TGIF! -1- For book club one month last year, we read Cinder by Marissa Mayer. It was decent for Young Adult fiction, so I decided to check out the rest of the series. Summary of the series from Marissa Mayer’s website: “The Lunar Chronicles are futuristic retellings of classic fairy tales.…
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I feel exactly the way Arwen looks in this photo. Exhausted and eager to snuggle to sleep! We spent the afternoon ripping out a bunch of dead bushes in the front yard, and it made me realize/remember how little upper body strength I have. The front yard looks a lot…
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I can’t remember the first time I imagined decorating a nursery. It was probably around the time Mark and I started discussing marriage as a possibility, so about 10 minutes after we started dating. 😉 I’ve been through so many iterations of nursery decor in my head. In our first…
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Happy Friday, friends! This weekend is Mark’s birthday, so I’m looking forward to a few days of celebrating my favorite guy. -1- The Murmurations album by The Well Pennies is so upbeat and has been brightening these chilly winter days for me. Oh My Blue Sky is my recent favorite.…
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Thanks to the book club my sister started, my 2018 goal of reading at least 2 books per month from the library (instead of buying them), and the fact that we cut the cable — I read lots of books this year. My top 10 favorites of the 44 I…
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Hey friends! I hope your new year is off to a fabulous start. We had the best Christmas season, surrounded by lots of love with both sides of our family. We traveled a lot in December, so in January we’ve been staying home and keeping a low profile. For me…
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As December comes to a close, it’s time to wrap up the 2018 Cookbook Challenge with the final update post. It’s been a fun year re-familiarizing myself with my cookbooks! I learned I have a handful of go-to cookbooks and lots I never open, so I’ll be doing a purge…
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There’s an adorable Christmas book called, The Giving Manger. It comes with a wooden manger, a bundle of straw, and a baby Jesus. Every time a member of your family does an act of service, they put a piece of straw in the manger. By Christmas, it’s full of straw,…
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We had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday celebrating at different times with both sides of our family. So much yummy food! The Thanksgiving dish I look forward to all year long is my Mom’s Grandma’s (my Great Grandma’s) stuffing. This year my Mom dictated the recipe to me while we were…
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Happy Friday! I think I saw a snow flake earlier. This can’t be happening already, can it? #hellowinter Friday Favorites link-up with Erica, Andrea, and Narci below 💕 -1- My first favorite are these slippers from Costco. I learned about them via the Costco Does It Again Instagram account and thought they’d…
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