Merry and bright

Sending lots of love to you all this holiday season! Thank you for being a part of my life; I’m so thankful to all of you! <3 Hope you spend the next couple of days with family, friends, perhaps some eggnog in there, and filled with happiness. See you on Friday. <3 xoxo Gina (The…

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Turkey day in the desert

(+ Caro, the secret escape artist) Hi! How’s the day going? LOVE all of the giveaway entries flooding in. Keep ‘em coming! Plus, we have 11 more awesome giveaways on the way. So excited for them all! I can’t believe I have 3 posts up today. Flashback to 2010.  Anyone else reuniting with vegetables today?…

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Shrimpsgiving, Black Friday and Faves

Hi! Happy Black Friday. 🙂 I hope that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday enjoyed a beautiful holiday. Ours started off with breakfast at the madre’s, and then we spent the day and evening with my dad’s side of the fam, then back to madre’s for mulled wine and dessert. We loved being with…

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Happy Thanksgiving

Hi! Hope you’re having a wonderful day <3 After a long night of road tripping, (Cracker Barrel = the clutch stop when Charles Cheddar is closed) we’re here in Tucson. We’re having an amazing time with the fam and already hid up Coscto for some of the holiday essentials. (Egg nog supplies, pie and peppermint…

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Halloweekend adventures

Hiiiii! 🙂 Happy Monday. How are you doing? It’s been a while since we’ve done the Daylight Savings things (in AZ, we don’t change the clocks) and, I have to say, I’m a fan. I woke up at 6am ready to start the day, and then relaxed in bed reading for AN HOUR before heading…

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Friday Faves

Happy Friday and Happy Halloween! Any fun plans tonight? We’re off to a friend’s party later today, and I’m trying to think of a fun activity for this morning. (Bell is thankful to not be reliving the hot dog shame again this year.) Some faves from the week and around the web: The Kale Yeah…

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Owl cupcakes + that Zumba mojo

Hi! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a great one so far <3 A little later blogging today, because there’s been some behind-the-scenes stuff I’ve been working on. An exciting update: the blogroll page is back! Quite a few of you let me know that you missed it, so it’s back in action on…

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Last-minute BBQ recipe roundup

Hi! Happy Labor Day and Happy September! I hope your day includes as little labor as possible 😉 (Any mamas out there with a due date of today?! Labor day ON Labor day? I know, I’m lame haha.) We’ve had an awesome weekend. Our cousins came up for a big family party, and my nana…

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Friday Faves

Happy 4th of July! Hope you’re enjoying the day relaxing with those you love. I hope it includes some Vitamin D, s’mores, something grilled, and some fireworks. Maybe some sangria in there, too. Loved this:   Some favorites from the week and around the web: Beachzza. May we always be stationed near a Pizza Port…

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Happy Father’s Day

They say that you fall in love with your husband in a new way when you watch him become a dad. While “they” have lied to me about quite a few things (“You get used to the lack of sleep when you have a newborn” baha), I knew this one was true the second it…

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Memorial Day + BBQ recipe ideas

Hi guys <3 Hope that those of you who are off from work today are enjoying a relaxing holiday. The girls (dogs included) have all enjoyed having the man of the house around again. We’ve been enjoying ice cream dates, dinner on the patio, and beachside walks. It’s been a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. On…

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Mother’s Day weekend

Hope you all had an amazing weekend! Here are some pics from ours 🙂 Not in the mix: the 90% of the time we were at on the couch in our jammies, and trip to urgent care (wanted to make sure Livi didn’t have an ear infection; thankfully she was all clear and feeling much…

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