tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145900992011-10-27T11:04:49.044-04:00Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.comBlogger781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-69263330424322034702011-01-24T12:58:00.001-05:002011-01-24T12:58:55.824-05:00

Hi, check my new fantastic look @ http://www.dove.us/?dl=/features/videos/default.aspx%7Ccp-documentid=7049579%7Cvideo-id=1&source=shareBlogger

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Ben and Ryan are my cousin's little boys. Their birthdays are 10 days apart from each other. We normally go to their joint birthday party every year, but now that we're 1,000 miles away, it's not as easy to get there.This year, I've decided to send them a little present in the mail. See below for pictures! I hope they enjoy their treats!

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Today is my grandfather's birthday. I sent him a package last week with a new puzzle and some chocolaty treats in it, since he "hates"chocolate. He's been having a tough time since my grandmother has been in the hospital, so I figured that he'd enjoy something sweet.A great present for him on his birthday, Granny was transferred to a different hospital today. One that specializes in

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-86054162636790083222010-04-12T21:26:00.000-04:002010-04-15T12:29:47.395-04:00

So, on the East Coast, as far as I know, there is no such thing as Hobby Lobby. Here in the Midwest, it's big, like really big. And the one near me, is huge, and I'm talking massive. It's so big, there's furniture and finished pieces in there, along with all the craft and project stuff.Anyways, I went in the other day to see what it was like, and see what kind of baking stuff they had. And

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Obie is no longer the little tiny kitty that he was when we got him on my birthday. We've really started to notice how big he's been getting, and how his face isn't the little smooshy kitten face it once was.This picture was taken two days after we got him:This is a picture of him taken two days ago, basically 6 months later:I know the pictures are taken at different distances and zooms, but just

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April is here already! And the start of a new month means the start of a new round of Baking GALS. This month's soldier is a young man that I went to high school with. Andrew is a 23-year-old Corporal in the US Army. Andrew grew up in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and after graduating from High School, started college. After one year of school, he realized that he wanted to do something more, so

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We had a few friends over for Easter since it was going to be too much to travel home for the holiday. A very un-traditional Easter, as we ordered Indian food, but to make it feel a little more Springy and Easter-y, I made some delicious sugar cookies. We barely ate any of them, but that's ok, because they didn't last more than two hours at work today.Happy Easter everyone!

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Is the worst. Ugh, I don't want to move.But I did, and got day 3 under my belt. Feels good to get moving again, and to have started working out, but man, I wish it were easier on my muscles.Day 4 tomorrow.

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You know how the day after you workout you're really sore? You know when you're so sore that you have a hard time sitting down on the toilet? And that you try to find every excuse possible not to get out of your office chair, because it hurts so much, so you just wheel yourself around everywhere.That was me today.I think that explains pretty much everything. I felt great other than muscle

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Wow.

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Wow, I totally forgot how intense this workout is. Holy Moly!We got through it, but man was it hot. Since last time we tried doing this, in our old apartment, we had a large enough living room where both Dylan and I could do it together in that space. Because our living room is smaller now, we went to Dicks Sporting Goods and bought some floor mats, and now we've got the car pulled out and the

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-79622792160158601172010-03-28T21:31:00.001-04:002010-04-16T21:37:10.007-04:00

Yep, we're going to try to do the shred again. We failed last time, having completed only 7 days. This time, we're going to do it every day, and we're going to do it right this time: 10 days on Level 1, 10 days on Level 2, and 10 days on Level 3.We're starting tomorrow. Good luck to us. Oh boy!

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Saw this on someone else's blog, and thought it was neat. Take a look, and copy and paste this into your own blog. Bold or Italicize the items that you have done.1. Started your own blog2. Slept under the stars3. Played in a band4. Visited Hawaii5. Watched a meteor shower6. Given more than you can afford to charity7. Been to Disneyland8. Climbed a mountain9. Held a praying mantis10. Sang a solo11

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...in the air ducts. We have no idea what kind of friend we have, mouse, bird, chipmunk, squirrel...who knows. But it's there, and it makes a lot of noise. We've taken the vent covers off the ceiling, and have tried to see down the tubing, but we've had no luck so far. Here's all we can see.Not too much to look at, but hopefully we'll be able to find this little guy. Best part is that our

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-86821127404823443092010-02-07T10:06:00.001-05:002010-04-16T22:25:08.645-04:00

It's Super Bowl Sunday and I've bee getting ready all weekend. I've made a tasty little treat, expirimenting with fondant for the first time. I'll let you know how they taste, but in the meantime, here's what I did:I used Oreo Cakesters.I made my own marshmallow fondant. I covered the Cakesters in fondant. I made letters out of royal icing to put on top.And, I put it all together to make these.

