Holiday Happenings at Home

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January 16, 2012

I know.  I know.  It’s only January.  So why, you ask, is there a Valentines-themed cookie bouquet adorning this blog post?  I’m glad you asked. After posting photos of the Halloween and Thanksgiving sugar cookies I made, I was asked if I’d consider filling an order for some Valentine cookies.  But being one of those [...]

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the resolution post

January 1, 2012

Confession: Jeff and I are New Years Eve party poopers.  Our idea of living it up on that one night a year is to cozy up in our pj pants and play a game of Scrabble.  If we’re feeling saucy we might even raise a glass of bubbly and toast to health, happiness, and prosperity [...]

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4 Christmas traditions I keep

December 8, 2011

Christmas–perhaps more than any other holiday–is seeped with rich tradition.  At least, it is in my house.  I thought I’d take a second to share some of our favorites with you.  I hope you’ll share back via the comments; I absolutely love hearing how Christmas celebrations differ from one family to the next. 1. Divinity [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu

November 16, 2011

With the big day just eight days away, I’ve finally settled on a menu for our Thanksgiving dinner.  Our holiday spread will look something like this: Signature Drink – caramel apple cocktail Appetizers – Deviled Eggs – Parmesan-Crusted Chèvre Cheese with baguette slices – Zebra popcorn Main Course – Brined turkey with homemade gravy Sides [...]

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Halloween happenings

October 31, 2011

It was a festive weekend around these parts.  Costumes were worn.  Pumpkins were carved.  Cookies were baked. Our neighborhood threw a Halloween festival.  Some of you might meet this little tidbit with a shrug of the shoulders and a nonchalant, eh.  For us, though, it was totally newsworthy.  You see, we live in the desert.  [...]

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thirty-four

October 21, 2011

Four years ago today I turned twenty-ten.  I couldn’t come to terms with the word, ahem, thirty, so twenty-ten it was. Today, I’m thirty-four.  And really?  I’m practically giddy about it because at some point over the last four years I lost track of my age and for the whole of 2011 I’ve considered myself [...]

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Scenes from a LEGO “party”

August 15, 2011

This past weekend was full of birthdays.  Two of Jayce’s friends had parties on Saturday.  Jayce’s fifth birthday was Sunday, but we celebrated on Friday night.  We had dinner and cake with three friends from the nieghborhood, which–in spite of the three’ness of it–was really was quite perfect in every way.  We don’t do well [...]

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