Year: 2013
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Fall and Halloween Traditions
Lately, we’ve been: …watching the leaves turn. …visiting the pumpkin patch. …helping Olivia stand and pull herself up on various pieces of furniture. …singing (lots of singing). …practicing different learning concepts like “on/off, open/close, up/down, etc…” with our very active 10 month old. …picking out the perfect Halloween costume for our girl. Our darling little…
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Ready for Halloween: Decorations
Halloween at our house looks a little like this: At night, the soft glow of all these candles, Halloween decorations, and twinkle lights is downright magical… I love this time of year!
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Happy Birthday J!
Happy Birthday, dear James! What an incredible year- we’ve definitely done our fair share of growing (literally by two feet), laughing, traveling, compromising, and generally trying to figure it all out. To my partner in crime, cheers to 31!
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Kitchen Upgrades 2013: Demo
So, a conversation about painting the breakfast room in our kitchen on Saturday morning turned into this…. Notes to self… don’t start a major demo project with only: 2 rolls of paper towels 0 refills on shop vac bags 1 swiffer wet jet pad less than 10 trash bags We went from this functional but…
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In the Workshop: Handmade Halloween
I’m so excited to share that I’ve been selected as a member of Jessica Sprague’s new Create Inspiration Team! Since joining The Dating Divas team over a year ago, I’ve really worked on my photography skills. Jessica’s amazing digital classes have been such a blessing to start learn the ins and outs of Photoshop to…
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I Trust…
Lately, I’ve been stressed… Life continues to move so quickly- our days have been filled with a chaotic mess of meeting deadlines, adjusting to Olivia’s new level of mobility (she is crawling everywhere!), and traveling more weeks than not. I’ve been digging my way out of an overflowing inbox over the past couple of days…
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In the Workshop: Glitter Techniques
Remember this teaser post? As promised, here is the scoop on one of my favorite new crafting processes: A Bit of Background Info When I was at the stamp convention in August, I spent quite a bit of time at The Stamp Doctor’s Booth. Mechele Rudd, the owner, demonstrated how to achieve this gorgeous result…
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Reaching…
It’s the end of September and this lovely clematis plant is still blooming. It survived a grueling pruning in July and rewinding of its delicate stems. Currently, one of its purple blossom gracefully swoops out underneath the mailbox and waits patiently for its daily dose of afternoon sun. As I was pulling into the driveway…
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Gender Reveal Party: Activities
*This post is part 2 of my Gender Reveal Party Series. To read about our decorations and theme, click here! To keep our guests entertained and mingling, our reveal party featured 5 different activities. Here are 4 tips for creating a memorable gender reveal party: 1. Encourage guests to cast their vote by wearing PINK…
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Gender Reveal Party: Decorations
Almost exactly at this time last year, our sweet family was celebrating a healthy report from my Week 19 ultrasound. James and I found out the gender of our growing babe on September 20th and shared the big news with close friends and family the following day at a big gender reveal party. I promised…