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I am terrible at this whole blog thing. I've got a lot of stuff to catch up on, so there are going to be a few back posts, and TONS of new ones. Stay tuned!

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I hope everyone enjoys the holiday! Will update later with a real Christmas post!

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Today was a great day. I got a call this afternoon from IU RecSports, with a job offer! I accepted and am so excited to have finally got a job. I know that I was lucky in receiving as many offers as I had, but I am happy that I declined those and was able to land this one. The commute is less than 10 minutes, and the best part is that Dylan and I can go in together since his school schedule is

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My sister has cancer.Those words hit you as hard as a brick in the face. She's torn to pieces. We're all worried about her.That's how it all starts.Doctors seem to think that with surgery, the cancer can be easily removed, and then with proper treatment, will be in remission and preventible in the future. She will go to the doctors again next week to decide where to go next.

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We love you, and hope this cheers you up!

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We've officially moved out of New England. We're getting settled into our new place, and loving it here so far. I've got a couple of job interviews lined up, and hopefully something will work out. More posts later, including a tour of our apartment, but for now, I'll leave you with a pic of the outside!

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I received this email this morning, and wanted to share it with you:Ma'am, Hello, My name is A1C Steffanie McManus from one of your previous rounds. I just wanted to write this message to thank you and your team for your dedication and hard work in baking all of those amazing cookies for us. The entire convoy team I'm with had all of the packages of cookies eaten in less than 4 hours

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Dylan's college graduation was today. It was a great ceremony. We were lucky too, because it was about an hour less than mine was last year. So, he officially has his Bachelor's degree, and now it's off to Graduate School. Here are some pictures from the day:

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Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, especially mine!This is the first mother's day I will not be spending with my mom, since she is in Georgia. So, I decided to have flowers sent to her. I found a beautiful bouquet and had it delivered yesterday, so there was a greater chance of them opening today. I decided to go with tulips since they are very springy. I think the bouquet looked

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It's shipping week already, ladies! If you did not receive the address for shipping, please let me know, and I'll make sure you get it. Please try to get a picture of all your good and you letter before you mail it out. I'm hoping to take these and make something fun with them.Thanks!!!

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-84057614930262830102009-04-29T21:16:00.002-04:002009-04-29T21:19:17.191-04:00

It's time for round 8 of Operation Baking GALS!We've got a great young soldier this round. Her name is Steffanie. She's from Indiana, and has known that she wanted to serve in the military since she was 14! She is very accomplished already, even in the short amount of time she has been serving our country, and is looking forward to 18 or more years serving as a nurse for the military.The teams

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Well that was much better. Workout 3 was much better than the first two. So at least when we're going through the rotation, we have something good to look forward to after workout 2. This is going to be a very busy week though, so I'm not sure how many more of these we're going to be able to get in. I'll keep the updates coming though.

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Yikes!I don't know if it's because I am so sore from yesterday, but workout 2 is so much harder than the first one. The exercises are much more intense, and it seems like the pace is much faster. I know that I'm going to be dreading that one for the rest of the 30 days, that's for sure.However, I can already feel a difference in my body and my level of energy. I feel more awake, and refreshed

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Brutal. Absolutely brutal. Wow.You'd think that being a college athlete, I would be alright with something like this little workout DVD. But after not having done much of anything in the last three years, my body is hating me right now. My arms are and my legs are so sore that I can't lift my arms above my head, and it hurts to sit down and stand up. I'm really hoping that today's workout will

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-68323121621194841562009-04-22T14:30:00.002-04:002009-04-22T14:33:10.549-04:00

