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2019 Year in Review

December 31, 2019

2019 Year in Review

When I first think about 2019, I think of it as a quiet year…and then I remember that this is the year that we bought our house and moved back to Roanoke, so not as laid back as I’d like to think. While my everyday life is relatively simple, full of the responsibilities of motherhood…

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Books I Read in 2019

December 16, 2019

Books I Read in 2019

I am in no way surprised that readingĀ fell to the back burner after Des was born, but I’m also not all that worried about it. I didn’t pressure myself this year with reading goals or by trying to keep up with authors and releases the way I used to. Not only did the time I…

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The Past Decade

December 10, 2019

The Past Decade

I love a good review post, so you know I couldn’t resist going back and highlighting the most important moments and experiences of the past ten years. While I don’t have all of those years recorded here on this blog, I did have them recorded on a previous blog and am sort of glad you…

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Just One Month Left in This Decade

November 29, 2019

Just One Month Left in This Decade

Now that we’re past two of three holidays, I’m doubling down on preparing for Christmas and trying to make it special for Desi. I want to decorate and play Christmas movies and music in a way I haven’t in several years, even if he won’t really understand or remember. I’ll remember, and it’s setting us…

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Giving Thanks

November 27, 2019

Giving Thanks

I barely take photos anymore, but I’m trying really hard to change that. Most of the ones I do take are of Des and IĀ don’t share too many of those publicly. Unfortunately, these are pretty much the only ones I managed to come home with after our family’s early Thanksgiving celebration together that aren’t of…

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