tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179967387749851152024-03-13T20:21:01.231-07:00Ben and Ren's shenanigansthe trials, triumphs and trivialities of two lovebirds.Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-57867698785210589752014-02-18T08:44:00.000-08:002014-02-18T08:44:37.323-08:00Remember, Remember, Remember <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-51459795983821234372013-10-31T12:26:00.000-07:002017-01-06T17:26:17.622-08:00Another Very Good Year<span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 22px;">UPDATE! Thanks to all those that have inquired about collaborating on a custom timeline of their own. Click </span><a href="http://lemaus.com/shop/" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 22px;"> for more info!</span><br />
Some of you may remember the little <a href="http://kaufmanshenanigans.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-very-good-year.html" target="_blank">timeline</a> I made last year to commemorate our first year of marriage. Well, I've decided to make it a tradition! So without further ado, here is a snippet of our <i>second</i> year together:<br />
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-14705318104788834712013-08-12T07:49:00.000-07:002013-08-12T07:49:47.195-07:00Calling my name... <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-20553951654962653122013-07-15T09:03:00.002-07:002013-07-15T09:04:19.445-07:00Wanderin' You have, no doubt, been checking this little corner of the internet EVERY DAY since April, wondering what has happened to your favorite trio of shenanigan-doers, no?!<br />
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Well, the first 6 months of 2013 have been just too chocked-full of adventure to keep up...<br />
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We've set foot in 11 states (collectively) and hopped across the pond for the dreamiest adventure in England and Scotland (which I hope to post about someday soon). We crossed an exciting amount of stuff off our Life List in the first half of this year, and we can't wait to see where we'll be off to next! <br />
<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-80030783044060092662013-04-01T08:07:00.002-07:002013-04-01T08:08:13.209-07:00Happy April! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-41634659440171265572013-03-06T13:19:00.000-08:002013-03-06T13:19:27.252-08:00Marchin' in <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-16343190172089810432013-03-05T11:46:00.002-08:002013-03-06T06:54:40.790-08:00Snippet from the past <span style="font-size: large;"><i>I was trying to forward a message to my email from my Facebook messages just a moment ago, and stumbled across this snippet from 5 years ago. It was a journal entry written for one of my favorite classes at Belmont. I love coming across sweet little memories like this! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lauren Elizabeth Maus</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> “Everything you can imagine is real” –Pablo Picasso</span><br />
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My vivid imagination has become my best companion, and no, not in a
weird schizophrenic way. When I was a little girl, I was often unable to
sleep. I was too terrified of the unseen, ominous creature lurking
somewhere in my room, so I would try to think of anything to distract
me. My imagination created monsters so real, I swore I could feel their
fire-laced breath and hear their hideous snarls even as I pulled my
flowered sheets tightly over my head. At first, I would simply try to
conjure up delightful images to ease my mind, but those too-quickly
vanished, and the cold fear soon returned. It took very little to
frighten me, very little to send my mind whirling into an abyss of fear.
I realized that simply trying to think of random, happy things wasn't
enough. I had to devise something else to ease my fears.</span><br />
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started small... I remember that the first "bedtime story" I ever told
myself was about a girl in a pink dress and all the lovely pets she
owned. I fell asleep that night, feeling safe and content, and thinking
nothing about those age-old bedtime monsters. After that, the stories
grew longer and grander. They even began to spill over into my daytimes
hours, as I would sit at the kitchen table drawing the characters I had
created the night before, lovingly rendered in crayon. It soon happened
that I couldn't wait to go to bed at night, whether to revisit beloved
characters or create new ones.<br /><br /> Though at first my imagination
plagued me with fear, I eventual found the key to unlocking a world of
imagined wonders. Maybe thats why I've developed a love of reading.
