On Saturday Tristan and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (eeeek!).  Every year we try to do something special like stay at a hotel, or at least stay at home just the two of us.  This time we stayed in downtown Denver for two nights…

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We don’t send out family Christmas cards every year, but I’m always a little sad when we don’t, and every time, I vow to do them next year.  Well, of course, I completely forgot about them this year again and then our schedule was so…

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We had a great Thanksgiving, and it went by so quickly like always.  My whole side of the family always gets together for dinner at my parent’s house every year and sometimes a few friends join us as well.  This year was quite different for…

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Just in time for Thanksgiving and other holiday events, I have an easy DIY for you!  I was asked to be a guest blogger for my favorite thrift store, ARC Thrift this week, and I was so excited to come up with a DIY using…

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Happy Thanksgiving week!  I’m so excited to have the whole week off with the kids, to try out some yummy dishes, and finish my Christmas decorating (a girl can dream right?).  Thanksgiving is often a blur and feels a little squished into other holidays and…

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    Happy Halloween!  It came and went so quickly didn’t it?  We had a great one, although it was chillier than what we Coloradans are used to.  It was in the mid 40s with a breeze, so we were all chattery-teethed with frozen fingers…

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Happy Friday friends!  Can you believe that it already snowed here in Colorado this morning?!  Yeah, me neither.  I LOVE the snow, but I’m not quite ready at this point.  I’m not worrying about it though – even as I type, the sun is shining…

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Today is a special and important day – it’s Tristan’s birthday!  That’s right, every year on September 7th, we get to celebrate the fact that he was born.  And it is most definitely something to celebrate.  We started out the morning with a big breakfast,…

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Last night we had our annual Back to School party as a family.  We do this every year to celebrate this exciting and (sometimes) crazy time of their lives.  I want them to look forward to school each year – they are blessed with a…

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Guini turned 8 on Tuesday and she’s looking especially tall and old these days.  We got her a pair of wedge heels from Target, and she’s been strutting around the house telling us how she is almost taller than everyone now.  It’s kind of true….

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