I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020 I don’t know about you, but holiday cards are my favorite thing and this year it feels more important than ever to reach out to family and friends and try to make this holiday season extra-special...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020 photo credit: @hungrybecky via @unsplash Friends, this year has been a doozy, and not in a good way. We’ve all been going through a lot. So, in order to end this crazy year on a somewhat...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020 Jon used to be a huge Halloween fan. Me? Not so much. I didn’t grow up celebrating Halloween (in Germany, November, 1 – All Saint’s Day – is a national holiday, but we didn’t celebrate Halloween...
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My friend Susi invited me along for a girls’ weekend with some of her mom friends from German School. We were headed to Tahoe over the MLK holiday weekend and stayed at U’s vacation home in Truckee. I was thrilled to get up to the mountains during winter time and...
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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 bailed on the swap. I was a little disappointed to find out that one of...
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The weekend before Christmas, I finally got around to baking some holiday cookies and since it’s just two people eating over here, I stuck with one of our favorite cookies: Vanillekipferl. Saturday night, we walked the ‘Fabulous 40’s’ to look at all the Christmas lights. It’s always fun to see...
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LOVING | my new mug(s). (I got a total of 4 new mugs over the holidays and I couldn’t be happier!) ENJOYING | the 2nd Christmas holiday. Because it’s a holiday in Germany and everyone should get not one, but two holidays for Christmas. Period. EATING | holiday cookies and...
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I admit, I am kinda late putting my wish list out there, haha, but in all honesty, I am not expecting any of this under the Christmas tree. I am just having a little fun. I love the holiday gift guides that are popping up all over the Internet this...
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Before we’re midway through December and have all but forgotten about Thanksgiving, let me recap real quick: four glorious days off and nowhere we had to be. We stayed put over the holiday weekend and it was the best decision. This year, I finally decided to run the “Run to Feed...
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Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash My friend Stephany posted three sets of prompts for a series of gratitude posts and I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon, because it’s Thanksgiving and a good time to reflect on gratitude. I picked 10 of the 30 original prompts to share with you guys today....
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