My Grown Up Christmas List

I was driving to work this morning listening to the radio, and I heard this song for the first time this holiday season.
It’s always been one of my absolute favorites, but this year it seemed to take on a higher sense of reality for me as I shift in to the next chapter of my [...]

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The Sixth Annual Halloween Bash!

Sorry it took me a while to get this up! Lots going on these days!
What a GREAT party this year. I can honestly say it could be my favorite yet. The food was really good, and everyone went ALL OUT with their costumes. That’s really makes the party, you know? Why bother going all out [...]

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Christmas Consternation

Even though it’s a little too early in my book to deck the halls with boughs of holly, the stores and commercials on TV are doing exactly what they set out to do: get me and the rest of the world in the Christmas spirit.
Which splits me in half between excitement and dread.
 
Excited about the [...]

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10/30/09 Five Things Friday

1.   I just realized last night that Avery will graduate from high school in 2027. Twenty-Twenty-SEVEN.  Is it just me, or does this seem like FIFTY years from now???
 
2.   Right now, Boston Market is having a chicken plate for only ONE dollar. Two pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and a piece of cornbread. Mmmm. [...]

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The Costume Crusade

Leave it to me to wait until the LAST minute to get my Halloween costume together. As already mentioned, our friends Carrie and Marc had a Halloween party at their house Friday night. Mikey and I were excited to get double duty out of our costumes this year, and get to have a “trial run” [...]

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Five Little Things Friday 10/23/09

Happy Friday! I woke up this morning in a great mood. Must be this awesome weather.
Here are the five little things I’m thinking about today:
 
1. My friend Carrie’s Halloween party is tonight. I’m excited to take our costumes out for a test run. My buddy Suz has agreed to watch little Bookie Lou for a [...]

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Falling for Fall

I was just in Michaels this past week and they’ve marked down their fall decoration stuff (which I love; they always mark everything down so cheap while you’re still in the season!)
I bought a couple of leafy garlands for 1.99, a fake white pumpkin and several other very little, very cheap pieces. 
I think I may [...]

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BOOOO Update!

So the costumes have been chosen…drumroll please?
Avery will be a flower.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I will be a bumblebee. (i will be wearing leggings under this costume so there’s no draft…)
Gunnar will be a bumblebee (homemade by yours truly – picture coming later)
And Mikey will be the beekeeper – we are in the process of pulling his costume together [...]

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BOOOO!

So Halloween is swiftly approaching. It’s always been our favorite holiday. I mean, who doesn’t like to live a fantasy as something else for a night and get candy while doing it? Plus, the whole creepiness of Halloween is something Mikey and I just love.
 
This Halloween is especially exciting, because we have a brand new [...]

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Happy New Year 2009

I can’t believe it. A year ago I never would’ve thought so much could change in such a little amount of time.
I received my laptop for Christmas, and I cannot tell you how in love I am with it. The freedom I now have is overwhelming. And it’s pink. So friggen wicked. Last night I [...]

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