October 2018

October 2018

October 2: Alivia’s 2nd birthday! // she’s the goofiest girl, with a lot of attitude + a big personality. she reminds me to slow down + enjoy the little things, and that miracles do happen. she’s so easy to love and makes me laugh every day. and today, she is two! ••• happy birthday miss alivia jo 🎉 i love you more than you’ll ever know 💕

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October 3: National Boyfriend Day // couldn’t have thought of anyone better to put up with my corny dad jokes and all my sass 🤷🏼‍♀️👑

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October 5: girl time with Joe’s sisters ❤ // dinner at Cracker Barrel

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October 6: Our annual trip to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch !!

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October 8: it’s safe to say that Joe definitely keeps me on my toes… On this Monday night, we ended up in the hospital where Joe had to get stitches on his forehead. He was working under a semi-truck on a brake chamber. The chambers are spring-loaded and typically shoot out away from you, but this one had a broken piece so when Joe let it go to shoot away, it hit the wall of the semi and came back and cut Joe right above his eye. Never a dull moment honestly, but like Michael said – “that’s what happens when you get an old man” 🤣🙃

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October 13: Alivia’s birthday party with family

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October 17: Another adventure with Joe — this time, to St. Louis, MO to pick up his car

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my ice cream from a cute little ice cream store, Joe and I stopped at in MO

October 20: Joe’s and I’s fall photo shoot with my good friend, Shelby. Nothing fancy, we just wanted some nice photos. And Shelby is just starting out her business, and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Check out some of my very favorites below..

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October 21: A good read I want to remember – Nebraska’s new slogan

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Nebraska’s new travel slogan is getting a lot of attention. If you haven’t heard, our latest tourism slogan is “Nebraska…it’s not for everyone”.

Is it stupid? Yes. But here’s the thing…it’s also true.

Nebraska is not for everyone. It’s not a warm beach with waves. It’s not mountains to climb. It’s not exotic food to try. But here’s what Nebraska is..

Nebraska is living in the city but driving by a cornfield on your way to work, always being reminded that agriculture is the backbone of our world.

Nebraska is weekends completely dedicated to football even when your team is 0-6. Because our state bands together for one team.

Nebraska is Grandma’s house as a kiddo – having fun just using what you have, instead of spending money on something fancy and special. Later looking back on life and realizing these memories are your favorite.

Nebraska is meeting people with incredible stories who show you how to live life with simple meaningfulness.

Nebraska is teachers, farmers, mothers, fathers. The best part about Nebraska is the people…the friendliness, the neighbor that takes care of you, the community that knows you.

Nebraska is being reminded to slow down. Watch the sunset. Appreciate the little things. Our kiddos grow up too fast & we keep ourselves too busy – but Nebraska reminds you that Each. Moment. Matters.

Nebraska is the “Good Life” even if that’s not our slogan anymore.

It’s true, Nebraska is not for everyone. If you’re looking for a flashy vacation on the beach or an adventure in the mountains, we’re not your place. Trust us – when we’re looking for those things we take a vacation.

But if you’re looking to relax, refresh, be reminded of what matters most, and find people who will make a place for you in their hearts for the rest of their lives, then maybe you should reconsider Nebraska. We don’t have fancy & flashy, but boy we promise you – we have it good ♥️

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October 27: Nebraska football game with Joe against B-CU. The weather was beautiful and a win to top it off!

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October 31: Halloween 2018 – poor Alivia girl was so sick, so no tricks or treats this time, but maybe next year!

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October nails, just in time for Halloween

 

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Much love,

Davianne

 

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September 2018

September 2018

September 1: was a busy day! Joe and I took some pictures at the Sunken Gardens and UNL’s East Campus here in Lincoln. They turned out nice, however, it was ridiculously hot that day, so we didn’t last too long. Then, Saturday night, we went to the Husker’s first football game of the season. Which as many of you know, that only last until kick-off and then got cancelled, soooo that’s that. Joe’s first game and that’s all he gets. 😅

September 3: Labor Day 2018 – spent with my family in the afternoon, celebrating Emily’s birthday and then Joe’s family in the evening, having dinner all together.

September 8: Farmer’s Market with the girls

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September 10: my first NEEDTOBREATHE concert at Pinewood Bowl with the girls + Joe and it was AMAZING!! The weather was beautiful, and their vocals are unreal. Along with them was Johnnyswim and Forest Blakk.

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September 23: family dinner to celebrate Grandma’s birthday on the 6th.

September 29: As some of you may know, there’s this big festival here in Nebraska called Junkstock that I’ve heard about for years and always wanted to go to, and see what’s it’s all about. It was raining and a little chilly this day, but we stuck it out and Joe, Eva, and I drove up there to Waterloo and checked it out! Afterwards, we grabbed some BBQ at a local restaurant nearby and did a little bit of shopping in Omaha.

