Happy Easter!

Eric and I had a wonderful Easter this year. It was our first Easter in our new home! We were at the grocery store on the night before Easter and I saw egg dying kits... so I decided that I wanted to revisit my childhood by dying some eggs! Eric said he doesn't even remember the last time he dyed an egg... so that made it all the more necessary!

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On the day of Easter we went to the 10:00am service at Prestonwood Baptist Church with my mom and brother. They have an INCREDIBLE choir-- they gave me goose bumps! It was a really nice service and reminded us all to focus on what's most important in life.

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After church, we visited my step dad, Michael, at the care facility where he lives.

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{{For those of you who may be unaware, my step dad was involved in a very serious motorcycle accident in August of 2009. He suffered major injuries-- most notably were a lacerated liver, 8 broken ribs, 3rd degree burns to his face, shoulder, and right hand (his gas tank exploded and caused a brush fire where he was laying), and brain damage due to an injury called Diffuse Axonal Injury (D.A.I.). Because of the severe burns, his right hand was amputated, and because of the brain injury, he is the equivalent of an Alzheimer’s patient in their 8th year. He doesn't know who anyone is, he can't carry on a conversation, and his motor skills are almost non-existent.}}

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I don't share that information for sympathy or to make anyone feel sad... it's just the truth and sometimes the truth is not rainbows and butterflies. Life is short and you can lose a loved one in an instant (even if they are still alive physically). So please make sure you tell your family how much you love them, and count your blessings daily. I know I do.

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After visiting Michael we went to a restaurant called Nicola's in the Shops at Legacy. It was wonderful! My favorite part was my picture perfect Creme Brulee that I ordered for dessert! YUM!!

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I hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!! :)
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So fresh and so clean, clean!

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Eric made a TCU egg :)
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My egg for Eric :)
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The egg Eric made for me :) aww.
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Proud of my Easter egg dying skillzzzzzz :)

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Family with Michael

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Us with Michael

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The super cute booth I sat in at Nicola's made a really fun back ground for a self portrait!

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My YUMMY dessert at Nicola's