but got a great discount on the clothes!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">11.</span> I still have my braces wrapped in tissue in my keepsake box.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">12.</span> When I was 16 my dad and his friend (my boss) convinced me to participate in</div>
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gorgeous authentic costumes. I was the only blond and placed second.</div>
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I think they were as confused as I was how that happened.</div>
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I'm still not sure how I qualified, but it was a great experience. I have pictures<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">13. </span> I need to clean out my keepsake box. See #11 & 12</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">14.</span> I played Mary in the Christmas play when I was in 3rd grade...but</div>
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had to leave because I got a HUGE sliver in my butt while scooting across the bleachers.</div>
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See #5.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">15. </span>I LOVE carnival rides. ESPECIALLY the tilt-a-whirl! My laughter travels<br />
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what I will decide to write about!</div>
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xoxo</div>
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This is a super simple Pretzel Almond Roca Recipe</div>
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I pulled out my copy of our <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/search/label/Cookbook"> Family Heirloom Cookbook</a>. </div>
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I made this cookbook for each of our children last Christmas.</div>
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I wanted them to have a little bit of home as they all are out on their own now.</div>
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They really loved it!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*Minature Pretzels (enough to cover a cookie sheet)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*3 sticks of butter (1 1/2 C.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*1 1/2 C. Sliced Almonds</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*1 Bag of Chocolate Chips </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(either semi-sweet or milk chocolate)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(enough to sprinkle a small amount on top)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Line your cookie sheet with the parchment paper.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-26738067910485193142013-11-08T10:59:00.001-08:002013-11-08T13:49:02.768-08:00The Workshop and a New Perspective....<div style="text-align: justify;">
It will be 6 years tomorrow that I said good bye to <a href="http://freshvintagehome.blogspot.com/search/label/my%20dad" style="font-weight: bold;">my dad</a> on this earth. I celebrate the promise that I will see him again one day in heaven. It's true. Each year the sting of losing him unexpectedly becomes duller. The pain in the gut of missing someone I love so much becomes less prominent. The tears don't come as often. But there are times that I just want to hear his voice or ask his advice. Then the tears come quietly, and I talk to him as if he were here. It's about then, Izzy, my dog, senses the sadness and licks the tears from my cheeks. They would've liked each other. More than anything, I become sad that I can't remember his voice as well, and I can't remember the details of the stories he told me of his life. And even if I did try to retell his stories, I could never get the tone, humor and sarcasm in the way he did. I wish he would've written them down. I wish I had some video of him to watch. I wish I could have just one more minute.</div>
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I have a box. A box to put everything special that reminds me of him in it. Pictures that were special, a journal to write to him in, the order of his memorial service, and even pictures of him at his service. I haven't looked in his box for a long time. I haven't written in the journal for years.<br />
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Today, I think I will take a moment and write to him. I will tell him again how much I miss him and his calls. The way he answered the phone with a a southern twang "YEL-low". We would spend hours talking about all matters big and small. He would get on his soap box and I would just listen as he became my biggest cheerleader in life.<br />
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I will tell him about my change in perspective as I've become older. That, as a child, the time he spent in the garage "working" on projects during evenings and weekends often left me feeling less important. Why didn't you come to my swim meets or Girl Scout activities? Why did you always want to be home in the garage with all that wood and tools and loud country music? Why?<br />
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NOW I get it. I understand now, dad, it was where you felt the happiest. NOT because you loved me less or didn't care, but BECAUSE you just needed to. I know how much you loved me and I value those moments of pulling up a stool and talking to you for hours in your "shop" as you organized and made things from wood. Today, when I smell fresh cut lumber my thoughts go directly to those moments.<br />
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Maybe it wasn't by accident that you were always there to help when I fell off my bike in front of the house, or that you were there to greet my friends as we came in and out of the house. I remember the night of my first real kiss on our doorstep after a date. I was a Junior in High School. It was after midnight and the house lights were off except for a glow in the garage. There you were, waiting up for me "working" on some project under the flickering light of a florescent bulb. You were the first person I told about that kiss. And with that you turned off the light and we both went to bed. You just wanted to make sure I made it home safely.<br />
