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12/11: Pics from the day
It was a perfect Sunday 🙂 Brunch at Nana’s was the standard amazingness, and everyone on my Dad’s side of the family got to celebrate Kyle and Meg’s engagement. A warm and toasty fire holiday decorations Sammi (!!!) hanging out with the fam and Nana’s wonderful food. She had everyone’s favorites (my beloved egg casserole…
Read More →Love and Lights
Last night, 14 of us met up at Winterhaven to check out the holiday lights. Winterhaven in a housing development here, and is known for their elaborate holiday light displays- I think it’s part of the Homeowner’s Association requirements. There are designated nights to walk or drive through, as well as horse-drawn carriages and trolleys.…
Read More →My first B.B.
Today, I was on-call for work since my schedule is winding down until my leave begins. I didn’t plan on being off in case they needed extra coverage, but ended up not having to go in. So, instead of teaching, I got to enjoy my first Brother’s Breakfast and spend the morning with these two…
Read More →Tinsel Hair
As much as I love all holiday decorations and wintery things (SNOWMEN!), there’s one that’s not really my fave: Source tinsel. It’s made a comeback in the holiday decorating world over the past few years, but I can’t help but think of how hard it would be to clean up (especially with an artificial tree) and…
Read More →End it in pizookie
Any night that ends in “pizookie” is a good one. After the dance show last night, the Pilot and I each munched something random to hold us over until we determined what the rest of dinner would be. [I had a couple of sweet potatoes with goat cheese, and I have no idea what he…
Read More →3 Little Javelinas
is a lovely children’s story that was read to pretty much every Arizona child while they were young. It’s like a southwestern version of “The Three Little Pigs.” Even though I’ve always known about javelinas, I’ve only seen them from afar. A guest walked into my tubing class today and said “I saw a wild…
Read More →Din for the win
Last night when the Pilot got home from work, I had showered and was wearing real, non-workout clothes (a feat when you’re fighting fatigue) and tonight, dinner was ready and waiting. I’m on a roll, friends 😉 The Pilot LOVES pulled pork, but it’s one of those things that I don’t think to make until…
Read More →Just a Monday
I think the Pilot loves being in Tucson as much as I do. After he got off work, he stopped by my mom’s house to say hi, and she was cooking a feast. Baked gnocchi with vodka sauce and cheese homemade meatballs cheesy bread and a Bundt cake. You know, Monday night fare 😉 He…
Read More →Let it rain
Yep, still the same over here. Just looking at that pic makes me shiver. Crazy to think that if the rain keeps up, the mountains will be covered in snow this weekend! SNOW. <—something I rarely see up close, but admire from afar Arizona people are kind of funny about snow and rain, since we…
Read More →Forgotten fruit
Hey guys! I’m so glad you enjoyed the holiday gift guide. There are some gift ideas on the Family page, too, and I’ll post one for the dudes next Monday. It was a great day today <3 Kinda weird that the Pilot had to go to work –I got used to having him around after…
Read More →Pucker up
Guess who I got to kiss today?! Viesa! I was so excited to see her furry face. We went over to hang out with little Meg, my doula friend (Viesa’s new mom) and her family, so we got to cuddle Vies the whole time we were there. Love it <3 Of course, when we got…
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Gingerbread Protein Pancakes
I’m always scary exited when gingerbread makes its seasonal arrival. Source When it shows up at Starbucks, I feel like the holidays are officially here and will usually get a soy latte with a couple pumps of gingerbread. [That’s actually a hot cocoa, but you get the idea] So this morning, I decided to gingerbreadify…
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