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That’s right, we actually had microwaveable hot pockets for dinner one night this week. See the menu on the right side of this page? The one that Julia so fervently updates each week? Well, it usually ends up being about 75% accurate. Maybe less. See, I’m a realist. No matter how much planning you do […]

Instead of sharing my latest project around here, I decided to let you peak in on our early Valentine’s celebration this weekend.  Chris planned the ultimate Valentine’s getaway for us on Friday night.  He planned where we were staying, what we were doing and who was going to watch Greta overnight (my first time away […]

Are you singing the very end of Blackstreet’s No Diggity?  “Nicky in full effect. Tomeka in full effect.” Classic.  Gotta love the 90s.  Speaking of: Okay, total confession here–  I have never seen “Billy Madison” all the way through.  When I was growing up, we rented it one night for family movie night and my dad […]

Make that workS in progress.  I realized today (as I started eyeing our huge windows in major need of cleaning on the outside) that I am working on a lot of different things right now.  And every day I can usually think of at least one more thing that I want to do THAT DAY […]

Danced around the living room to Michael Buble. Wiped Greta’s nose 123 times–at least. Took a nap. Laid on each other’s stomachs. Helped Greta push a chair around the kitchen island 4 times. Had an amazing dinner. Put Greta to bed. Loved our life together.   Happy Sunday.

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