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truck talks with grandpa are the best talks 💕

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Much love,

Davianne

 

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August 2018

August 2: Michael’s Birthday!

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August 4: Lancaster County Fair with the crew

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pay $10 – if you can stay on for 90 seconds, you win $100… they didn’t make it 😉

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August 11: My cousin, Britney’s, wedding in Pawnee City, NE

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my favorite co-wedding crasher 😉

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think he’s tired of me taking pictures of him yet? 😉

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what would I do without him 😉

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surprise flowers from my boy for no good reason ❤

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Much love,

Davianne

 

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July 2018

July 2018

July 4: My favorite holiday + momma’s birthday! A good day for sure ❤

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July 13: Scotty McCreery Concert in Grand Island with Joe

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the best picture we could get thanks to the ridiculously drunk girl who wouldn’t stop messing around 😑

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our tacos from a little taco truck outside the arena after the concert

July 19: Journey + Def Leppard Concert at PBA with Michael, Shaylee, David, Sara, Aunt Michelle & Uncle Scott

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July 26: Toby Keith Concert at Pinewood Bowl with Joe, John, & Steve

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July 27 – 30: For Joe’s birthday this year, we decided to take a little road trip up to Milford, Kansas and go camping at Milford Lake. We had been there a time before and really enjoyed it and Joe loves to be outdoors and go fishing and so this was a great way to spend his birthday! The weather was beautiful, we relaxed a lot, and most importantly, Joe caught lots of fish! 🙂 Check out all the pictures below…

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my sleepy boy

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Joe’s flowers to my momma for her birthday

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Much love,

Davianne

 

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June 2018

June 2018

June 1 – 3: Back towards the end of May, Joe got his wisdom teeth removed. The surgery went good, but this Friday morning (June 1), Joe woke up and could hardly breath because his throat was so swollen and was in tremendous pain. As a result, we ended up in the hospital for these three days, from June 1 – 3. Turns out that Joe got a very serious infection in his mouth/throat and back by his tonsils, likely as a result from the wisdom teeth being removed. It wasn’t anything the doctors did, just sometimes happens when the teeth get pulled and those fluids travel around the mouth and unfortunately cause an infection. Thankfully, Joe caught his very early on, otherwise things would’ve been much worse and possibly, resulted in death. (Crazy right?! To die from getting your wisdom teeth, but they HAVE seen it). It was a long 3 days/nights, but we were so thankful to get Joe taken care of and all healed up!

June 14: A good read from this day that I want to remember 💕 ; here it is

June 17: Father’s Day // Holidays that are shared with someone in Heaven are hard. Thankful for a sweet friend sharing this reminder and the everyday peace that comes from knowing we’re not alone. 💛 Happy Father’s Day to my fellow ones with and without, but most importantly to the Man upstairs 💕

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June 20 – 25: This year was a little different than normal – unfortunately, I was unable to go to Branson with my family for our annual family vacation, but instead I did get to go to Orlando, Florida for the National Educator’s Rising Competition. For a full post and lots of photos from my time down there, click here.

June 29 – July 1: A big group of us took off down to Milford Lake in Kansas and spent the weekend camping. The weather was beautiful and we had a great little get-a-way!

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breakfast on the grill = heaven

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Much love,

Davianne

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May 2018

May 2018

May 8: Last day of high school EVER!! // peace out high school ✌🏻 ••• never thought this day would come 🙌🏼

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May 12: Graduation Party!

May 13: High School graduation ceremony + Mother’s Day!

May 18: Shania Twain concert at CenturyLink with Joe

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Much love,

Davianne

** First time on my blog? Well, welcome! Thanks for checking me out, I truly appreciate it! To get to know who I am and what this blog is all about a little bit better, click here. I would love to get to know you and hear all about what this crazy adventure called life has thrown atcha! You can reach me at peaceful.simplicity@yahoo.com or via any of my social medias (click here) or just by simply commenting on any of my posts! Thanks again for checking me out, happy reading! :)**

 

April 2018

April 2018

April 1: Easter 2018 // “you are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died to know you” {romans 5:8} 💕 // easter 2018 🌻 #heisrisen #undeservinglove #thankful

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April 21: Prom 2018 // see some of my favorite pictures below!!

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April 24: senior skip day

April 28: Conner’s first prom!

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Much love,

Davianne

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March 2018

March 2018

March 8: 3 year anniversary for my blog. Thankful for this. Thankful for y’all.

March 24: Tractor Pull at the Lancaster County Event Center with Joe + Eva

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March 30: my birthday!

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the sweet birthday cards from each of my kiddos in my 4th grade Adams Elementary student-teaching class

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Much love,

Davianne

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