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Put me in, Coach!

On November 2, 2009 · 6 Comments · In football, holidays

I’m generally not a big fan of Halloween. Mostly because I hate the pressure to come up with a costume idea. But we were invited to my brother’s place for a party, and I didn’t want to be the person who shows up without a costume.

On Friday afternoon, as I sat at work, an […]

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Trick or Treat

On October 31, 2009 · 4 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

It has been a while since I’ve made and decorated cutout cookies. In fact, I’m pretty sure I haven’t made them since Easter! And that’s just crazy.

So, when I found out that my brother and his fiancee were going to host a Halloween party, I figured I just had to make some festive […]

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Independence Day

On July 6, 2009 · 3 Comments · In family, friends, holidays

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, we spent our 4th of July holiday at Tyler and Marie’s house for their engagement party. They got engaged last year on 4th of July, so they decided to have a party to celebrate this year. (They won’t get married until October 2010, so they have a ways […]

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4th of July Cupcakes

On July 4, 2009 · 3 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

You want festive? These are festive.

For Tyler and Marie’s 4th of July/engagement party, everyone was asked to bring a dish to pass. I, of course, wanted to bring a dessert.

Cupcakes came to mind early on, since they are easy to display, serve, and eat at a picnic setting. People can grab […]

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My Mama!

On May 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In family, holidays

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there. Especially my mom.

I seem to recall her telling me that this photo was actually taken on Mother’s Day. So that would’ve been 26 years ago! Don’t judge us for our ’80s attire (at least my bonnet is cute).

We went over to my […]

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