Life REALLY is perfect! Lilypie Third Birthday tickers. Monday, September 10, 2012. I know that this has been a long time coming but what can we say life gets busy, so instead of trying to get caught up we will have to just start anew. Look Grandpa is not so scary! MomI just want to eat the cookie.

Party of 2! Tuesday, March 31, 2015. For my 30th birthday, I got to see Newsies for a third time. Newsies was on tour in Las Vegas. I laughed, I cried, I would see it again. I love it! Monday, February 9, 2015. Matt, Ryan, Jeff, Becci, Kristin and I at dinner. Thursday, December 25, 2014. Dear Family and Friends,. 2014 has turned out to be such a great year. These are just some of the highlights of the Van Duren family year.

As the title of this blog states, this is the first in a series of blogs. I do not share this information lightly. I have weighed the impact of publicly voicing this part of my life, versus letting people know about my daughter. It has been a very difficult decision. She hemmed, hawed, and denied.

A place for me to hang my cape. It means you have to go to war. I have been going to the mattresses for about a week. Tomorrow, I hit the mattresses head on and face to face. Well, cell phone to cell phone, but still HEAD ON. The worst possible thing that might happen to me academically. I learned that I failed my comprehensive exam. I know, right? I AM NOT MY EXAM.