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December 14, 2013
A busy week has come and gone. Now my little family has time to relax as we hunker down and enjoy this very unexpected Saturday snow day. Love days like today. Yes, we’re getting a few chores done around the house but also spending quality time jumping in the snow, reading stories, watching Christmas movies, baking and cooking a great Saturday evening meal. Ah! I get so excited just thinking about it!!! Okay, enough of that! Let’s talk about this...
December 14, 2013
It’s no secret that National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a holiday staple in our household. From Thanksgiving until the new year, we pretty much run this puppy on repeat. Sure, the movie’s hilarity keeps us around but also the nods to family quirks and big dreams keep our eyes glued to the screen {or at least mine!}. Clark is definitely an odd ball, but with that odd ball comes a huge heart and a family that loves him. They would...
December 9, 2013
Welcome to another week, friends! This will be a quick post, but I definitely wanted to share words + wishes for the week. Action for the week: wake up with a great thought to start your day off right and carry it with you the whole day. Remember the authority of this thought, the power it can possess and the reality that the day can be better because you simply want it to be. Go and do it! via I...
December 8, 2013
This weekend, we selected that most important of Christmas symbols, as Clark Griswold would say. Love visiting the trees at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. A tradition from my childhood and one I hope to continue with my new little family, the trees here are so wonderfully awesome. I just love the smell, the rows and rows of trees, and of course, the whole idea of visiting a place that serves some of the best frozen custard in St. Louis… or...
December 6, 2013
Our first week of December is coming to a close and it’s been great! Kicking off the holiday season with the first week of Advent, closing out our Thanksgiving trip, and anticipating upcoming fun with family and friends has been blissful. And we welcomed our first snowfall! {Pause for a happy dance!} Always a wonderful time. If you missed it, here are a few holiday favorites from the blog this past week: +My Top 30 Christmas movies – did your...