In mid-November, I had the honor of officiating the wedding for my nephew and (now) niece, Michael and Amber Plumb. The wedding was at a beautiful venue in their hometown of Holland, Michigan. The venue was The Study Hall at Midtown Center. The venue was originally built as the Holland High School. It began its life…
ART 110 Projects
After 20+ years, I decided to go back to college to finish my degree. I am in my third semester at Missouri State University. My major is Technical Writing and my minor is Photography. My first class for my minor requirements was ART 110 Introduction to New Media. My professor was Dr. Nadia Issa, from…
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ryan Freeman
In June of 2021, I had the honor of performing a destination wedding in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. From the start, It was an exciting adventure! To make things even more exciting, we had just gotten our new puppy, Remington A. Weddle. He is a Goldendoodle. (I am working on getting his own post ready to…
Kathryn & Bryan’s Big Day
In March, I had the honor of officiating the wedding of our niece and (now) nephew, Kathryn & Bryan Webb. The wedding was at Hidden Hollow Farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The venue offers a private estate complete with a lodge for overnight accommodations for the wedding party. It was an outdoor ceremony, which can always…
Spring Fling 2021
Spring Fling this year was a MUCH NEEDED break! We both decided to go back to school and finish our degrees so this break was a great time to decompress right before finals. It, like most of our trips, was a whirlwind tour starting in Nashville, then on to Jekyll Island, GA and finishing up…
WHEELIN’ at SMORR
Southern Missouri Off-Road Ranch, Seymour, MO Nothing shakes off the COVID Blues like an afternoon at the Wheelin’ ranch. The closest for us is Southern Missouri Off-Road Ranch in Seymour, Missouri. We don’t have a Jeep, but we have friends who do. It was a great day to be at it, too! It had rained…
WHIRLWIND TOUR FALL 2020
With all the hype of COVID and the upcoming Presidential Election, we needed to get out of town for a while. You know us, we like to get in the thick of things. Someone said we were gluttons for punishment, but we prefer adventurous! This trip was a combination of precise planning and flying by…
Dinner on the Diamond
Hammons Field, Springfield, MO Dinner of the Diamond a fundraising event for the Shelly Sachs Foundation. Dinner is served on the infield of Hammons Field, the ballpark for the Springfield Cardinals, AA Affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals with a Cardinal Legend as the guest speaker. https://www.milb.com/springfield Shelly Sachs Foundation The Shelly Sachs Foundation is…
Fort Walton Beach, FL Labor Day Weekend
Needing to shake off the COVID Blues, we made a mad dash to the US Gulf Coast for a long holiday weekend. Fort Walton Beach, Florida would be the perfect destination for such blues shaking. Our journey started early. We pulled out of our drive a couple of minutes before 3:00 am on Thursday morning….
Home Brewing
Recently, we were introduced to the world of home beer brewing and winemaking by a lifelong friend, Chet and his wife Amy. We are still quite new but we have a few batches under our belts and thought it was time to share our experiences, good and bad. If you are contemplating brewing your own…