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It has been a great last day of a momentous year. I’ll have a year in review tomorrow, but this last day was about taking it easy and eating good food. Nothing new, right? 😉 After a week of laying low and recuperating, I finally ventured out to town for some food and breathe fresh …

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  I’m not sure if this is just a southern thing or if it has spread across the states, but down here, we’re sometimes the superstitious sort. Black eye peas and greens are 2 things we believe bring us good luck and fortune in the new year. I’m cheating by having my peas a couple …

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Week 2 recap of the 6 month Running challenge: Week 2 was rough with all the holiday craziness and nagging sinus infection that seems to have settled in for the entire winter. I got 3 runs and 1 crossfit workout in and only because of this challenge. I have this slight pain still in my …

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3 couples and a baby….this took some time to unravel.   Brownie, the dachshund hiding out. Santa prefers fudge when he gets to Momma’s house. Christmas breakfast before church.   Time for lunch. On Christmas Day, we had a quick meal of pork loin, vegetables, more vegetables, and rolls. Gumbo was the menu, but we …

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I can’t help it. Sometimes, I’m a 6th grader all over again. And anytime I see Alec Baldwin, I can’t get the SNL Schweddy Balls skit out of my mind. And I laugh harder each year. So when I got ready to make “truffles” which are actually cookie balls, I feel like I should put …

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One of the most recognizable sounds around Christmas time is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. You’ve heard parts of their songs in commercials, movies, and stores/malls nationwide. I know I have but I did not know who they actually were until last Christmas when I heard one of their songs in a commercial. I found out more …

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Every year, I start in mid October looking through previous years’ magazines to get ideas for cooking, baking, decorating, entertaining, and celebrating the end of the year fun. I can’t help it. I get it honest. My mother instilled a love for Christmas in me early. I didn’t have a choice in the matter and …

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One week left. 7 days until Santa’s big dance. And I’m so not ready. I have a long list of things left to do. Cards? Monday night. Wrap presents? Monday night. Watch a gazillion more Christmas movies? I have the next 6 days. Baking? Done and more to come. Shopping? Just a few more things …

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It’s been a long week, but a great one. The days leading up to Christmas are usually a good mix of hectic and relaxing. Some days fly by and others crawl. Today was a flying day. It started early because I went back to CrossFit. It was my first workout since the marathon and the …

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Starbucks I want to strangle whoever invented SBUX. And not just them, but whoever introduced me to it. And also whoever twists my arm each time I wander by a Target and get sucked in. The addiction is so bad, I have 3 Christmas mugs, 3 ornaments, and 2 plain red SBUX mugs. I can’t …

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File this one away in the never again for a crowd over 5 people. But oh wow, how cute they look! These were very time intensive. I guess total time, including fast drying in the freezer, was about 1.5 hours. I did a whole package of 32 and they just took a lot of time …

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