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When I started driving, you were always there with the garage door open, ready to greet me with a wave or do an inspection of my car tires and oil. Remember how you told me my "U joints were old" and not to drive faster than 55 or my wheels would fall off. I believed you! You were clever, because I know now that you would've NEVER let me drive a dangerous car. I listened...and never got a speeding ticket. Dad, in the moments you felt you'd lost control of life, I believe the "workshop" was your way to find it. I get it, I so get it now dad.<br />
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I will tell him how proud I am of him for serving in the Air Force. That our frequent moves and his absence made me learn how to adapt quickly. With each move I couldn't wait to fix up my room. To surround myself with the things that I recognized and loved. The things that expressed who I was and made me feel happy. I believe that constant change in homes gave me the desire I still have today to make each house a place that says "HOME" to me and our military family. I still want to surround myself and the people I love with comfort and warmth. I am so grateful for that gift.<br />
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I believe your garage "workshop" was YOUR room. The place you couldn't wait to unpack and be at home in surrounded by what made you remember your passion and gave you peace. And, dad, I so get that too!<br />
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Yes, today I will write this down, and I will put it in his box. The wood box he made for me on my 19th Birthday. The box he lovingly cut out, nailed and glued out of scrap cedar in his "workshop". Just for me. Because he loved me so. And I will put it in my room along with my favorite things. And I will smile finally understanding the depth of that gift.<br />
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I love you too, daddy.<br />
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xoxoxo<br />
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Jodi</div>
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Its a lovely winery with a gorgeous vineyard.<br />
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After leaving the winery, we enjoyed the beauty of the outside.<br />
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Cant you picture a romantic picnic along side of this river?<br />
A wool blanket, a bottle of wine, some cheese and fresh apples...<br />
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We stopped at this ADORABLE country store next.<br />
Papa and Izzy sat outside in the vintage chairs while June and I<br />
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They had fresh pies and jams and sausages and sooooo many yummy things!</div>
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After wiping the samples from our chins, we jumped back in the<br />
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On the way we could see Mt. Hood in the distance.<br />
The mountain was so close, but the haze in the sky makes it look so far away.<br />
The colors in the fruit trees just pop against the backdrop.<br />
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Our next stop was at the apple stand. Oh my goodness!<br />
If you love apples, this is the place to go!<br />
They have so many varieties.<br />
The ginormous apple on the left is actually its normal size for its type.<br />
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This is a HUGE pear. They had a wide variety of pears as well.<br />
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We loaded up the bags of apples and a half gallon of fresh<br />
Apple Cider and continued along the loop.<br />
(If you are interested in seeing where the loop is, I posted a link at the beginning)<br />
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Our last stop was here.<br />
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This sweet store had some fruit, but specialized in desserts!<br />
Cookies & Pies galore.<br />
They also had several varieties of jellies, honey, canned fruits to choose from.<br />
The decor was darling and pure country.<br />
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After our adventure, we continued into the town of Hood River, OR<br />
for lunch. <br />
We ate at The Hood River Inn. A delicious restaurant right on the Columbia River.<br />
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I know this post is a little late. When I got back from visiting them I came<br />
down with a stubborn cold. I just didn't feel like writing until now.<br />
As always, Thank you for reading this little blog.<br />
It's such a joy to share my life and loves with you.<br />
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xoxo<br />
Jodi<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">I'd love to hear from you personally at freshvintagehome@gmail.com</div>Jodi@FreshVintageHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894467543766092437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156315942381233879.post-13648082821176863052013-10-19T17:42:00.000-07:002013-10-19T17:42:06.979-07:00Creating the Perfect Guest Room<div style="text-align: center;">
I love having guests,<br />
and I love being a guest!<br />
Lately, I have found myself away from home quite a bit.<br />
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Do you love spending time in your bed<br />
all snuggled up with comfortable blankets & pillows?<br />
Especially after a hot bubble bath?<br />
I do.<br />
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Being away from my own comforts made me really think about<br />
how I want my guests to feel when they<br />
come to visit.<br />
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Now that the bedrooms are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">vacant</span>.<br />
