insight into the journey of sarah jean

simply amazing.a new chapter

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THANKSGIVING 2009: one to remember!

an amazing night of thanks, remembrance, great food, laughs, smiles, gingerbread houses, family...and a night of new beginnings. a surreal moment to have my family witness the love of my life get down on his knee and ask me to marry him, the beginning of a very exciting journey for us. words fall very short of the gratefulness, the awe, the complete miracle of Alvaro and my paths crossing...my best friend, my future, my partner, my FIANCE

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Amber hanging her leaf telling what she is thankful for...very thoughtful idea Andrea, you are always making things special...great hosting and great cooking Dale & Andrea!

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in the midst of trying to take family and group pictures....but sad to say I didnt get any 'frame worthy' snapshots on my camera, so fam, if anyone has some please send me!

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"post proposal"...can you see the relief in his eyes?

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oops, for every one candy we put on the houses, we must eat one too!

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wow....focused...it happens with all the 'first timer's'...they want all the candy just PERFECT :)

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our gingerbread house design and building team

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3 works of ART

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the very, very tired boys and their superb gingerbread house

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Evelyn and her cute mug

seis meses

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MUAH babe....cant believe it's been SIX months, I cant imagine life without YOU...thanks for the gorgeous flowers!

mn

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Alvaro and I took a trip to MN this weekend....lots of laughs, smiles, and good times. It was really nice to see old friends and meet some new ones, we packed a lot in and made it to Rochester, Minneapolis, Forest Lake, and Spring Valley. We got some salsa dancing in (wow, do I have a long way to go), Alvaro got his second ever attempt at bowling and his first Ikea experience....many memories and fun weekend

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alvaro discovers the world of IKEA

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a little restaurant we stumbled upon with the BEST tomato/basil soup I have EVER had

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downtown minneapolis trying on 'special items' on for size

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moments

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those moments, do you have them? the moments where you want to stop time and LIVE in that very moment, freeze.....because it is so special, so peaceful, so serene and you want to remember it FOREVER. Ive been having a lot of those lately...and look forward to many more....

a great weekend to enjoy the out of the ordinary WI November weather

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nice model pose, babe!

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whitewater rapids....stevens point style!

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day in EC

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Jas & Amber, hope you don't mind...but I had to post...what a brillant princess she is...and I knew mom would want to watch it over and over and over... :)

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a princess will ALWAYS be a princess!

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so instead of Door County, last weekend was spent on my parent's couch with my mom and Alvaro taking care of me, with a couple 'outings' in the backyard for 'fresh air' and to stop what the Blaskowski's like to refer as "house a rosis"...

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oops....looks like he didnt want to stay with Alvaro!

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our walk thru the woods with our little friend...

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cutting squash by the light of the fire :)

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our attempted weekend away started in Green Bay...got a great deal on a hotel called Aloft, gave me half off rate if we attended wine tasting/local artist event in the lobby...what a perfect combo. Review: very nice room, including all modern ammenities w/ 42" flat screen tv, pool/lounge/social bar all open 24 hours, trendy flare...the not so good part...people running around from 2-4 am without consequence.

Our trip was cut short as I continued to get sicker and I found myself back in Point without ever getting to Door County....to be continued next year, ha!

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the 'backyard', lovely atmosphere...too bad its so cold in WI to enjoy in every season...

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relaxing by the pool

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a very very cold FALL day, pumpkins covered in ice...what happened to beautiful midwest Autumn?

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so its worth taking a pic of because i have NEVER seen this in Point...ha!

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confianza siempre:

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it's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. -ephesians (the message)

confianza siempre: trust always

as my only AM off this week I was reminded again of WHAT needs my attention most, after trying and hurrying to finish my 'to do' list in the couple of hours I had, I sat down with a cup of coffee and my Bible and was reminded again that I need to slow down and take time to listen to God: for His timing, His direction, His wisdom....to trust, to believe, to listen...it's not about what I did or did not get done today...so my grass is still getting longer and longer and there is still laundry to do, I still need to get groceries and make phone calls...BUT I need to carve time for STOPPING, for listening...that is what is most IMPORTANT.

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you see Evelyn has these twin babies; however she would only hold the girl baby while I was there, it was so funny!

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Evelyn finally holding both baby "Gracie" & "blue" baby :)

nathan turns 6

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...let the games begin...

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DETERMINATION for the obstacle course ahead

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Big sister helpful with all the games, including the pinata

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Big brother SO lovingly puts together Nathan's Lego Star War gift

defintions:

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It's 2 am and I find myself looking up definitions of words to try to explain what I feel...if you know Sarah Bla then you may know she LOVES definitions, but tonight I'm having a hard time coming up with a word that would accurately capture how I feel

blessed: blissfully happy or contented.

and then there are the synonyms of blessed: blissful, content, contented, favored, fortunate, glad, granted, joyful, joyous, lucky...still not fully what I feel, maybe all that I am feeling cannot be contained in one word or even several words...I just know I feel it, and its strong

I find myself lost in thought most of the time lately: completely in AWE of how God has been faithful, of how I feel I'm somewhat in a dream, of how different my life looked a year ago, even 6 months ago, of how I feel in so many ways my life is just beginning.

I find myself teary-eyed when I think of the outcome of that ONE day, that ONE encounter, that ONE introduction.....a boy who grew up in Nicaragua, a girl from Wisconsin...somehow meeting in MN. I never thought the story could happen to me and I certainly never thought I could feel all that I do for him, I never imagined something could grow so strong, so quickly. When I prayed months ago wanting so bad for a new ‘season’….something to come into my life, I didn’t realize that ‘something’ would be ‘someone’.

It's like a puzzle piece that just fits! I feel pieces of me that I haven't seen in a long time come out, he makes me more myself. A best friend to laugh with, talk with, pray with, enjoy life with. Gracias Dios para este hombre en mi vida!

Alvaro, you have spun my world upside down. I still can't stop smiling when I think about you. EVERY time I wait to see you I get butterflies and EVERY time I have to say goodbye I feel I loose a part of me. Im blessed, I'm excited, I'm so lucky, I'm hopeful, I'm completely falling for you. The more I discover about you, the more I realize how deep I feel. Alvaro, te amo

devil's lake & wisconsin dells

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love those trees! what gorgeous views!

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Alvaro looking at what they call "devil's doorway"

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CRAZY....two 'babies' of the family joined together...makes for a crazy couple!

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new dance moves baby?

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ha, nice 'night'pic, downtown wisconsin dells

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a morning of good coffee, sunshine, job searching, and great convo's, I love the front porch time!

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Nicaragua or WI ?

kayaking with mi padre

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...another beautiful day to be on the water, really glad we went up stream first because the way back was relaxing with the current taking us quite strong actually...

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see the turtle?