Discovering new stories, places, and characters comforts me, just as my
own stories comforted me and help shoo away the monsters from my room
all those years ago.</span>Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-22336144159528548202013-02-01T07:03:00.002-08:002013-02-01T07:03:47.825-08:00February already?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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January?! Where did you come from?! Sneaky...<br /><br />We had a White Christmas in Indiana full of sledding, snowball fights, snow-tinis (yep, drinky drinks made with snow), cozy fires, loving friends and family, tasty food, and a whole lot of weeping (Ren, not Ben) during Les Mis.<br />
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Now, these lovebirds are trying to get back in the swing of things and see what 2013 has in store! <br />
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Christmastime is finally here! It is my favorite time of the year, and such a wonderful reminder of the miraculous birth of our Savior. Rejoice! <div style="text-align: left;">
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Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-305157280315935362012-11-08T11:54:00.000-08:002012-11-08T11:54:50.291-08:00Pip on drugs<br />
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-84674374184789354852012-10-30T12:51:00.001-07:002017-01-06T17:25:29.448-08:00A Very Good Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">When I originally started this little piece to give to Ben for our anniversary yesterday, I began with a timeline of the big milestones from this past year, but then I got to thinking... years from now, we will probably still remember all those big events, but the memory of our day-to-day life will be foggier. So, I decided to capture a glimpse into the little details of our very first year together so that someday, many years from now, we can can look back and smile and say "Oh yes! I'd forgotten about that!" I was so inspired by this first try that I hope to make this a yearly tradition! </span><br />
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Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-88662095634068363862012-10-24T08:50:00.000-07:002012-10-24T08:50:04.609-07:00Owl-oween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just reliving the glory of our costumes from 2 years ago... maybe they will take flight again this year? (PUNS!)Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-88819320590584350792012-10-04T09:22:00.000-07:002012-10-04T09:22:09.341-07:00Squash <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It is fall, that is all! Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-41575650113678825062012-09-18T07:27:00.000-07:002012-09-18T08:54:57.971-07:00Cider and pumpkins and scarves... oh my! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Autumn is obviously our mutually favorite seasons since we chose to get married during this glorious time of year and one of the only advantages to the weather in Nashville is we get a relatively long fall.<br />
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Though this time last year was full of so many wonderful things, there is much to look forward to this year as well, including (but not limited to):<br />
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<li>Our 1-year anniversary! (Where has the time gone?!) </li>
<li>My darling friend's wedding on October 13th!</li>
<li>Pumpkinfest - The most amazing event in Tennessee (besides the Fainting Goat Festival, I suppose). So great in fact, I may have to give Pumpkinfest it's own blog post one of these days</li>
<li>Cardigan and scarf weather! (I should say <i>"comfortable </i>cardigan and scarf weather" since I have unsuccessfully tried to sport both this summer)</li>
<li>Apple picking! Caramel Apples! Apple Crisp! Apple cider! </li>
<li>Walks in the crunchy leaves at Edwin Warner Park</li>
<li>Our annual fall viewing of <i>The Village</i></li>
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-65704843762561568232012-09-10T10:46:00.003-07:002012-09-10T10:46:53.431-07:00Fairest Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The delightfully crisp air that has overtaken Nashville was the perfect backdrop for a magical evening at the Tennessee State Fair. <br /><br />Some people go for the rides, some for the fried "food," some for the exhibits... I go with the hope of meeting a friendly alpaca or two. This fair did not disappoint as I had ample hang time with not one but THREE alpacas, shaggy goats, tiny sheep, momma and bebe mules, super stylin' ducks and an ear-less goat (see bottom right... WHAT IS GOING ON THERE!?!?!)<br />
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I was thrilled to find the only stand at the entire fair selling Elephant Ears (apparently a Midwest-exclusive treat?) and Ben got his Swanson on whilst devouring a giant Turkey leg.<br />
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Thrilling pig races and Kenyan acrobats were the icing on this Blue Ribbon-worthy cake. Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0Tennessee, USA35.5174913 -86.580447332.2749363 -91.6341583 38.760046300000006 -81.52673630000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-41541930718802980262012-09-08T16:09:00.001-07:002012-09-08T16:09:07.525-07:00Loungin'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We three are currently basking in this gloriously crisp breeze... sure hope this weather is here to stay!Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-15762673912148842142012-09-04T19:24:00.002-07:002012-09-05T12:43:46.383-07:00Happy September! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy supposed fall season time! We refuse to let the sauna outside <i>dampen</i> (pun intended) our autumnal spirits!</div>
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I <i>really</i> like this photo from my birthday dinner for some reason. It is candid (except for me being a goober) and I love how relaxed and cheerful my sweet grandma Jane looks. Yay for wonderful family. I am quite blessed.Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-30511748787539053632012-08-28T09:03:00.002-07:002012-08-28T09:04:16.048-07:00Kitty comfort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is there anything better than coming home to an adoring, cuddly Pip?! <br />
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Well, maybe for Ben who gets to come home to an adoring, cuddly Pip AND Ren. Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-7416737471762152682012-08-27T10:21:00.001-07:002012-08-27T13:25:01.071-07:0024 is the new 23. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My 24th birthday, as well as the 6th anniversary of our first date, was this past Saturday! Par-tay! <br />
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We spent the weekend in Indiana going to not one, but TWO weddings. 'Twas a busy weekend, but we were able to fit in a lovely Buca Birthday Bounty (triple alliteration win!) with my family Saturday evening. My darling mum also made my favorite birthday dessert of Angel Food cake with homemade chocolate sauce, fresh whipped cream, and raspberries. Lucky me! <br />
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I was reflecting upon this past year of my life and it struck me what a truly eventful year this has been!<br />
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Well, in my 23rd year, I: <br />
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<li>Planned our wedding</li>
<li>Had the most perfectly lovely wedding </li>
<li>Went on a dream honeymoon with my dreamboat lad </li>
<li>Officially moved to Nashville </li>
<li>Settled into our first little home/apartment together </li>
<li>Got an amazing job</li>
<li>Celebrated many of our dearest friends weddings</li>
<li>Saw our wedding featured on Martha Stewart Weddings </li>
<li>Got a precious kitty cat</li>
<li>Started this blog </li>
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I look forward to seeing what this next year has in store! <br />
<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-15238838759856817532012-08-22T09:15:00.001-07:002012-08-22T09:16:24.376-07:00Olympi-Cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-37469518460672183772012-08-21T12:32:00.002-07:002012-08-21T12:34:15.512-07:00Happy 30th!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 30th Wedding Day to my marvelous parents, Steve & Darlene Maus!<br />
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Thanks for getting married so I could exist. Ren Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631208527606145548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996738774985115.post-23927505178696840512012-08-19T20:19:00.000-07:002012-08-19T20:19:09.185-07:00Barrie Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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