Every year the women of our family all get together and have a big Christmas baking day.  We’ve been doing this since we were kids, and my tummy is so happy that the tradition continues.  We each choose a couple different desserts/cookies/confections to make, and…

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Tristan and I celebrated our 11th anniversary last week, and we spent the past 2 days in downtown Denver sleeping, eating,  shopping, and relaxing.  The kids (and Tuppy) stayed at my parent’s house, which is always a good time for them as they get to…

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December 27th, 2001 is the most important (and favorite) date in my life. It marks the day that I married Tristan, and we officially started our family. Our marriage has not been perfect.  We both have flaws (yes, even me!), have said and done hurtful…

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No, no – we haven’t forgotten about you. Okay…maybe we did a little bit.  It’s Christmas time – forgive us?  Stephanie May and I have been hard at work having fun this holiday season, and it will only continue. Two weeks ago our dad directed…

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Thank you to everyone to entered in our Amber I. Designs giveaway! Congrats to Suma V-ghese – you have won the rose quartz bib necklace! Thank you to Amber for offering up this gorgeous necklace!  Go look around in her shop for other lovely items:)     

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Thanksgiving happened…..a week ago, and I’m just posting the photos!  Yikes. It was a good one!  Lots of family, food, and fun.  We usually go to my parent’s house on Thanksgiving, and this year we had a really full house – over 20 of us….

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————This giveaway is now closed————– Happy Wednesday friends!  Are you ready for another amazing giveaway??  We are! Sometimes you have the privilege of knowing or working with people who are extremely creative and talented.  I have worked with Amber for 8 years now and am…

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family and love.  Stephanie May and I spent it with our parents, siblings, and close friends at our mom and dad’s house.  We ate, laughed, played Balderdash, laughed some more and then Stephanie and I…

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It’s always good to know the basics in cooking so that you can experiment more with the other elements in any given recipe.  I have used one pie crust recipe my entire life – and I’m talking since I was probably around 8 or 10…

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Thanksgiving is SO close, and unfortunately, it’s usually a holiday that gets overlooked when it comes to crafts and decor.  I usually end up getting out the Christmas decorations and skipping right over Thanksgiving.  Maybe this year I can find the time to make one…

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