(hey, I can say that now without breaking into a sob! Yay me.)<br />
Now that the bedrooms are vacant...I did it again.<br />
....I can make up the bedrooms to suit each guest as they visit.<br />
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As I work to make each space special<br />
I will consider the following:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>HOW DOES THE BED FEEL?</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First, is the mattress comfortable?</span><br />
I have a twin bed that needs a new mattress!<br />
I realized this a few months ago when my honest brother in law woke up exclaiming<br />
"That was the worst nights sleep ever, I need the chiropractor".<br />
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EEEEEK, All of the pretty blankets and pillows in the world won't matter if<br />
your guest needs a chiropractor and a pot of coffee the next day!<br />
Sorry Doug :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Secondly, nobody wants to sleep on scratchy sheets and deflated pillows.</span><br />
I have to admit I need to buy some new pillows for my guest rooms...they are flat!<br />
I realized this when I slept in the guest room one night.<br />
I tossed and turned trying to adjust the worn out pillows.<br />
Its a good idea to sleep in the guest room once in awhile to get the guest experience!<br />
It opened my eyes...all night long.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Third, Blankets.</span><br />
Along with soft sheets, and quality pillows, include a blanket and a light bedspread.<br />
A comforter or heavier blanket folded at the foot of the bed<br />
is perfect in case your guest gets chilly in the night.<br />
If your guest is my age...<br />
she could be sweating and then cold many times all night long...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>WELCOMING EXTRAS</u></span><br />
A basket or tray with a<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">clean bath towel, washcloth and hand towel</span><br />
lets your guest know that they are welcome to use your shower without searching your bathroom for the necessities.<br />
Its also nice to include a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"help yourself" basket </span>with travel size things they<br />
may have forgotten such as:<br />
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Bar of soap or shower gel<br />
Q-tips<br />
Toothpaste/toothbrush<br />
Shampoo & Conditioner<br />
New Razor<br />
Deodorant<br />
Tylenol or Ibuprofen<br />
Cough drops<br />
Kleenex<br />
Lotion<br />
Feminine Hygiene products<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great small space idea!<br />(by bebookbound.blogspot.com found on Pinterest)</td></tr>
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<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">MIRROR</span></u><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">A mirror is so helpful in a guest room.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Especially when the bathroom is occupied. Your guest can fix their</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">hair and make up in the privacy of their room without worrying about inconveniencing you or your family.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">by blueroofcabin blog via Pinterest</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>CHAIR, LUGGAGE RACK & HOOKS</u></span><br />
Usually, even the smallest room can fit a small wood chair.<br />
If you have the room, an upholstered chair is ideal.<br />
Having a place to sit and put on shoes,<br />
or read a book is helpful.<br />
If you have a dresser, keep the top fairly clear for personal items.<br />
Ideally, a small bench or fold able stand is perfect for a suitcase.<br />
And don't forget...like I did...to give your guest a place to hang their clothes.<br />
While peeking in on my visiting friend, I noticed she had clothes<br />
hanging on every corner and surface. I felt so bad that I hadn't thought<br />
of that ahead of time!<br />
Sorry Sheila!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>LIGHTING</u></span><br />
This may seem like a weird thing to address, but I have woke<br />
up in the middle of the night so many times<br />
forgetting where I was while traveling.<br />
I laid there trying to remember where the bed is in relation to the door.<br />
ha ha ha.<br />
Most of us like to close the bedroom door when staying somewhere away from home, and so a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">nightlight </span>is very helpful!<br />
Also a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">lamp on the bedside table,</span> within reach from the bed,<br />
is important for late night reading.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayfish/6337832797/in/set-72157627988114745">Here is a fun nightlight idea!</a></td></tr>
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Here are a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">few other ideas</span> that will make your guests feel special...<br />
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*Books or magazines with your guests interests in mind.<br />
*Brochures and maps of your area for sightseeing can be helpful!<br />
*A basket with a few apples, bottled water, and granola bars or packaged snacks.<br />
*Fresh flowers or a nice plant (in case of allergies)<br />
*Seasonal decor to bring a smile!<br />
*A note with the wireless Internet code for their laptop.<br />
* A place to plug in their phone charger/laptop.<br />
*Lint roller, iron & ironing board on back of door<br />
*Toys if your guest has children<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://macarontown.blogspot.jp/2013/07/my-breakfast.html">Macarontown Blog via Pinterest</a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But the best way to make your guests feel welcome is to greet them in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and a generous SMILE.</span><br />
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