Guest post: Eating Bender

Hi friends and Happy 4th of July to those who are celebrating today! We’re enjoying one last day in Cali before heading back to the desert heat. It’s been an amazing trip so far, and I’m so thankful to have had time to enjoy a relaxing vacay with the family. Thank you again to all…

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Happy Father’s Day

To all the dads out there, including the fur dads and the men who help care for others. Especially to this guy: Just when I thought he couldn’t be any more amazing, he became a dad. Watching him love and help me take care of our little girlโ€ฆ well, everyday I wonder how I got…

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Happy Mother’s Day

I hope your Sunday is spent surrounded by people you love <3 Sending wishes for a beautiful day to all of the moms out there, mothers-in-law, fur moms, moms–to–be, blog moms who inspire me, and to caretakers who give so selflessly to others. Iโ€™m blessed to have many amazing women in my life. . (with…

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Happy Sunday

Whether youโ€™re celebrating Easter, Passover, or a beautiful Sunday I hope itโ€™s spent surrounded by those you love, with delicious food (and chocolate), and is taken as a chance to refresh, relax , start a clean slate, and enjoy every single moment <3 Sending love to you and your family, Gina, The Pilot, Livi and…

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Pinch me

I own exactly one green shirt, and I wore it todayโ€ฆ not about to re-wear it tomorrow after what itโ€™s been through this afternoon ๐Ÿ˜‰ Green isnโ€™t a color I regularly purchase, and I feel like a St. Pattyโ€™s Day scrooge since itโ€™s one of my all-time favorite holidays. Give this girl a piece of…

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My Funny Valentine

6 years ago, Bella was a Valentineโ€™s Day gift from the Pilot. Same sassy face, 6 years later: We had gone to look at puppies one weekend, and I knew Bell was the one, so we decided to go back the following weekend. She came from a family here in Tucson โ€“none of whom spoke…

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In with the new

Our New Yearโ€™s Eve was filled with family friends (of the human and fur variety) food and fireworks. Ball so hard. Fireworks were illegal here for a long as I can remember, and just a few years ago, they changed that. Needless to say, my brothers and husband were very excitedโ€ฆ   We ended up…

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“What are you doing New Year’s

New Yearโ€™s Eveeeee?โ€ If you havenโ€™t seen this video yet, itโ€™s super cute. They just belong together. Something to look forward to in the New Year? More INDIAN FOOD ๐Ÿ™‚   As you guys know, my beloved cuisine has taken a backseat to Thai since we havenโ€™t really found an Indian restaurant in Tucson that…

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Inspiration time

To cap off an incredible weekend of festivities, –Christmas Eve dinner at my dadooโ€™s house –Christmas brunch at our house we all took naps and relaxed yesterday afternoon โ€“I watched Christmas Story twice. Once with my eyes open, and once with them closed- and then went over to my momโ€™s house for Christmas dinner and…

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