I ordered a shrimp boil at a restaurant while we were in Florida and found it both delicious and intriguing.  It's a brilliant concept for seafood lovers, and I was quickly scouring Pinterest for a recipe to use at home. Because my mom loves shrimp, I decided to debut my very first at-home shrimp boil for her birthday.  I loosely based my boil...

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August marks the end of summer but also the beginning of fall, my favorite season.  August also means the start of a new school year, and even though I don't go to school anymore and don't have school aged children, I'm always tempted to buy a brand new shiny notebook and pack of pencils every August. {amazon.com} Which is why the school supply...

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I'll pick up the story from where I last left off, as we were arriving in Florida.  As soon as we arrived in Florida, we checked into our condo and got dressed for the beach.  Katherine's first impression of the beach was complete amazement, although (spoiler alert) the beach experience that Disney depicted wasn't exactly accurate.  Initially, she loved loved the sand between...

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Hello there, dear readers. I feel like it's been a while, although I've probably gone longer than this in between posts.  It just feels like it's been a long time because we've been jet car-setting for the past ten days. We just got back from Katherine's first official vacation, where we traveled to Florida's "emerald coast."  It was our first trip by ourselves (just...

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Let me start off by saying I am not a salon professional or hair stylist, and most of the time my hair looks rough.  However, I have found this styling method to work wonders for me and I would like to share it with you today.  So, let's begin shall we.... {Reviting graphics ,huh?} My hair is very thick and wavy and most...

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It really feels like this summer has literally flown by.  I can hardly keep track of what day it is, and for about three days last week I thought it was already August.  While most of the blogosphere is preparing pumpkin flavored potato chips, I'm still trying to soak up every last bit of summer.   I spent about two weeks tirelessly cleaning...

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