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Birthday Bash Begins!
My birthday is coming up on Monday and there are plans in the works for family dinner on my side, family dinner on Ian's side, plans with various people and definitely a couple special days with my...
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More Birthday Blessings & Fun
What a great birthday year for me :) On Saturday Ian took me to Estes Park. He said that's where we had to go because that's where my present was.... HMMMMM?!?! I love surprises!!! So I gladly went...
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Mother's Day & Outfits
Firstly I'd like to share a photo from Mother's Day. It was hard to "celebrate" such a day, it being the first Mother's Day that I am mother-less. But, we focused on my grandma as much as possible. She...
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Forgotten Chicken & Paprika App
Made this recipe tonight: Forgotten ChickenIt was a big hit. I wanted to use brown rice but we happened to have exactly 2 cups of white rice on hand so I used it up.I haven't had this yet. Wasn't...
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Memorial Weekend & The Eats
**Edited to add links to the recipes, sorry I forgot the first time!** Memorial weekend is usually our first family BBQ of the summer. I wanted to kick it off in style so I put a LOT of work into...
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Taking a Deep Breath
Hey guys! I'm still here. I have lots more to post but just taking a little break. I'm working on a blanket right now that I really want to get finished. It's getting pretty darn big.It has a really...
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Starting Serendipity Shawl
Well here it is! Humble beginnings to the Serendipity Shawl which is the pattern my face is on :) It's the first time I'm doing lace & following a knitting chart, as well as my first time doing...
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Ambventures
Adventures with Amber = Ambventures! Lately Amber and I have gotten to do some really fun things. (For those who don't know, Ambs and I have been friends since middle school. We lost touch after high...
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Father's Day
We took my dad out to dinner last night after a trip up to Estes Park. Today we gave him his card & gift, which I have to say I just LOVE the card we found this year!!It was rather appropriate with...
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House News
If you remember last week, I was really bummed about losing out on a house that Ian and I love.A week later, we found another house.... but it was like apples and oranges. This other house was more of...
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Big Blue Blanket Finished
Finally finished this massive thing!! :) Compliments of Amber & Erin, a photo to show you just how big it is...And some more photos of the finished blanket...
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Roasted Phoebes
When Phoebe crawls into my lap and is scorching hot, this is usually why:There she is roasting herself in the sun, wedged between the blinds and the sliding glass door. She loves it :) The more sun the...
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An Amberous Evening
Met up with Amber at Starbucks for some knitting today! She was LOVELY and finished off my mitten for me, it had just a few rows left and it had been SO LONG I forgot how to finish it off at the top....
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Awesome Sunset
From a walk with Jessica tonight. Apparently when I posted this on Facebook everyone thought it was a fire. It's just the sun, I swear! But the smoke in the air from the fires HAS been creating very...
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Wall Art Idea
An idea for the new house. Saw these framed photos as Starbucks today. They look 3D and like they are real objects but they are actually just a photo. However I thought we COULD make real 3D ones with...
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I've Been Liked
Well this is cool! The Facebook page for my mountain vacation home was liked by Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine :)
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Serendipity Shawl Progress
I finished the lace edging and started on short rows. The piece is worked from the center outward and keeps getting larger... so it's pretty small right now, but I'm so glad to have gotten past the...
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St Elmo Road Trip
Ian & I had visited St Elmo briefly on a 4x4 trip a few years ago. We wanted to spend time in this awesome antique store there, but the schedule didn't permit and I had sprained my ankle really...
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Miss Muffin
Found this little Phoebe muffin in the bed this morning. She just loves to come and snuggle up in the mornings. She melts my heart!
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Potluck in Amberland
Amber and I joined a ladies' group in the Denver area and have been going to a few different events. Last month I hosted a recipe-sharing potluck... and this time it was Amber's turn to host it!I got...
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Made by Amber
Another amazing hand-made gift from my lovely friend Amber, who is a way better knitter than me :)She made me these absolutely GORGEOUS cabled fingerless mitts:I don't even know if I could make...
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So I have divided up my blog into separate parts. You guys know I have done this many ways, many times, and I just never seem to know what to do with my blogs. Basically this blog is now my "main"...
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House Stuff, Projects and A Lovely Day
So I haven't been on the computer much this week because I developed an eye twitch. It seemed to be brought on by using the computer a lot (like when I was setting up the blog here!)... it started...
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Finally Home!!!!
Oh my gosh what a week (and then some) it has been. We were supposed to close July 20th but due to a silly complication, our closing was delayed repeatedly and we didn't close until late in the day on...
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