Well ladies, it's here already. Round 8 will be starting in the next few weeks. The Baking GALS admins are hoping to get the sign-up pages up and running by this weekend. So, if you haven't already made an account on the website, now is the time to sign up! All of the information you will need about this round and all future rounds is already posted online. As of right now, the shipping

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So Dylan and I decided that we needed to start working out again. So I got a copy of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. It's a DVD of three different workouts that you are supposed to do everyday for 30 days. Apparently, the results are supposed to be pretty amazing. The best part for me though, is that each workout is only 20 minutes! That's right, 20 minutes, which is perfect because I hate

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-5918760059789177442009-04-14T14:34:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:38:37.698-04:00

Thanks to everyone who participated in Round 7 of Operation Baking Gals! It was a great round, as Amanda's Team Orange ended up with 13 bakers!The OBG managers have already put up info about future rounds, and I will be a leader for all future rounds. Please stay updated with my blog, and with the website so you don't miss out on the future rounds.Also, if you took any pictures of your goods

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It totally does not feel like Easter. We're in NYC still, leaving tomorrow, but today we decided to take a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and then go down to a famous pizza place. Well, since it doesn't feel like Easter, we didn't even think that the pizza place would be closed for the holiday, but guess what...they were. So we walked back over the Brooklyn Bridge back to Manhattan, and then

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-74806756159416367852009-04-01T16:41:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:42:38.570-04:00

Today is the official start day for sending out your Operation Baking Gals packages!I hope you all bake some great treats for our soldier! I look forward to hearing about what you included in your packages!Please try to get them out by April 10!

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Dylan and I are going to New York City for Easter weekend, and we are very excited. Dylan's mom has been living there during the week for her job, and since she won't have the apartment after June, we decided that this would be a great time to go to the city to check out her place, and spend some time with them.We have some things planned already, but I'll post more about our trip while we're

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It's time for the next round of Operation Baking GALS!The teams have been submitted, and I am a team leader for this round, and any future round. My team name is "Amanda's Team Orange." If you are interested in joining, you may either reply to this post, and I'll help you get set up with our soldier's information, or you can go to www.bakinggals.com and register as a user. From there, you can

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The next round of Operation Baking GALS is starting soon! I am going to be a team leader for this round, so I hope that you will consider joining my team: Amanda's Team Orange!For now, you can go to www.bakinggals.com and register if you haven't already, and hopefully by the end of the weekend, the team information will be up. Mailing dates are April 1-10, and our soldier has already been chosen

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Happy Birthday, Dylan!Today is his 22nd birthday. It's crazy to me that he's already 22, because we started dating when he was 18! We aren't doing anything special tonight, because he has an exam tomorrow in one of his science classes. So I told him that he can be spoiled and celebrate all weekend instead.I got him a card that had a beer mug on the cover and said: "Since your friends just

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-76361325332084763972009-03-17T22:01:00.000-04:002009-03-20T12:06:11.025-04:00

So, my family recently found out that there is a small percentage of Irish Heritage in our blood! All this time we thought that we weren't Irish, and after researching my family history, I found out that my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather married a woman with the last name Carroll. So tonight, we went over to my aunt and uncles house for a traditional Irish meal: Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes,

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Today was our last day in Georgia. We fly out tomorrow morning. We just got back from the airport because we had to pick up my dad. He ended up having to go up to RI for business, which sucks because the snow last week rescheduled his meetings for this week. Oh well, nothing he can do about it.So today we decided to rent some kayaks from the clubhouse in my parent's community. We took them

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Today my grandmother had an eye doctor's appointment in Brunswick, GA, so Dylan and I went up with her and my mom to see the islands and attractions up there. There are two really great islands that are very touristy, and you get to them by crossing one hundred bridges. It's not literally one hundred, but it sure is close.The islands were beautiful. The first one we went to was St. Simon's.

