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Hi from VA! + Friday Faves

Hi! Happy Friday!! What are you up to this weekend? Any fun plans on the horizon? Weโ€™re here in Richmond, VA! The second I found out we would be here for the wedding (which is actually in Orange), I texted this little lady to see if sheโ€™d be free to meet up. Brittany and I…

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Gluten-Free Vanilla Almond Cake with Coconut Ganache

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk. Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the afternoon. Iโ€™ve really enjoyed reading all of your comments on this morningโ€™s post. Thanks so much for joining me for a virtual green juice. I always love getting to know all of you a little…

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Virtual green juice date

Hi friends ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope your day is going well! How about a green juice? Itโ€™s been a while since Iโ€™ve done a virtual wine date post, and since Iโ€™m definitely missing my favorite red (ok, and since it’s 7am haha), I thought a morning green juice would suffice. ๐Ÿ˜‰ So, please pull up a chair,…

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your deepest, brightest goal

(It sounds much happier than โ€œdarkestโ€ ha) Hi friends! How’s the day going? Hope you’re enjoying the afternoon. Sorry I’m a little later blogging today than usual! I ended up having to get my blood work done today instead of yesterday (long story, which involved me leaving the box which contained the vials in the…

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Like a hamster on a wheel

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going??  We have LIFE!! Who would have known that this Arizona girl with a black thumb would actually be keeping plants alive? Iโ€™m excited that our strawberries and tomatoes are growing! I think thereโ€™s still time to get that raised bed and plant some leafy greens for the summer, too.…

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Getting kids involved in the kitchen

This post is sponsored through my partnership with Bitsyโ€™s Brainfood.  While we certainly go through our picky phases over here, we are very thankful that Liv enjoys a variety of foods and is usually up to try something new. Since she was little, weโ€™ve tried to expose her to as much variety as possible, and…

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BBQx2

Hiiiii! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day and getting back in the swing of things. We are after an awesome weekend surrounded by great friends. Sara was in town -you may recognize her lovely face from the Winter Shape Up workouts- so we met up with her and her boyfriend Garrett for…

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Pho the love of the weekend

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope that those of you who have a long Memorial Day weekend get to spend it with family and friends while taking a moment to remember the significance of the holiday. The Pilot has been home since Friday, and itโ€™s been nice having him around. Hereโ€™s a little recap…

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Family: Weeks 17-19

19 week belly shot: Random thoughts and things I noticed:  -My veins are like whooooaaaa, especially when Iโ€™m working out. Remember those new stretch marks I discovered? They were VEINS and turns out it was a temporary thing. Still using the Supple Skin Oil and a new one, which Iโ€™m loving, this Mama Mio belly…

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Friday Faves

 Hi friends! Happy Friday! Any fun plans for the long weekend? We are headed to a concert and enjoying some time grilling with frieda. The Pilot is off today, so Iโ€™m excited to see what adventures we get into. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much for all of your sweet wishes about the fun news yesterday.…

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Baby #2 is a….

GIRL! (We had pink macarons to celebrate) Looks like from the poll, many of you had a feeling. 59% guessed correctly! For our first genetic ultrasound test, the tech sound pretty sure that it was a girl, but after our last time (you know when they told us Liv was a boy haha), we wanted…

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Homemade Raw Pitaya Cheesecake

Time for an afternoon sweet treatโ€ฆ. ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m on a pitaya kick and I canโ€™t.be.stopped. Itโ€™s been a way to switch it up from acai (though donโ€™t get me wrong, I still love my acai). Pitaya is lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants. Oh, and itโ€™s this gorgeous bright pink color, so thatโ€™s always…

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