Family Photos 2011

by Denise // 14 December, 2011 // Comments off

Just as I had expected, she did it again. Kelly captured some gorgeous shots of my family for our Christmas portraits. Funny thing, we didn’t have to travel far for our portrait session. All of these photos were taken at the... Continue reading →

Random Thoughts about Revving It Up

by Denise // 13 December, 2011 // Comments off

The other day, I sent my Garmin Forerunner 305 to be refurbished or replaced. Seeing how the face fell off to unveil its completely corroded innards, I believe it’s beyond repair. Once it’s returned to me, I’m looking forward to... Continue reading →

A Christmas Flop

by Denise // 7 December, 2011 // Comments off

Our Christmas tree is up. Well, it’s standing. The lights have been hung and the garland has been festooned. That’s it. Our Christmas tree enthusiasm and skills seem to be lacking this year. Typically, our tree is up before Thanksgiving,... Continue reading →

A Very She & Him Christmas

by Denise // 5 December, 2011 // Comments off

I read somewhere that Zooey Deschanel’s voice helped land her role in Elf. Since first watching that movie, my husband has had a crash on Zooey Deschanel all in part to her voice. Normally, Allan doesn’t have a thing for blondes,... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Biscotti

by Denise // 2 December, 2011 // Comments off

Last Friday, I blogged about The Great Pumpkin Palooza for Thanksgiving! This was no joke. Iron Chef Allan and I really did bake an unbelievable amount of pumpkin goodies. I have enough material for four more Friday Food Fights, but... Continue reading →

Our Christmas Countdown

by Denise // 1 December, 2011 // Comments off

It’s time once again to dust off our family Advent calendar and start burning myself out counting down the days to Christmas. You see, our Advent calendar is more than tiny doors hiding small morsels of candy. Each day leading... Continue reading →

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