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Cumberland Island is nature preserve on an 18-mile long island off the coast of Georgia. There is a ferry that leaves from downtown St. Marys two times a day to bring tourists over to the island. Since my parents haven't done much exploring since they moved, we decided to take a day and go over. There are no places to buy food or water on the island, so we packed some lunches and left very

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I am so excited to go to Georgia tomorrow, but it doesn't feel real that it is here already. We haven't even started packing yet because it doesn't feel like it's here already. However, I'm very excited to spend a week away from here and just hang out with my family. We have a lot of things planned for this week, and since I'll have my laptop with me, I'll be updating while we're down there.

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-25910798871643820192009-02-27T13:27:00.011-05:002009-03-20T10:48:43.814-04:00

NaturallyCurly.com is a website that I came across about a year ago, when I was getting really frustrated with my curly hair. So I stalked the message boards and got some recommendations from other curly-haired ladies, and bought some new products to try.1. Microfiber towel - Apparently, using regular bath towels to dry curly hair is bad, because it causes more frizz, so this towel, made of

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Dylan and I invited my aunt, uncle, and cousin over for lunch on Sunday. We hadn't seen them since after Christmas, so it was nice to spend some time with them. We put out some vegetables and dip, and some Chex Mix, and then I made some small chicken salad sandwiches and some salami and cheese croissants. We played some Wii, and my cousin kicked everyone's butt in bowling. It's crazy too,

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Dylan and I were watching Survivor last night when WPRI interrupted the broadcast with some news about a house explosion in a small town near where my parents used to live. After being totally shocked with this news, I made sure that everyone I knew in the area was safe, and they were. We decided to call the police station and ask if they needed donations, and they said that they were looking

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I got all my baking done by Thursday of last week, and on Saturday, we went to the post office to mail it out. It turns out that the smaller flat-rate box fit everything, so with that plus the military discount, it only cost me $8.16! I am so excited to be doing this. I am really hoping that some of you will consider joining me for the next round, and for those of you who haven't sent out your

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Although this is a made-up Hallmark holiday, I hope you all enjoy it. Dylan and I went to the mall today and bought a few bags of chocolate, and that is going to be the extent of our celebrating. We have gone out to dinner the last few years, but since it's a Saturday, restaurants are going to be much busier, and we decided just to do our own thing at home tonight.Enjoy the "holiday" and eat

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Happy Birthday, Mom!I called my mom this morning to wish her a happy birthday. Lucky her, got to sleep in this morning until about 10:30. I hope that she's enjoying the semi-warm weather in Georgia. This is probably one of the first times its been warm for her birthday. Soon enough we'll be down there to celebrate and have some cake and ice cream.

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Grammie is all settled into her new apartment in Georgia. Her furniture was delivered by the moving company on Wednesday, and she has everything set up now. Mom and Dad have been working hard to get her pictures and display cabinets hung on the walls, and she is actually sleeping in her bed now instead of on the couch. I'm excited for her to be down there. She's going to be much happier being

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-80100713816500942592009-02-07T23:04:00.000-05:002009-02-08T14:16:20.629-05:00

Yeah, you read that right. A Car drove off the highway. Dylan and I were driving to Olive Garden last night for dinner (didn't end up going there because the wait was over an hour though) and as we were taking the off-ramp of the exit we wanted, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, that a car taking the on-ramp next to us drove off the road and ended up in the median between the two ramps.

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-77749969837394972792009-02-06T14:45:00.004-05:002009-02-06T15:00:56.695-05:00

Get your mixing bowls, spatulas, and flour ready ladies. It's the newest round of Operation Baking Gals. I got involved when I saw a post on Heather Drive about her joining a group for Round 5. She decided to make her own group, and invited her readers to join. Since I liked this idea so much, I asked Heather if it would be alright if some of my family helped out and signed up on one of her

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The only thing that matters to me today is the food that I will be eating. The Superbowl is great for me because it means that the football season is FINALLY OVER!!!! I hate football. And it sucks, because it's on every Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, etc. And I know a lot about it because it's always on. Oh well, nothing I can do about that. I mean, after all, I do make Dylan watch

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Dylan and I just booked tickets to Georgia for Spring Break. We are going down for a full week, Saturday-Saturday. I'm very excited to see my family again. It will be nice to not have to travel with Grammie either. As easy as she was to travel with, it was still somewhat stressful, especially with the license issue we had. So mark your calendars! We're coming to visit!

