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It’s Beginning

On December 12, 2009 · 2 Comments · In holidays

…to look a lot like Christmas!

I dug the ol’ Christmas blog header out of the archives, and spruced things up a bit around here. I hope it makes you feel very… Christmasy. :)

I’ll be back after the holidays with a more permanent “new look,” but for now I hope you can appreciate Heather […]

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Ketchup Day

On December 3, 2009 · 3 Comments · In austin, holidays, in the news, ketchup day, movies, operation baking gals, photography, san antonio, travel, vacation

Can you believe that it has already been two and a half months since I last did (my first) Ketchup Day? If you ask me, we’re long overdue.

New to Ketchup Day? It’s basically just a collection of short thoughts to get me “caught up” on my blogging. Things I want to tell you, […]

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More Family, More Food

On December 1, 2009 · 3 Comments · In family, holidays

On Saturday, we got together with a big group of my in-laws to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was yet another huge day of eating (I’m lucky I can still fit into my pants), and it was great to have an excuse to see everyone. My sister-in-law was home from college last week (first for the funeral, […]

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Giving Thanks

On November 27, 2009 · 2 Comments · In family, holidays

We have much to be thankful for.
This year, we welcomed two beautiful new nephews, including the little guy pictured above. They are both happy and healthy.
I was lucky enough to be given the privilege to witness Hunter’s birth. Even after I have children of my own, being there when my nephew took his […]

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Thanksgiving Eve

On November 25, 2009 · 4 Comments · In holidays

People are traveling, friends and family are gathering, and tomorrow, the entire country will eat ourselves sick. But tonight? Tonight is the “biggest drinking night of the year.”

Or so I’ve been told.

The bar scene is not my thing. Don’t get me wrong; it used to be. But I was pretty much over it […]

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