Every holiday we get together with family to celebrate the occasion. Whether it’s inviting a few people over to our apartment (we traditionally host Christmas Breakfast with both sets of Grandparents each year) or heading to a larger gathering of family members, we are always looking for fun, new recipes to prepare. ...
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My boys have been talking about Easter since the day after Christmas. Their focus changes rather quickly to the next celebration where they will be bestowed with gifts. Easter has always been my favorite holiday. I’m a choc-o-holic, so as a kid I looked forward to the giant chocolate bunny that...
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Every year at Easter our church choir invites all the members of our congregation to sing the Hallelujah Chorus along with them. It is such a wonderful morning of celebration. The chorus sounds magnificent with its many voices, accompanied by brass, organ and tympani. I usually look forward to singing with them every...
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Paying rent, school, heat, and car loan and insurance can take up a bit of my cash each month, but I was hanging out with my roommate the other night and we came up with some pretty clever birthday gift ideas that wouldn’t cut too bad into our budgets. (This is going to be...
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Check it out guys! Recently, I went to a totally awesome Mardi Gras party! A friend of mine set the whole thing up in her apartment. I was really surprised at some of the cool ideas and the totally fab decorations, not to mention how she organized everything (decorations and people) in her...
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I informed all of you of my last Valentine’s day adventure in Grand Fun on a Small Scale- Celebrating Valentine’s Day. Well, this year, I got more than I bargained for. Note to the guys – you plan it! I have never once had a Valentine’s Day where I didn’t plan the day...
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I’m 23-years-old and every year since it mattered to me, I have made resolutions for the new, fancy, upcoming year! Here are some of the old warn out resolutions I am either still working on or that some of the people in my life should call “whole-life” resolutions. Addictions – Coffee? Smoking? Porn? Whatever...
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This title may sound condescending, and it may be that I’m a tad bit bitter my boyfriend isn’t as romantic as I’d like, but romance can be a serious problem within relationships. One person could be much more dedicated in that area and if the other person isn’t, the romantic one may feel...
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It’s that time of year – a football-nut’s favorite weekend. The Super Bowl is this Sunday. Oh wEe WAaH woOhOO!!!!! …right. I’m sorry I don’t share the same enthusiasm for this grungy, grimy man sport (thank God my boyfriend shares my sentiments, although not to the same extreme). However,...
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I don’t have much expert advice on making Valentine’s Day spectacular with your loved one but I can tell you what I did last year in my apartment with my boyfriend! I made sure he assumed I was totally broke and that we were going to go to the theater and catch a movie and...
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