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Dessert

Walk The Line

January 8, 2010

Back tracking to this morning… school was on a two-hour delay!!! When I got up at 5 the Charlotte radio announcers said school was on so I assumed that meant all over the state (or they might have said "except the following school districts") Turns out my system didn’t call the delay till about 5:45, [...]

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"You’ll Get A Stomach Ache"

December 13, 2009

In all my life I have never understood the phrase uttered by so many mothers (and grandmothers). What IS a "stomach ache" anyways!? Tonight I found out
Michelle and Ben invited us over for the perfect holiday party complete with all of your favorite hors d’oeuvres, cookies, music, costumed dogs, and decor.
You know [...]

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Gnocchi + Gentlemen

November 10, 2009

Flight snacks

Followed by a smooth ride home via fancy car service provided by Bertolli Sauce!
Followed by a warm welcome home with an over-the-top meal and hot back-to-normal husband!

Dinner was on the table – perfect timing for my delayed flight to arrive!!
Homemade Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sautéed Sweet Kale

Matt followed [...]

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I Ate Too Much

November 10, 2009

But tonight it was all about the veggies!!! After a weekend of chocolate and wine, this dinner was much appreciated. We met at The Plant Cafe in the Marina and it totally rocked my socks. The menu was so extensive of wonderful organic + creative dishes.
 

It was an order-at-the-counter place, which worked out [...]

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Family Fun

October 11, 2009

What another incredible day! I am so grateful for my time spent on Bald Head. Like they say in the movies, “times stops” here.
The day started with a family walk -

Surprise Buzz!

We made friends with lots of wildlife on our walk -
Hello Duke!

Old Baldy

A monkey

Sportin’ KERF

Our walk was marsh view and totally [...]

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A Beautiful, Beachy Birthday

October 10, 2009

The day started out beautiful – Operation Beautiful!

Caitlin is calling for creative submissions for the Operation Beautiful book. With beach on the mind, I thought a message in a bottle would be fun. How cool would it be for someone to find this a few months from now and email Caitlin!

Capping [...]

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Haircuts + Limericks

October 6, 2009

We had a little snip, snip action from our friend Kris today!! She came over to cut Matt’s hair and I couldn’t resist requesting an appointment as well. Don’t worry, we tip her well

Afterwards we went out for a photo shoot ’cause I know you guys would ask to see the results!
Stella got [...]

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