Family

The First Pata

  • Posted on September 6, 2020
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Got the news that my great aunt Tante Gretel passed away early this morning in Germany. She was the last surviving sibling of my grandmother and would have been 100 years old today. Imagine all the changes she saw in her life. She was my…
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Drunk Wedding Podcast - Aimee & Bryan Giese

We Got Drunk and Talked About Our Wedding

  • Posted on August 23, 2020
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(Just like everyone else) Our friends Jen and Mal started a podcast! But in typical awesome Jen and Mal fashion, it's on a fun topic and involves alcohol. Let's Get Drunk and Talk about Your Wedding. Bryan and I appeared on it recently, and talked…
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Isla Mujeres - Mexico Travel Photos

All Our Photos From Isla Mujeres, Mexico

  • Posted on December 31, 2019
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Much like one of our last big trips (London), I am trying to capture a photo slideshow of our travels here – seeing as it truly is the place that holds all my memories. We went to Isla Mujeres, Mexico – a small island just…
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Big List of Family Christmas Activities

Big List of Fun Family Christmas Activities

  • Posted on December 21, 2019
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One of my biggest traditions every year is to pick up Christmas ornaments from wherever we travel. It makes for extra special family time as we decorate the tree and remember all the adventures we have been on together. We also bake Monkey Bread on…
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Oma’s Christmas Gift

  • Posted on December 25, 2018
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My family always gathered at Mom's house for Christmas Eve. I think it started from having large sections of my Dad's family to visit on Christmas Day, but the tradition continued my whole life, until even now with our best friends here in Denver. Christmas…
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Langenargen Germany

Schloss Montfort

  • Posted on August 29, 2018
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We shipped one of those Pod things from my aunt's house in MD and it arrived safely today. Mostly we sent mundane stuff like the mattress Heidi had just purchased so Dex can finally have a new bed. But the single most important thing to…
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Father's Day

From Bryan to His Dad

  • Posted on June 19, 2018
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Note from Aimee: This year marks the 12th anniversary of my father-in-law's death. I didn't know it, but my husband Bryan has been writing a letter to him for a while. When I read it, I cried. He graciously allowed me to share it here…
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