Cruff Family Chronicles

A while back, I was reading an article ( I wish I had the link to attach) that was about how social media is used to show people the best sides of you. The author had a picture of her and her daughter that looked so adorable but noted there had been a fit beforehand. She had a cute picture of her and her husband before a date night but noted they had just gotten into an argument before they took it. It really got me thinking about how we can best portray our REAL selves on social media, or more specifically Facebook. It's so true that you see 95% of only the good things that happen in people's lives, we don't know the other 5%. Maybe if we did, we could help the happy percentage increase. At the same time, when anyone posts REAL statuses about being sad or mad then they're labeled a Debbie downer (believe me, I've been every kind of annoying friend you could have). It's true, though. Why do we only want to hear the good and not the bad or REAL? I guess when to...

Hey guys! I have a lot to catch up on so bear with me here! You know you've lived in Michigan for a while when it's 50 degrees and sunny out and your windows are rolled down. You know you've lived through a Michigan winter when 70 degrees in the car feels hot! Today it was a gorgeous day outside. If you have MI friends on your friends list, you probably heard all about it. I have to sort of laugh at everyone getting excited about 60 degree weather when back in AZ that's cause for some layers! Emily and Tiffany-my best good friends here! So overall, I love living in Michigan. I've made some good friends (I miss my old ones dearly too!). With my in-laws help, I can be a stay at home mom and there's lots of things to do here. Now, winter sucked don't get me wrong but it was survivable (is that a word?) I mean you expect the cold days and the snow. With that said, I did have 2 "I HATE MICHIGAN" days. The first was February 14. We were suppose...