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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Spring is coming, which usually means the itch for spending time in the great outdoors is creeping up in me.  Another thing I love to do when Spring arrives is to change the decor, especially outside! However, before you spice up the outside of your apartment, you may want to think about a few...
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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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I come from a huge family. On my mom’s side alone there are 8 siblings. Each one of her siblings has no fewer that 2 children. This means that major holidays and family events required some serious logistical planning. My family being as it is would not stand a family member staying at a...
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I live in a very small apartment (just barely 700 sq ft) with my boyfriend and his dog.  This makes for a very…cozy… living arrangement.  As I look forward to the Christmas season, I began to wonder how on earth I was going to fit a Christmas tree into this cursedly small space!  After...
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My family has a lot of get-togethers around the holidays, mostly involving food and gifts. A couple years into my adult life I realized my contribution expectations had changed. Though I never received a manual, it become obvious I was expected to help out during the holidays (as I should be). The problem was...
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