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Work from home check-in and the best snacks

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Happy work-from-home Wednesday! Shout out to my fellow remote workers on this fine Wednesday. Does anyone else lack the motivation to get up and away from their desk when the heat index is 100 outside? I knew I wouldn’t be alone on this. But, yesterday, I found myself in meetings all morning – even though I’m really trying to cut…

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Father’s Day and Life Updates

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Happy Monday, Friends! I hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day! Both my dad and my father-in-law live outside of Houston, so we sent cards and gave them a call. But, I’m still lucky to have two dads who I look up very much. There’s my dad – giving a speech out our rehearsal dinner! He’s just the best. He’s…

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Friday Favorites: Sick Week Edition

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Happy Friday, friends! Did anyone feel like this week flew by? How is it Friday already? Before I get into, I loved to see the Golden State Warriors win last night! Did ya’ll watch? That was a favorite of my week. But, what hasn’t been a favorite this week – is that Aaron has been pretty sick. He started to…

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Easy Summer Recipe: Greek Chicken Salad

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Happy Wednesday, friends! I don’t know about you, but it’s been a hot one in Houston this week. Our garage AC recently needed to be replaced, and I’m so glad to have a fully functioning AC in there just in time for summer. We’ve been walking the dogs later and later in the evenings so the pavement has time to…

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Weekend Digest: Bridesmaid Edition

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Happy Monday to all – I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was fab, and it all started off with a really good Friday. I’ve talked a lot about the pros and cons of working from home. One of the cons is physically missing people in the office – it can certainly be a bit isolating at times. But,…

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Friday Favorites: the perfect summer week

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Happy Friday, Friends! It’s hard to believe that it’s not technically summer yet, because it sure feels like it. We got our July vacation on the books several months ago, and I thought I had tons of time, but I’ve spent my evenings this week trying to get my ducks in a row so we can leave for a several…

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Travel

Explore your own backyard: Lake Somerville Edition

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Happy Wednesday, friends! I’m excited to be here today to chat about our quick day-trip this past weekend to Lake Somerville. One of my favorite things about Aaron – is that he is always up for adventure. And because of that, I’ve had the opportunity to be witness to tiny gems in the world that I wouldn’t have thought to…

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Weekend Digest: Relaxation – what’s that?

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Happy Monday, friends. I’ve mentioned before that I’m terrible at relaxing. I don’t know what it is, but I’m happiest when I’m going and doing. I’m really trying to be better at that. This weekend wasn’t exactly relaxing, but it was one that filled my tank up for this coming week – and we’ve got a lot going on this…

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Friday Favorites: Short Week Edition

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Happy Friday, friends! This was one of those weeks where I didn’t really ever find my footing. I couldn’t ever get the day of the week right, and I spent lots of time trying to knock out a project that had a deadline today. But, you know what? Every week isn’t going to go perfectly, and it’s nice to know…

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Best Summer Recipes

Healthy watermelon smoothie

Happy Wednesday – I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day! Ours was spent with lots of time outside, in the pool and with some friends. It was a good mix of fun and relaxation! I met one of my friends for a late lunch/early happy hour on Friday. We sat out on the patio and had good food,…

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