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Friday Favorites: The Spuds Turn 1

golden retriever

Happy Friday to all! This week has flown by thanks to our little trip last weekend to Nashville. We got a whole bunch of rain in Houston on Monday, which was the perfect time to light some candles, unpack and unwind after my workday. It’s been a good week, friends – and it’s brought to you by Tex and Cali’s…

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Running, Travel

Nashville Trip + Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon

Nashville rock n roll half marathon

Happy Wednesday, friends. I’m back in the saddle this morning after a few days away in Nashville. We had the best time, so I’ll jump right into it. Friday Aaron and I flew out Friday morning. We dropped the dogs off at the vet where we boarded them, and we were on our way. After a short 1.5 hour flight…

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Friday Favorites + J Crew Haul

j crew jeans

Happy Friday! I have the pre-race jitters today – and my half marathon is tomorrow. It’s supposed to be hot, but that’s no problem because I ran my 10-mile training run in the heat and humidity. I’m looking forward to getting back out there again and meeting up with our friends in Nashville. We have some fun things planned before…

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Travel

Girl’s Waco Weekend at Magnolia

Waco weekend

Happy Wednesday! The countdown is officially on for our half-marathon weekend. I’m so excited – especially after seeing all these posts and stories coming out of the Boston Marathon. Remember when I went on a girl’s trip to Magnolia in Waco last month? Well, I’m finally recapping our trip today. For all my Waco fans out there, I did a…

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Easter Weekend

easter

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Aaron and I celebrated the hope and healing that is found in the resurrection of our God. Our Easter weekend was a good mix of family time and time spent outdoors! Friday I worked a half day on Friday, and I as soon as I wrapped up, I power-cleaned…

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Friday Favorites + Easter Weekend Plans

cali

Happy Friday! Not only is it Friday, but it’s Good Friday: the day that we pause to remember Jesus Christ’s crucifixion – and subsequent resurrection. And a celebration it is – Jesus died for you and me – so we can all live with the hope of Heaven! If you are curious about what this all means – I encourage…

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Cooking

What’s for dinner Wednesday

sweet potato fries

We’ve made it to Wednesday, friends. Does this week seem like it’s gone on forever to anyone else? I’ve got a half day of work on Friday, and my in-laws are headed to Houston for Easter weekend. If I look back to this time last year, we had just said goodbye to my Soy Boy, and I was still coming…

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ETC..., Running

Weekend Wrap-up Crawfish Edition

crawfish boil

Happy Monday, friends. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I’ve had worse Mondays. I’ve got no meetings on my schedule today, which only happens once in a blue moon. That means, I can have myself a really productive day without any interruptions from Zoom. I hope your Mondays are shaping up to be just as nice. I had…

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Travel

My Twin Gets Married: Laguna Beach Wedding

melissas wedding

Happy Friday, friends. In lieu of Friday Favorites, I figured you would want to know what I was up to this week. Well, surprise, Aaron and I were in California to see my twin get married! Sidenote: my cousin Melissa isn’t really my twin, but we share the same birthday – I’m just one year older. But, we’ve called ourselves…

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Weekend Edit: Outside Edition

errands

Happy Monday! I’m off work for the next couple of days for a fun little adventure. More on that later this week, though. So, I’m coming at you from my office, but I won’t be there for long. Houston had some gorgeous weather this weekend. And, while I went into the weekend with a relatively blank slate, I quickly filled…

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