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my favorite holiday + my favorite friday

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Whew.. what a week. Between a bomb at work, [not a real bomb, don’t worry], on Monday afternoon to Turkey Day, my week was one for the books. For starters, I was told Monday afternoon I was being moved to sixth grade Language Arts/Reading, effective early next week; cue panic attack. I LOVE my RTI,…

birthdays, birthdays, & more birthdays

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This weekend was all about birthdays.  My sis, Justine, got home Friday night from Iowa State & we celebrated her 19th golden birthday last night by going out to eat in South Minneapolis. We ate at Revival, which serves Southern comfort food with a twist & has pretty much the greatest burger in the Twin…

sundays

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Sunday would be my favorite day of the week if Monday didn’t follow. On Sundays, I feel the most productive, I feel the most relaxed, and I always feel the most in love 🙂 (Sundays are for lovers, right Nat?) This Sunday is especially relaxed; I had clean scans this week! It was a great…

ace, the wild lion

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Some people use Halloween to dress their kids up in costume, take them door to door with a beverage in hand, and spend the rest of the night trying to suppress the inevitable sugar high. I use Halloween as an opportunity to embarrass Ace & work on my photography skills. I was pretty proud of…

a best friend’s wedding

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I’m relaxing on another Sunday, after another phenomenal wedding celebration. My best friend Natalie married the man of her dreams on Saturday night & it was definitely something to celebrate. This woman has been such an important part of my life. She is the kindest, most giving person I know. She always goes above and…

hello, sunday

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I hope your Sunday afternoon finds you well! I know mine does; I’m currently sitting out on the patio, enjoying a nice 75 degree day. Yes, I said that correctly: 75 degrees in October. It’s amazing. This weekend brought some great times; a birthday celebration for Tony’s brother, a bachelorette party for a dear friend,…

a wedding on a lake

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I know, another quiet front. I’m STILL battling my sickness; not the typical cold I usually get, but this deep, raspy, smoker cough that starts like a tickle and turns violently ugly in 1.3 seconds. Today, there were a couple times Tony jumped from the couch, prying his eyes from the Viking’s game, to make…

a lil’ of this & that

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Welp, my school year cold finally caught me. I thought I was a good lap ahead of it, but unfortunately, one late night this week, [went to Ed Sheeran, – VERY well worth it], slowed me down enough to wake up on Friday morning with a wheezy chest cold. I battled through the day, telling…

kaylee + ace day 2015

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Today is a holiday. It is the second year celebrating Kaylee and Ace Day. You can find the origins of the holiday here. Today was spent doing things we both love: a lazy morning, a dog park visit, new toy purchase, snuggling, treats [on both of our accounts], more snuggling, walking with friends, cuddling, &…

it’s starting to feel like fall

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Okay, okay… before you gasp, get angry, and claim: there’s still a good couple weeks of summer left, hear me out. Yesterday, with my parents, I moved Justine to college. It was surreal, sad, overwhelming, proud, & a bunch of other adjectives. I can’t believe my little sister is now in college. I can’t believe…

love your girlfriends

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Happy Monday! A couple weekends ago, I spent time up on a lake in the north. We celebrated one of my dear friend’s bachelorette party. It was beautiful, serene, & relaxing; also not normally terms used to describe a bachelorette party. It was an absolutely perfect weekend with some of my best friends. We lounged…

thinking out loud

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After coming off of an amazing weekend with my girlfriends, celebrating a bachelorette in a city I love, I’m back to twirling in circles, fighting back tears. On Thursday of last week I had another appointment at the Mayo Clinic. I met with the MFM team, [Maternal & Fetal Medicine.. aka.. the High Risk Pregnancy…