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Weight Loss Check In

In March I made a commitment to get my pre-baby body back by my birthday. Well my birthday was last week and I am pretty close to my goal. Photo by Jude! I wanted to weight 150lbs by my birthday. As of May 12th (my birthday) I weigh 155lbs. I knew that my weight loss…
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It’s a cookie… It’s a pie… It’s Barbara’s Cookie Pies.

Can’t decide if you want a cookie or a pie, you should try Barbara’s Cookie pies. Barbara’s hand-made cookie pies fuse together delicious pie form with cookie flavor. The cookie dough crust forms the base for a candy and gooey filled pie. We tried the Caramel Chocolate Cookie Pie and it was amazing. The one…
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Friday Fashion – Watercolors

Pretty things for spring. Pastel colors Dripping paint Beautiful Blends Watercolors… Watercolors by jessica-hamm-lieb featuring liz claiborne tops
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Elmo comes to Raleigh – May 31st

On May 31st Elmo and the Sesame Street crew are coming to the PNC Arena in Raleigh. My boys are super excited to see Elmo Live! I am especially excited to see the reaction on Noah’s face when he sees Elmo and hears the music. That boy loves Elmo and music more than anything. As…
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There’s greek yogurt in my cereal.

Honey Bunches of Oats has added Greek yogurt to their already delicious cereal. New Honey Bunches of Oats Greek Honey Crunch combines two unique granolas with Greek yogurt. To be honest I’m not a huge fan of Greek yogurt, however Joe and the boys like it so I thought I would give it a try….
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My Birthday Drink – Raspberry Ginger ale

Every birthday needs a special drink. I have been obsessed with frozen berries lately so I thought I’d use some frozen berries to create a special non-alcoholic birthday drink for my self. It’s really simple but delicious. Ingredients 1 can Vernors Ginger ale – Use a good quality ginger ale this is very important 1/4…
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Happy Birthday/ Mother’s Day to me.

Every few years my birthday falls on Mother’s day, this was one of those years. I was sick all last week with strep throat, so thankfully I was feeling better by the weekend… it’s never fun to be sick on your birthday. We spent the day with my family celebrating. There were about 24 people…
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Friday Fashion – Wedge Sneakers

Upere recently sent me a pair of their popular black wedge sneakers. I consider myself fairly trendy but I’m not usually one that creates the trends. Wedge Sneakers are a little trendier of a shoe than what I would probably pick out but I do like the basic design of the shoe, it’s the the…
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Family Movie Night with GH Cretors

Almost every Friday night we have a family movie night. The boys get to pick out a movie and we eat dinner and popcorn on a blanket in the living room. They absolutely love it. The other night we watched Finding Nemo, ate home made pizza and had a special treat of GH Cretors Chicago…
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Give the Gift of Sight with VSP #VSPCovered

My mom works hard, for over 20 years she’s owned her own accounting company and has seen awesome success. She spends a lot of time in front of her computer and I’d like to keep her “seeing” more awesomeness. As a business owner paying for your own insurance is costly and may not always be…
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Under the Weather

My Get Well card from Jude I’ve had Strep Throat for the past 4 days and have spent much time in bed cuddling my sweet baby boy, letting Joe take over the rest of the household duties. Of course, I get sick the weekend he’s on call but he totally rocks and still managed to…
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Friday Fashion – Date Night {Giveaway}

Last weekend Joe and I had a date night. We try to go on 1 date each month but I think we’ve only managed 2 dates this year, unless you count that time we went to the emergency room when I stabbed myself with a knife? My mom watched the older boys and we…
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