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Blogmas { Day 19 }: Christmas Decorations
Uncategorized ► December 20, 2013

Blogmas { Day 19 }: Christmas Decorations

The Christmas decorations are up! The Christmas decorations are up! I know, it’s about time, right? It took me FOREVER!!! During the holidays I clear out the vases of sea shells and move some of...

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Thanksgiving
Uncategorized ► November 30, 2013

Thanksgiving

Hello, everyone! I hope all of the Americans out there had a fantastic Thanksgiving yesterday. I spent time with my parents, my sweet little puppy and the cutest, grumpiest miniature dachshund in the world. In...

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Haunt of the Year: Dreadwood Haunted Forest
Uncategorized ► November 1, 2013

Haunt of the Year: Dreadwood Haunted Forest

“Are you here for the haunt?” This is what the woman at the entrance to the parking lot asked us after we made the long drive through the woods to reach the Dreadwood Haunted Forest in Hudson,...

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Beauty Talk: Banshee Make-up
Uncategorized ► October 30, 2013

Beauty Talk: Banshee Make-up

Ever since I was young I loved to dress up in a costume and pretend to be someone–or something–else. My toy box was always filled with costumes when I was younger and when my friend...

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Independence Day
Uncategorized ► July 8, 2013

Independence Day

Little One and I celebrated the 4th of July with my parents, my brother, a couple of his friends and their golden retriever at the cabin this weekend. Everyone arrived in the afternoon and we...

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Happy New Year!
Uncategorized ► January 2, 2013

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s.  Christmas Day was very low-key for me but the next day my family got together for a celebration and...

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Christmas Music
Uncategorized ► December 21, 2012

Christmas Music

As you all know, I love Christmas music.  I have a large collection of Christmas music that I play nonstop throughout the Christmas season, but there are some songs/albums that I play on repeat, like...

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30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 11 – 17)
Uncategorized ► November 29, 2012

30 Days of Thankfulness (Days 11 – 17)

This was the week of Thanksgiving and after spending time each day reflecting on something that I’m thankful for it felt more meaningful as things that wouldn’t normally come to mind on the actual day...

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Uncategorized ► November 27, 2012

Thanksgiving

I hope that everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!  I celebrated with my family and we had a full day filled with church, good food and lots of talking.  We also had some snow, which the...

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Uncategorized ► November 5, 2012

Halloween Shenanigans: 2012 Edition

I hope that everyone had a great Halloween; whether you spent it walking the streets trick-or-treating or at your house scaring the trick-or-treaters.  I didn’t do either of those things.  My entire block was pretty...

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