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Maybe not wonder dog, but cute dog for sure! Bailey is a pure bred Beagle. She is just 7 weeks old and the tiniest little thing. I think she only stands about 6 or 7 inches. She is cute though. Unfortunately he lives with friends and not with me.

I am so excited to finally receive my first GraphiStudio album. It is fantastic! GraphiStudio albums are made in Italy and come in a variety of sizes and options.

This book is from Holly and Kyle’s wedding, and is a 13×13 inch book with a personalized silk cover. Yes! The cover is silk and it’s printed on and it is gorgeous! I can’t wait to do more of these albums.

Graphi Studio albums start at $750 for a 40 page, 8×12 album. If you are interested in upgrading your package to a Graphi album, or would just like to purchase one, let me know!

Pierre is a small town. By South Dakota standards it’s a regular city, but in reality, it’s just a small town. One of those places where everybody knows your name, in good times and in bad.

When a small plane crashed just outside city limits last Saturday, it didn’t take long for everyone in town to know… and as details came forth… to start to greive.

I met Colt Gunderson almost 5 years ago. He was 6. He sat with us at a wedding reception and I have the funniest pictures of him from that night. He was entertaining and fun to sit with, and when I think about my friends who were married that day, I have always thought of him. He kind of sticks with you, I guess.

When my husband called and told me about him I couldn’t believe it. I pulled out our photo albums and found those silly photos from years ago. It made me very sad for his family to loose such a bright light.

It’s so unfair that these things happen and it makes you sit back and think about the world. It puts everything in perspective, the things that are important. You never know what tomorrow will bring, and as the Gunderson family prepares to say goodbye to one, and watches over the others injured, I hold my kids a little tighter than usual, and linger a little longer when I say good bye in the morning.

May God carry you home. Colt Gunderson, 1994-2006

I get to witness a lot of marriages, and that is really cool! But, I have never witnessed a proposal (except my own).

Last night we were at a New Year’s Party thrown by a couple of our dear friends. The house was full and we were all having a great time. As the ball began to drop, we all gathered in the living room with noise makers, hats and champaigne…. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And, Dan drops to the floor and proposed to Denise. It was so awesome! Denise was crying, they rest of us girls were crying. It was very cool thing to be a witness to. No one knew it was going to happen except Dan, who’d bought the ring a month earlier and was waiting for the right time.

Of course she said yes, and immediately went outside to make a dozen phone calls. Dan just smiled the rest of the night.

Here’s a picture from my crappy camera phone.