Happy New Year! The past two weeks have been super busy - I feel like I need a vacation after my vacation. I spent a lot of time with my family, played a couple new games, watched Tron, Kick Ass and Inception, went ice skating, met up with my favorite ...
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Happy New Year!! Hope you had a fun night and made it home in one piece! I always prefer a quiet night in focusing on what I want to accomplish next year and putting together my vision board so I can start 2011 headed straight toward my goals. In 2011 ...
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Thank you. I knew from the start you'd be so much better than 2009 and boy did you exceed my expectations. High five! Thank you for bringing six amazingly fun women into my life...   Thank you for the balls to try crazy things... Thank you for bruises and rope ...
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After posting this delicious picture last week I had a request for the recipe - so here ya go! 32 caramels 5 T evaporated milk or cream 1 cup flour 1/2 t baking soda 1 cup oatmeal 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup ...
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My overall goal for this year was to make a whole lot of happy. I came to the realization, however late in life, that I am in charge of my emotions and if I want to feel happy 100 percent of the time, I have the power to do that ...
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If you remember, I started the year with a list of goals I wanted to accomplish in 2010. I wrote them on a big white board hung next to my bed, so I would see them every morning when I got up and every night before falling asleep. Some of ...
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I painted my nails all stripey for Christmas. I used Orly polish in Dazzle, then drew on stripes with a white Sally Hansen nail art pen and sealed it with a clear top coat. It takes a steady hand (or a friend to do it for you!) but I love ...
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I've been under the delusion from a young age, mostly due to my parents never turning down the goofy projects I cooked up, that I could do anything I wanted. I feel like I’ve achieved a lot on the 27 years I’ve been alive. I’ve gotten my BA in journalism, ...
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  On Sunday my mom swung by my house, Slayer covered her in kisses and then escaped into the front yard. I wrangled him by opening the car door because he always wants to go for a ride. We met my aunt, cousins and their kids at the zoo and ...
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Sunday, my sister, brother and I squeezed into the backseat of my parents car and headed north to celebrate Father's Day at my grandparents house. We spent the day playing ladder ball, bocce and croquet and eating (veggie) burgers and bumpy cake. We had to Google the rules for croquet ...
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