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Packing For Holiday Travel

As I write this, I have just sat down after running around like a crazy person getting packed up for my trip to Pennsylvania to be with my family for the holidays. Recently, all my trips out of town have been weekend trips, but since I will be gone from Tuesday-Sunday, [...]

December 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: About me, travel | 8 comments

Christmas Party: Family Style!

My siblings and I with our family dog Lexi

 Every year my parents host a Christmas party for family and friends. This past weekend marked the parties 21st year. When I was a little girl, my job was to collect the coats from the guests as they came in, and retrieve their coats when the [...]

December 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: About me | 6 comments

Works for Me Wednesday: Christmas Shopping BEFORE Thanksgiving

I know that it’s hard, when it’s not even Halloween, to think about the upcoming holiday season. And you are probably thinking, what is this girl talking about? I just finished picking pumpkins and the leaves are still on the trees…why would I start planning for the holidays? Well I’ll tell you why….I’ll start by bringing back [...]

October 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: works for me | 6 comments