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My parents finally got their house sold! I am so happy for them! It must be so nice for them to not have to worry about having two mortgages, and dealing with the stupidity of home buyers and the market due to the economy. So now, that the house has sold, it's time for me to put in all my address change cards at the post office, and change the address on my license. I'm also going to have to

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Mom flew back to RI this week and she is going to be packing up her mother to move her down to Georgia with them. It shouldn't be that bad of a move, because we got rid of most of her stuff when we moved her out of her old apartment 2 years ago. So this time, it should only be packing things into boxes and wrapping furniture. Plus, Mom decided to hire a moving company to take care of packing

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-61023158483596129852009-01-20T17:34:00.000-05:002009-02-08T14:46:38.374-05:00

Today was one of the most important days in History. Today, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I spent the entire morning setting all of the projectors, streaming videos and televisions at work, but finally managed to find a place to hide and watch the ceremony for myself. It was so amazing and emotional.

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Today is special for Dylan and I. It's our 3 year dating anniversary. I can't believe that its been that long, but at the same time, it feels like it's been much longer.I'm going to be all mushy for a minute, and just express how much I love him. He is the most perfect person I have ever met, and couldn't be happier that I am with him. I can't imagine being without him, and I am really

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-40436316096247560892009-01-17T15:30:00.001-05:002009-02-07T17:21:11.930-05:00

We rented this from Blockbuster last week, and we're addicted. It's so much better than the board game, because you don't have to worry about losing pieces, counting money, making up rules, etc. It does it all for you! And it goes much faster than the board game would. A game with four people takes only 2 hours, and that's a huge deal!The game has 9 different boards you can unlock, and because

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Wow! 2008 went by so fast. I can't believe that I graduated from college this year. It seems like yesterday that I entered as a freshman. So much has happened in the last year, and I can't even imagine what 2009 is going to bring.What kind of resolutions are you making this year?

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-9938202162877952042008-12-28T10:10:00.003-05:002009-02-13T10:38:05.975-05:00

So now that everyone has their Christmas presents from me, I can finally talk about it. I decided that I would make a Christmas CD for my family, and give it to them as my present. I used Audacity, and some karaoke tracks to make it, and it took just under 2 weeks to do. It's not the best quality and the most perfect CD, but it came out pretty well since I was recording in my apartment with a

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Merry Christmas!Is it really Christmas? I'm walking around in a t-shirt and flip-flops, and we're planning on going to the beach later! Since my parents just moved into the house, and my mom has only had 3 weeks to get settled in, she decided that putting out all of the Christmas decorations would be too much of a hassle, so we had a wreathe, and that's it. No houses, no tree, no ornaments, and

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It's Christmas Eve, and aside from smelling my favorite traditional Christmas Eve meal, I wouldn't have even known that it was December 24th. It's 80 degrees outside, record temperatures, and the palm trees are blowing gently in the breeze. But the thing that proves to me that it's Christmas Eve is the smell of Beef Stew. Dad makes the beef stew every Christmas Eve, all from scratch. It's so

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We celebrated Christmas a few days early while we were in Georgia. My dad's parents drove up from their winter home in Florida on Monday, and stayed the night in a hotel nearby. We had our Christmas dinner with them on Monday, and it was delicious. We had a nice spiral sliced ham, my favorite, and some delicious sides to go with it. It was so nice to see them.My grandparents live in RI from

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She may not have a degree in it, but she is gooood! The house looks incredible! I wanted to cry when I walked in the door the first time because the pictures I have seen don't even do justice for how amazing everything looks.See for yourself!

