Holly and jolly

Deck the halls with Bell and Caro…. (Random: the Pilot and I get a kick out of adding Bella and Caroline’s names into song lyrics. Our holiday medley is pretty supreme.) After impatiently waiting, Christmas decorations are out! The house feels so cozy and festive.  (We need to get P a stocking!) Friday morning while…

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Family: Nursery Peek

Hi friends! I’m kind of in shock that we’ll likely be meeting our newest member of the family THIS WEEK. It feels like all of the holidays rolled in one; such a magical surprise, and we’ve been waiting in anticipation. We’ve been getting things ready around the house for a while now, packing hospital bags,…

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Don’t mind if I fondue

Hi friends! How are you? How was the weekend?  Ours was packed with fun events, and in between the activities and parties, we managed to get a lot of things done around the house.  I FINALLY finished Livi’s little photo collage I’d been working on, and think it came out pretty well. (She gasped and…

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An elf in Zumba clothing

Hi! How’s your Monday going?  I started the day off with BODYPUMP -the triceps track gets me every.time- and am hanging out here during Liv’s nap before getting for spin. I’m excited to add some new songs to my playlist this afternoon! Everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit.  In OB, there is an ENORMOUS peace sign-adorned…

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When your spouse or significant other isn’t into fitness

Hi friends! How’s your day going so far? The Halloween bug is slowly taking over our house and I’m so excited to get up some holiday decor. I spent last night drinking a glass of wine and painting pumpkins: (I have awesome plans for the last pumpkin.. just need to replen my puffy paint supply)…

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How we sushi roll

They look so professional, huh? That would be because the professionals at Takamatsu made them. When I knew we were having a sushi party -and we’ve had the kind where guests make their own rolls, it’s crazy fun- I figured I would leave this one to the pros since I wanted to have real fish…

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Merrier, brighter

Whew! Woke up feeling a little sore from yesterday’s long run. I’m definitely still breaking in the new Brooks, and while I like them so far, they don’t have the same mold-to-my-feet feel that the beloved Asics had. (Which is to be expected since I’d been working out in the same Asics for almost a…

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House in Disguise

Hi friends 😀 Happy Sunday to ya <3 Hope you’ve had an amazing weekend. It seems like the blog is back and running for good, and the new design will be up TOMORROW! Can’t wait to show you guys. It hasn’t exactly been a day of rest over here, but a very, very… very good…

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New addition to the yoga family

Hellooooo 😀 Happy Monday! Hope your morning is going well <3 Yesterday ended up being extremely bueno. I snacked on some of the raw onion bread from Michelle and Lori, topped with some curry goat cheese (!) that they picked up for me at their farmer’s market. It was nothing short of foodgasmic:   Curry…

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It’s just for decoration

Helloooooo 😀 I’m so glad you enjoyed the pics from Girl’s night! It was a total blasty and I’m very lucky to have such an amazing group of friends to keep me busy since the military sends our husbands away quite frequently. With all the requests for invites, I thought I’d throw it out there…

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