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Currently October

EATING | A lot of teriyaki vegetables and brown rice, chili, and smoothies  When I eat something I love it until I basically hate it.  Weight loss is going really well and so far my restaurant fast...

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meeting my Finnish penpal

When I was in the 7th grade, I was on a penpal website and asked my Dad what country I should pick.  My Dad had been on a work trip to Finland before I was born and absolutely loved it; this is how I...

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Ancestry.com DNA testing | part 2

Read part 1 here I have been anxiously waiting for my Ancestry.com DNA results for a few weeks now!  I have found myself checking their website daily.  I knew my biological maternal family history, but...

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sweater swap + $800 giveaway!

I am participated with a sweater swap hosted by Summer this year and had the opportunity to swap with Becky!  I was so excited when I opened up my package and found these goodies and the cute sweater!...

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HOW WE WORE IT | polka dots and mosquitoes

It is fall here in Georgia, but as my husband was helping me take these photos we were literally fighting off mosquitoes.  In between photos, Devin and I were having to hit mosquitoes off of each other...

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October gratitude journal | #KeepingTheGood Linkup

October traditionally has always been my favorite month because there is still color outside and the weather is usually just about right.  This month has been equal parts exciting and difficult.  I’ll...

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what I learned from restaurant fasting

Devin and I used to eat out 3-4+ a week.  Honestly, we lost count.  When money was tight, I made the suggestion of going a month without eating for one of my 101 in 1001 goals.  We decided to post the...

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meeting my Finnish penpal | part 2

Day 1 of meeting my Finnish penpal here After meeting Selja and Marko, we spent the next day together exploring the coast near the Cape Florida light house and going to Calle Ocho.   It was amazing to...

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when your dreams change

I read back on old entries from my blog sometimes to remind me of sweet newlywed and dating memories.  I always find myself surprised at how much I have accomplished over the past few years because I...

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southern bread pudding recipe

Part 1 of meeting my Finnish penpal here Part 2 of meeting my Finnish penpal here When we were in Florida meeting Selja and Marko, we ate the most delicious southern bread pudding at a restaurant...

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pizza roll up recipe + $25 paypal giveaway

I am always looking for an easy and fast recipe to take to a church function or someone’s house.  I loved when I found this easy pizza roll up recipe!  I’ll admit though, for humor purposes, I can be a...

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how to have a successful restaurant fast

What I learned from restaurant fasting here Devin and I consistently blew our budget on eating out.  When money was tight, I wanted to see if we were up to the challenge of going without it for a month...

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hello from northern California!

I’d love to say hello from northern California more often, honestly!  An advantage of having family spread all over the country is that we get to visit all over the country!  Devin recently had a...

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Happy Thanksgiving from Arkansas!

I remember a few years in college where I longed to live or be near family for the holidays. It is an amazing experience to be young enough to still remember that feeling so I appreciate the this we...

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weight loss progress and tools

I haven’t updated on my weight loss in a while because I kind of wanted to blow away people before I posted about it again.  However, after a 10 days of eating Thanksgiving + ice cream + Thanksgiving...

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November gratitude journal | #KeepingTheGood Linkup

November has been a long one, but a good one!  We ended being in five different states and were able to spend some much needed time together and with family.  A lot of my final projects are due for...

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this semester

I’ve been teaching ESL now for almost a year and I taught the class of my dreams this semester.  In my classroom, I felt my bucket filling up instead of draining this semester.  I had no idea when this...

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Happy 5th to us!

I can’t believe it has been five years since we have been married, but at the same time, I can’t remember how it felt to not have Devin in my life.  The past five years have been beautifully hard;...

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December gratitude journal | #KeepingTheGood linkup

This year has been busy, emotional, full, and sweet.  I relaunched my blog back in July and started up the #KeepingTheGood linkup as a reminder to see, remember, and write about the nice things in life...

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2016 word of the year: press forward

In 2016, I am giving myself permission to press forward.  This last year was the calmest I’ve had in years, but it also meant I had space to process and grieve. Ironically, the immediate year after my...

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