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Nov 1st

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Oct 31st

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Oct 31st

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Oct 31st

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best email of the day

From my mother in law: “I just saw your little girl dresses on your blog. They are so cute….they are all from the same pattern, and I can totally make them (only if you want) out of plaid, wool, whatever. Just let me know.” Um YES! Thanks! Also, to any single ladies out there - I highly encourage adding “has a mother who can sew” to the list of criteria of...

Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

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Oct 27th

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a shout out to emilys on the internet

I love tumblr. Love it with all of my heart. When starting this little blog 4 years ago, I never could have guessed how many incredible people would be brought into my life through this platform. Over the past few weeks, I have had 3 lovely dates with 3 different bloggers all named Emily. Pelligrino Date with Emily - Em In NYC Emily was in town rooting for her friend who ran the marathon and...

Oct 26th

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Counting Crows | Golden Slumbers / Carry That...

Oct 26th

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Oct 26th

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Oct 26th

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on the homefront

Stuffs & such going on in our house: Felix She is an easy baby. Already full of smiles (way more toothless grins than we got out of Hazel at this age). We have yet to have a crying spell that couldn’t be remedied by a feeding, diaper change or bicycle kicks. Baby Jackpot! She naps easily and anywhere. And is typically just fine laying on her baby pillow with a paci when Hazel is...

Oct 26th

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Oct 26th

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Oct 25th

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Oct 24th

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Oct 24th

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Oct 24th

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Oct 23rd

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Oct 23rd

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Oct 23rd

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a pair of compliments

I. Hazel put her hand on my necklace this morning and said: Pretty. Holy cow! You mean to tell me that this kid who brings me immense joy on a daily basis…can now say nice things about my outfits? That is awesome! II. While walking around this weekend, I was wicked impressed by how fantastic the ladies of chi-town looked. Girls in their cute boots & chunky sweaters - topped off...

Oct 23rd

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Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

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Oct 19th

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Oct 19th

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Oct 18th

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Oct 18th

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Oct 15th

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A 30th Birthday Luau!

My little sis El turns 30 this week. When discussing our celebration options, I threw out several ideas: Fancy Dinner? Drinks at a cocktail lounge? Cooking Classes? Trampball? A weekend away? But she wasn’t really biting. And then, it hit me…what El wanted a good old fashioned BIRTHDAY PARTY. So that is exactly what we gave her! With her husband and siblings (& our...

Oct 15th

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Oct 15th

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Oct 14th

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Watch

A Preview: Spinning Plates [documentary] Psyched!

Oct 13th

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Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

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Pssst, Julie.... it's your birthday and you are...

I got the sweetest email from a reader, Margot, explaining that today is her sister, Julie’s birthday. She said that Julie is a longtime reader of my blog (wow, thanks!) and is about 75757575 months pregnant (her words, not mine)… and Margot thought it might be a fun little surprise if I could give her sis some blog-love on this special day. Since I am a sucker for both sister love...

Oct 12th

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Oct 10th

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self-awareness

I. Em: (Said to her daughter in the other room) Haze, whatch’a doing in there? Hazel: Making a mess. II. Em: (said to her daughter who is gazing intently in the mirror) Haze, how do you look? Hazel: Fancy

Oct 10th

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