I love being a pet owner; they are all significant part of my life. I joke that I like animals more than people, but really sometimes it’s true. Pets share unconditional love and seem to know just what kind of a day you’re having. In our little household, I affectionately refer to our pups as…
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OUR 2017 CHRISTMAS CARD
Read moreCan you believe that Christmas is only 60 days away?! I know it’s only October, but I feel once the calendar reaches November, time flies by with all the holiday to-dos and such. This year I am doing some advance planning to get a head start on my holiday to-do list—a key step is to…
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A GLIMPSE INTO OUR WEDDING DAY
Read moreToday is a special day for Jeff and me; it’s our eight-month anniversary! Yes, we celebrate our monthaversary. We are newlyweds after all, and don’t we all need celebrations to look forward to every month? I realize I never really talked much about our wedding planning on the blog other than a post about…
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FRIDAY FAVORITES: FALL TARGET COLLECTION
Read moreI love shopping trips to Target, and I’ll be honest I probably visit my local store at least once a week . . . okay more like twice a week. I feel like I always find a “must have” item that needs to be a part of my home. Don’t you feel the same way? …
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MONTH IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER
Read moreI am so happy that September has come to an end. Purely for the fact, it means we have made it through the start of the school year, and the rhythm of the year has been established. It also means that my favorite season, Fall has begun. I was so lucky to live on the…
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FALL PLAYLIST
Read moreIn the words of Oscar Wilde, “all at once Summer collapsed into Fall.” And, today marks the start of my favorite season, Fall! I absolutely love everything to do with this time of the year; pumpkins, crisp days, changing leaves, and most of all Thanksgiving. To go along with all the outings of the…
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ALASKAN BBQ & ROASTED BROCCOLI
Read moreIt has been a few days since our Labor Day festivities, but I still wanted to share the details of our Alaskan inspired BBQ and my contribution to the dinner, my favorite roasted broccoli recipe. On the Sunday before Labor Day my parents invited Jeff and me over for a family BBQ, to celebrate the…
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MONTH IN REVIEW: AUGUST
Read moreAugust has been a whirlwind of a month. I have felt like I have been playing catch-up all month, trying to finish projects, prepare for the new school year, and checking things off my summer bucket list. I went back to school a week and a half ago, and summer is beginning to feel like…