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    Valentine’s Day

    A few weeks ago, Cory approached me about some changes in our relationship and said that he felt we should start “dating” each other again. After being married three years, it’s easy to fall into habits and routines and forget to romance each other. For most occasions (birthday, anniversaries, Christmas) we just tell each other what we want and the other person gets it but what fun is that? Sure, it takes the guessing out of it but one of the best parts about being in a relationship is surprising your significant other with gifts you are hoping they like.  While trying to come up with something really good,  I…

  • Five on Friday

    Five on Friday

    Happy Valentines Day and happy Friday, y’all! “Snowmageddon” hit SC this week which means we got about 4″ of snow and two days off work! I tell ya, I could get used to working two days a week. ONE. I’m linking up with Darci, April, Christina and Natasha today to raise awareness for Teddy, a brave little boy with Menkes Syndrome. If you’d like to learn more about Teddy, you can go here and here. #TeamTeddy TWO. You may have seen my post yesterday about Gracie’s birthday but Snowmageddon messed us up a little. Her party is next weekend but my Mom always tries to do a little something special…

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    Family

    Happy Birthday, Gracie Lain!

    Eight years ago today, Gracie {my little sister} graced us with her presence almost 4 weeks early and I’d really like to know where the time went. She can’t really be eight, can she? And she’s certainly not old enough to be texting, IS SHE? Every time I see her name pop up on my phone, I shake my head in disbelief because it honestly feels like yesterday when my Mom called me early one morning and told me “not to panic” but she thought she was in labor. I jumped down from my top bunk {it was my freshman year in college and I lived in the dorms}, got…

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    Liebster Award

      Bailey at Lew Party of Two and Megan at The Nog Logs have nominated me for a Liebster Award and I feel so honored. This type of thing is normally way out of my comfort zone so bear with me as I step out of my nice little box. The Liebster award is a way for bloggers to celebrate bloggers. It is given from one blogger to another as long as the blogger has less than 200 followers. If you choose to accept your nomination, here’s how it works: Answer the questions of the person who nominated you List 10 facts about yourself Create 10 new questions Nominate 5-10…