natalie’s blog

The tree has been transported to the mulch pile, the Christmas CDs have been returned to their sleeves, the leftovers in the refrigerator are being consumed. The Christmas season is quickly coming to an end. Memories of fun times with family and friends abound, but I will share just some of the highlights from the [...]

Sunday afternoon, Mom and I were privileged to host the ladies of our neighborhood for our second annual Ladies Neighborhood Christmas Tea. Though a number of ladies called and expressed disappointment that other obligations prevented them from attending, we enjoyed a refreshing time of visiting and eating with the few who were able to attend. [...]

This past weekend our family had the privilege of making our 17th annual trek to Kansas City to do a Volksmarch in the Plaza and spend some time with our long-time friends, the Jeffreys. It has become a favorite family tradition (obviously, since we’ve been doing it for seventeen years now!) and often serves to [...]

A brilliant stroke of marketing finally induced me to join the masses in the day-after Thanksgiving madness. In previous years, the sales have never been enticing enough to warrant arising in time to take advantage of the 5 a.m. “early-bird specials.” But beginning the sale at 11:59 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and running through the [...]

Literally. My wonderful symphony-going companions, Jynae and Lisa, joined me for an incredible evening of music provided by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. The program tonight was spectacular! (Of course it didn’t hurt that we amazingly ended up with seats in the third row, almost at center stage.) In honor of Veteran’s Day, the evening began [...]

Last Saturday, Dad, Noelle, Naomi, Joey and I spent the day at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Dad is the President of a Volksmarch club that sponsors a walk out there each year. It’s one of my favorite places to go.Naomi and Dad as they crest the top of the first hill of the 10k walk. [...]

Well, it worked! They’re married. We arrived home this evening after spending several days in Wisconsin for the wedding and then several days in the Chicago area visiting family and friends. Below are some of the highlights from the trip. You can see more pictures by visiting this web page that I put together. Since [...]