mr. and mrs. carr

this past weekend i had the privilege of coordinating owen and susan's wedding in champaign, illinois. since i love weddings, organizing and sometimes telling people what to do...i had a great time! i also took a few photos for them when i wasn't busy doing something else.  owen and susan...thank you so much for allowing me to be part of your special day!...

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shelly and the terrible horrible no good very bad day

i was robbed. i don't think i've ever been robbed before. it is no fun. wednesday morning i went to church as usual for our weekly meeting. i also hooked up the bike rack on my trunk and brought along my bike so i could stop for a ride on my way home. i was trying to be wise and combine trips. before i left church i safely stowed my wallet in the console and the church laptop in my trunk. out of sight, out of mind. so i went to my biking destination and had a nice ride. as i came...

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health awareness month

due to the inspiration of my friend tara, i have declared the month of september to be 'heath awareness month'. initially i was curious to see if drinking the recommended amount of water per day would really make a difference in how i look and/or feel. considering my current liquid consumption was approximately 2oz. per day, i figured if there were results to be seen, i'd see them. but i went ahead and added a few other stipulations to make it interesting. here are the requirements: drink...

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fun flight facts

total air miles traveled from june 2009 to present: 30,080 most surprising inflight movie selection: summer catch [starring jessica biel and freddie prinze jr.] best airport food find: nathan's corn dog nuggest for $2.50 annoying airline that doesn't give you a snack even when you're flying across the country: united/u.s. air most exciting airport for landing: tegucigalpa, hondura...

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happy times in honduras

*disclaimer* - sorry if i worried some of you with the last post...the policemen always come along when they take groups to the street [political crisis or not] just as a precaution. we were safe the whole time! that said, i have to admit i was surprised at how fond i became of this country in one short week. other than knowing it was somewhere in central america, honduras wasn't really on my radar as a place i was too interested in. there are, of course, many similarities to mexico, which isn't...

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