Graduation Throwback
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| From our high school graduation – 2011 |
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| From our high school graduation – 2011 |
We love to share our Year in Review posts every year, and since we’re coming to the end of a decade, we thought it’d be fun to summarize the last 10 years together. This is a look back into all that happened and changed in our lives over this last decade. There were a lot…
Welcome to Saving Time in a Bottle! Hi, I’m Jessica. I am a Christian, a massage therapist, and a student. I am currently living with my parents and my 5 younger siblings, along with our 2 dogs and 1 cat. I enjoy writing of all kinds, cooking, playing piano and cello, and being with my…
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Today, I’m taking a break from talking about what we do away from home to fill you in on the happenings that take place inside our home. We love to travel and go for adventures, but sometimes we’re completely torn by our opposing dreams: on one hand, we’d love to just spend our time traveling…
As I mentioned in a previous post, this spring my family celebrated both the graduation of my youngest sister, and my mom’s retirement from homeschooling. Curtis, Charlotte and I happily made the trip over to our hometown for two different weekends to be present for the graduation ceremony and my sister’s grad party. Besides being…