KETCHUP

the problem with taking a massive blogging break is the overwhelming feeling you get when playing catch-up.

i've played this game before with scrapbooks (yuck. yikes! yes....) and the outcome is always the same: shame-spiral, guilt, procrastination, FAIL.

this time, i'm going a different route--catching up in one post: minimum wordage, minimum photos, minimum but essential info, MAXIMUM WIN.



so, what have we been up to for the past 1.5 months?


we've celebrated 20 years of marriage-ness:



for which russ thought this card so lovingly applied:


but i gave him this because he rules. and i can't live without him:

we drove tiny cars:






filled water balloons:

had some real, honest-to-goodness fun at girls camp:

and even managed to show a little love to our sister in the process: (this is one of my favorite photos, ever.)

we turned 17 years old:

and continued to tolerate chandler's never-ending kitty-glam photo sessions:

& saw lovingly-crafted (check out the time-consuming detail on the envelope! now THAT is love and devotion) notes to the tooth-fairy from a first-timer:

& the more no-nonsense, business-like approach from a veteran:

all in all, we have continued to experience a beautiful life.


which sometimes is just enough to nearly wear a girl out: