Sweet Caroline

Iโ€™m writing this post with tears streaming down my cheeks and the biggest knot in my stomachโ€ฆ because sweet Caroline is gone. She crossed the rainbow bridge on Monday, and devastated is an understatement. She hasnโ€™t been doing well for a couple of years – sheโ€™d have a rough week and always seem to pull…

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Goodbye, sweet Bella boo

You get a once-in-a-lifetime dogโ€ฆ and Bella is mine. I fiercely loved this little dog for her entire life. All 14 1/2 years. And Iโ€™m going to miss her with my entire heart until we can be together again one day. Bella was a Valentineโ€™s gift from the Pilot when weโ€™d only been dating for…

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a Bella update

Hi friends. I hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful week and that youโ€™re enjoying the morning. Iโ€™m sorry that I donโ€™t have the usual Friday Faves post this morning, but we received devastating news this week. I mentioned last week that we took Bella to an ophthalmologist because her eye has been extremely swollen and inflamed.…

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Friday Faves

Hiiiiii hi! Happy Friday! Howโ€™s the week going? I feel like this one was an absolute blur. P stayed home from school all week with her ruptured eardrum – she wasnโ€™t feeling great until Wednesday and I kept her home for yesterdayโ€™s funeral. It was a beautiful service, but felt very sad and final. Itโ€™s…

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unplugging

Hi friends. <3 So, things have been a bit bananas lately. The Pilot left for airline training and was gone two weeks, and between the blog, podcast, Summer Shape Up, and taking care of the girls solo, I just feel kind of worn down. I treasure getting to spend my days with the girls and…

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since he was gone

 Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the week so far. We jumped back in the weekly routine, and made signs on Monday to pick up the Pilot at the airport. He was gone for 3 1/2 weeks (donโ€™t forget that extra 1/2): 4 weekends. We missed him so much, but I also looked…

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Booty-Lifting Workout

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having an amazing day. We are slowly making our way through the post-vacation laundry avalanche. It feels good to be back home, but I wish that a magical fairy would appear and make all of the *stuff* disappear. That would be cool. In the meantime, youโ€™ll find me buried beneath the…

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Virtual wine date

[Itโ€™s 5 oโ€™clock somewhere, right?] Hi friends! Itโ€™s been a while since weโ€™ve had a little wine, coffee or tea dateโ€ฆ so here we go. ๐Ÿ˜‰ If we were having wine right now, it would probably be somewhere we could share some delicious appetizers. Seasons 52? Done. If we were having wine right now, Iโ€™d…

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Home for the holidays

Hi friends <3 Hope youโ€™re having a great morning and enjoyed a wonderful weekend.  In the spirit of keeping it real… (Sweet snuggly baby, blotchy eyes from crying, and a cold sore because my immune system is officially giving me the middle finger)

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Paleo Baby Meal + around the weekend

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Howโ€™s your morning going? Anything exciting happening this week? I canโ€™t help but already feel excited because weโ€™re headed to Tucson next week. Iโ€™ve missed the fam so much, and am definitely ready for some desert summer. (Even though the heat will burn you in the face, thatโ€™s what eegeeโ€™s are…

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Welcome back, Cobb

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful day! Itโ€™s been a bit of a busy week already. Yesterday, I went to go to see the doc for some heart palpitations Iโ€™d been experiencing. Iโ€™ve had them on and off for a couple days along with some extreme nausea and fatigue. They wanted me to go…

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Make your own takeout

Hi friends! Howโ€™s your day going? Huge congratulations to my friends who ran the Boston Marathon this morning! Did you, or anyone you know, run today?? Iโ€™m so so excited for Sarah, Tina, Janae and Kristin; you are amazing. <3 itโ€™s been an interesting afternoon over here. The Pilot is home sick with food poisoning…

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