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club W experience

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So I just had to share my new obsession. I’m not a big drinker..  however, I am a fan of getting things in the mail & occasionally a glass of sweet, white wine. SO, put those two things together and you got yourself a dream come true! I stumbled across Club W through Emily Ley’s…

ten reasons you should love your sunday nights

the in-between

Sundays can be great, but they get a bad rap. I think they get a bad rap because everybody hates the Monday morning that follows a great Sunday night. Now, before you get all, ‘but kaylee, you WOULD love a Sunday night in the summer, you don’t have to get up and go to work…

happy 4th!

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Happy July 4th to all! The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, [it is a close second behind Thanksgiving]. When I was younger we would spend the holiday weekend on the lake, eating bbq, and roasting marshmallows over a crackling fire. My cousins, sisters, and I would fight for the best position…

salmon sandwiches & pool dippin’

wellness

First things first: today was beautiful. Ace and I sat outside by the pool, [and by pool, I mean our plastic, pink, kiddie pool], we listened to some tunes, and soaked up as much sun as we could. We haven’t gotten a day like this in a while, so we took complete advantage. I’m hoping…

tuesday reflections

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Happy Tuesday to you all! The weekend came and left quickly, but did not disappoint. Tony and I celebrated our anniversary with a Twin’s game & a late night pizza, and we both celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday with two wonderful men. As every little girl says, “my dad was my first love,” & that…

cheers to you, tony

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Today marks our fourth wedding anniversary. I’ve started, restarted, created, erased, and deleted this post about ten times already this morning. I want to get my words just right today; a post dedicated to my husband deserves perfection. For Tony – When I walked into my PALS class as a sophomore in high school; a…

some thursday thoughts

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I’m having one of those days. My mornings always start by browsing blogs, instagram, and making my to-do lists. This morning, while reading up on some of my favorite blogs: Megan over at Willowwayblog & Emily at EmilyLey.com/blog, I found myself becoming increasingly jealous! Now, this is not going to be a post of the…

a graduate

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It’s been a busy couple days around here: my baby sister graduated high school on Friday night. It was a pretty surreal moment for my entire family. She’s our baby. And when I say our, I really do mean OURS. There is a ten year age gap between her and I & nine years between…

flower huntin’

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Once upon a time, on a Sunday afternoon a mother and a daughter went on a hunt for hanging baskets.  Driving down a dirt road, the mother, with a glass of kool-aid in her hand, laughed at the daughter’s mile long house project list & her impatience.  “My daughter, you have the whole summer,” she…

summer is for greens

wellness

I can’t believe it’s almost a week’s end. My summer is already flying and it has just started! Ace and I have enjoyed our first four days of summer together. We’ve gone on plenty of runs walks and I’ve been able to get a lot done around the house, [finally got around to cleaning those…