Four Years Ago Today...

...It's Been a Great Ride So Far

...And We're Never Going to Stop.

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Thirty Days of Us: Day Twenty Four

Day 24- A Letter to Your Parents

This one is easy....

Dear Mom and Dad.

I love you. So Much. Thank you for everything that you have done for me. Your actions, decisions, love and kindness have made me who I am today. I wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks for making me, well... Me.

I love you,

Melanie

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Thirty Days of Us: Day Twenty Three

Day 23- Something you Crave

Lately, it's been...

Especially in tortellini soup.... mmmm. Here is my favorite tortellini soup recipe:

1 lb. Italian Sausage (MUST be Italian! I like to get it from my butcher and get 1/2lb mild and 1/2lb hot!)

1 cup Onion

2 Cloves Garlic

5 cups beef broth

1/2 cup water

1 qt stewed tomatoes

1 can sliced carrots

1/2 teaspoon basil

1/2 teaspoon oregano

8 oz can tomato sauce

3 Tbs. Parsley

1 1/2 cup sliced Zucchini (I usually just dice two zucchinis)

8 oz tortellini (or if I'm really wanting it I get the big family size and add an extra 2 cups of water)

Brown sausage and onion. Add the next 8 ingredients and let simmer for 30 minutes. Last, add parsley, zucchini and tortellini and cook until tender. Top with Parm cheese!

SO YUMMY.

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Thirty Days of Us: Day Twenty Two

I have been a slacker! Okay...

Day 22- What makes us Different

Ummm... I don't really know! I should have made Cooper write this post because he could probably come up with something crazy that makes us different...

Different from what? Different from our other friend's families? Um... we are younger, and we travel A LOT. I guess that makes us different. We always up and leaving for a quick getaway to Sun Valley, or California, Boise, or Denver. We like to just up and go. Not many people can do that and I guess that is something that makes us "different"...

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Thirty Days of Us: Day Twenty One

Day 21-A Picture of Something that Makes Me Happy

I am going to speak for all of us on this one.... This makes us ALL happy...

Yes... that is a map of Disneyland, folks. It is one place that we ALWAYS go EVERY time we are in California. I LOVE Disneyland despite the high prices, the thousands of people and the trillions of germs more than any place that we can go as a family. I love seeing Marcus' face when we meets Micky Mouse for the hundredth time. I love when Cooper and I get to go on Indiana Jones together while Marcus hangs with Aunt Maddi... I love eating their churros, and having cinnamon sugar goodness all down the front of my shirt. Anyway, I love that it is a great place where we are ALL so happy.

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