A tribute to my nana

My nana’s house has been the family hub since before I was born. After church, we’d go over to nana’s house for breakfast, donuts and coffee, which would turn into nap time, and then into the nighttime parties at her house. Located in historic downtown Tucson, it was one of the very first houses built.…

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11/17: Meals and fitness for the week

Hi friends! Happy Sunday. Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend so far <3 After a week of amazing adventures, it’s nice to be back home with the fam.  We had an awesome dinner at Renee’s Friday night, spent Saturday hanging out, and enjoyed a homemade dinner last night while cheering for Bama football. Goat cheese-stuffed…

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Hug someone

It’s interesting how the weather tends to appropriately react on such a sad day. My heart breaks for the families of those who were affected by yesterday’s horrific events. I’ve felt anguished and too stunned to write, so I kept the computer closed and spent the afternoon and evening with the people I love so…

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Always remember

Taking a moment this morning to remember 9/11. A beautiful tribute (warning: watching/listening leads to dinosaur cry): (the actual video starts at 0:48) Sending love and prayers to those who were affected and continue to be affected by this tragedy today <3 ย  I hope that deployed service members come back soon and safely, and…

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Ask and ye shall [not] receive

Hi friends <3 How are ya? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day. It was kind of a blah morning over here. A potential book deal thatโ€™s been in the works fell through (if anyone knows how I can gain *expert* status as a military wife, please share the secret with me), so I think Iโ€™m…

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Off to College

Morning friends ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s your day treating ya? Hope youโ€™re having a beautiful Sunday. (Sent from the Pilot! Le swoon) After this morningโ€™s interval workout, I was *supposed* to have a lil photo shoot. The hairstylist didnโ€™t make it in time from traveling, so we re-scheduled and I resorted to plan B. Taking out some…

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Then it happened

  Yes, that happened last night. Itโ€™s the chicken that took me over a year building up to purchasing, seasoning, cooking, and then eating. Iโ€™ve been contemplating the above chicken breast for a year. I know this is going to upset some people, some readers are going to love it, but before you form your…

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