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Yosemite at Tenaya Lodge

Weekend jetlag

Whew, what a whirlwind weekend! While I don't have time to review the weekend appropriately just know it was good and full of joy. I wanted to pop in and get everyone excited for a very exciting giveaway tomorrow, so be sure to check back!

A variety of things

I'm in weekend recovery mode! It was a full crazy whirlwind weekend that landed Bo with his first cold, but were having success with the plug in vapor in his room, essentially aromatherapy! Had to pop in and say happy monday and leave you with two things....I finally found and purchased the bask…

When the lights go out {Irene}

Northern Virginia has now survived an earthquake and hurricane in one week! Irene took our power for two days, but that's a given considering our tree heavy location back here in the country! We're giving serious thought to purchasing a generator due to our frequent power outages that come …

Party weekend review

Wow, what a weekend! A surprise baby shower for Bo (thank you ladies, so sweet!) a baby girl shower, and a birthday party! Oh and my new bike came in, can't wait to show you plus G discovered the simple joys of running through the sprinkler; one of my favorite childhood memories!
This is Selah, …

Weekend review

It was a fun and full weekend. We kicked it off with these colossal donuts from shoppers grocery store, I assure you rainbow sprinkles and chocolate really are the best way to start anything.


Next was what I call our fake spring photo shoot, fake due to the 47 degree temperature that morning and the…

An eventful weekend

The weekend started off with my husband surprising me with a new 11 inch macbook air, yes, best surprise ever. Also, we made lots of lasagna, a tree fell in our backyard (no worries my sister is pretty fierce with a chainsaw), and I made three trips to Lowes on an account of paint! Pretty eventful,…

Pineapple in winter

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Once again I neglected to take pictures this weekend, mostly because we were inside hibernating due to frigid temperatures! Let's see Friday we went for some udon noodles but the highlight of that meal was hands down the best piece of pineapple randomly receieved at the end of the mea…

Weekend plus Naan pizza

So it did snow, just a dusting and I forgot to take pictures! We made the best of it with Naan pizza one of my go-to no brainer recipes when I'm too tired to cook meals. Then to beat the cold headed to the Marine Corps Muesum and waited anxiously for hubs to get home from being away this week; …
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