I know, I know, this wrap-up post for the 5th annual Secret Santa (Mug) Swap is unbelievably (oh-just-3,5 months) late and I apologize. If you participated, you know why my plan of sharing everyone’s pictures...
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I know this wrap-up post for the 4th annual Secret Santa Mug Swap is a bit late. I had good intentions posting this before Christmas, but I couldn’t because one of the participants apparently had...
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Oh yeah, NKOTB came through my town again a few weeks ago and you can bet your patootie that I had tickets. Well, actually not just me, but J came with me this time. Voluntarily,...
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Last week, I visited my #fromURLtoIRL friend Tanja in Southern California and I had such a fantastic time! Tanja, like me, is a German (dual) citizen and we’ve “immigrated” around the same time (2006/2007), however,...
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I’ve been hosting the Secret Santa Mug Swap for the last couple of years and it’s been a lot of fun to send someone a little surprise package in the mail around the holidays. I was thrilled...
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As you might recall, I hosted a Secret Santa Mug Swap last year. 13 people participated and I was thrilled that so many of you wanted to spread some holiday cheer among blogger friends. It was...
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I participated in the Sweet Progress Box Swap hosted by Ashley and Dean for the first time this month. I love the kind of swaps that result in putting something in the mail for someone...
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The weekend before last, I participated in the annual Davis Pride Run for Equality 10k again. If you recall, I ran this small local race last year for the first time and it’s the...
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This year I participated in a couple of holiday swaps, because as I mentioned in my wish list post, I am trying to get all the holiday cheer I can get my hands on. There...
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I polled on Twitter a couple of weeks ago if anybody was interested in a holiday mug swap and a few people responded, so I wanted to give this a go as a little act...
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