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So I went to my grandmothers this weekend to help her pack for our trip to Georgia next week. She broke her neck about 2 years ago, and since then she hasn't driven because she can't turn her neck all the way to the right. So, I got her car after she stopped driving, and she's been taking advantage of the free transportation services at her assisted living/retirement home. So, for some reason,

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My parents arrived in Georgia on Saturday night, after spending the last few hours of the drive in a major rainstorm. This was the first time my mom had seen the house finished, and she was so happy with it. Since they had some furniture there from my dad's apartment, they just called it a night and got some sleep.On Sunday, the Navy Sailors came by the house and gave my parents a hand with

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Happy Thanksgiving!We are heading to CT to Dylan's parents house for the Holiday. I'm really looking forward to seeing them. It's been a while since we've been able to see everyone, so I'm glad that we can all get together, even if it is to celebrate a holiday. Sometimes that's the only way we can see family, so at least we have holidays to look forward to.Hope everyone enjoys the big feast,

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Well, everyone is back in RI now, and it's time to pack up the house. My Mom and Dad are leaving on Friday to drive everything down to the new house in Georgia. Mom's car is going to have just her and the dogs in it, and Dad will be driving the moving truck. He took his car down the last time he was in town, that way he would be able to drive the truck down. We went over on Tuesday to help

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-63559824278644919052008-11-19T15:31:00.002-05:002009-02-07T17:28:18.348-05:00

With help from the Navy Sailors in Georgia, my Dad and my sister moving into the new house. The lease on their apartment ends on November 30th, and because everyone is coming back to RI for Thanksgiving, they need to move out of the apartment, and into the house. My mom isn't too happy about this, because she was hoping that everyone could move into the new house together, but it has to be done

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So we decided to go to my parents new house in Georgia for Christmas. I got the time off from work, and Dylan is on break, so it worked out well for the both of us. My Grandmother is coming with us, because we can't leave her here alone during the holiday. She has no other family except my mom, plus she will be moving down there soon, so this will give her an opportunity to see the town and the

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Happy 50th Birthday, Dad!Dad is in Georgia for work, and will be home in a few weeks, but since I couldn't make fun of him in person for turning 50, I played a great joke on him over the phone. I called him, but used *67 to block my cell phone number so he didn't know who I was. But, he didn't pick up his cell phone, so I used a fake voice, and pretended I was "Julie" from AARP: "Hi Gary, My

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The house is done! It's finished! Built!My parents could not be happier that it is finally done. They hit a few speed bumps along the way, but they cannot wait to move in. Here are some finished pictures:

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The day is finally here, Election Day. Dylan was up very early to drive to Newport to finish up the work on Sen. Paiva Weed's campaign. He has been working with her since September to prepare her for re-election. He already filled out and sent in his absentee ballott since he is from CT, so he only has to focus on Sen. Paiva Weed's campaign for the day. We've been busy all morning at work

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-2157413695136985862008-10-31T15:35:00.001-04:002009-02-07T15:40:55.416-05:00

Happy Halloween!Dylan and I went down to my parents house tonight to hand out candy with my Mom. My Dad and my sister are in Georgia, so we went down to keep my mom company. Plus, we don't get any trick or treaters at our apartment, so it was nice to see some kids in costume. I love anything chocolate, so this holiday was a valid excuse for me to eat as much chocolate as I wanted. :) What kind

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-2692042795053938422008-10-23T16:31:00.002-04:002009-02-06T16:49:26.683-05:00

In the last 4 years, we have moved someone in our family a total of 9 times. And after all of this stuff happens with my parents moving to Georgia, it will be around 13 times. Ridiculous. We've had to move me to and from school 2 times (that's 4 moves), and then into and out of apartments 1.5 times (3 moves), and we moved my Grandmother out of one apartment and into a new one (2 moves). How

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-10507620387124584522008-10-21T16:58:00.000-04:002009-02-07T12:42:35.094-05:00

So my family decided back in December that they were going to move to Georgia. My dad was looking for a new job because his company was screwing him over. So, he got in contact with his former boss, who is working in Pensacola, FL, and they were able to get him a position in the company. So my dad accepted, and is now the Southeastern Project Manager, and will be based out of Georgia. My

Mandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02677694251693217076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14590099.post-46877349823158206912008-10-19T19:28:00.007-04:002009-02-06T17:09:23.471-05:00

Well, here's to a new start. I originally made this blog three years ago, and looking back at my previous posts made me realize how immature I was. So, since I have been absent for so long, and I am a new, more mature person, I am saving myself from the embarrassment of my previous posts and have deleted them.I have been inspired by others to become dedicated and enjoy having a blog. I've

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