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Hi July! I’m so thrilled to see you! I’m settling back into a routine after a week off at the beach with family. It was so needed. I haven’t had a particularly stressful year so far, but I’m so in love with the beach and it was nice to get back. Here is a little […]

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I don’t know when it happened. That switch from LOVING the pool to LOVING the beach. I remember going to the beach for vacation and spending all of my time in the chlorinated water. But somewhere between toddler and middle school, I began to love the sand between my toes. I would try my hardest […]

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There is something about a life soundtrack. A list of music you can play and it defines the way you want to carry yourself based on the melody, lyrics and instruments and the way all that is put together. When I’m at the ocean, I’m in my happy place and there are a number of […]

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Yep! That’s right friends! Since I’m at the beach all week, I figured I’d theme the week. Nothing too complicated… it’s BEACH WEEK! Please enjoy the next five blog posts I’ll be sharing, this being the first one. So this is the third year in a row my extended family has gathered together to relax, […]

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Hi Friends! I hope you enjoyed the weekend! Chad and I shot/attended a wedding on Saturday and spent some time in the yard pulling weeds and laying mulch on Sunday. We are gearing up for our beach trip next week, but we still that THIS week to attend to! I have a wedding to edit […]

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I figured now would be an appropriate time to confess my undying desire for a puppy. In the past two nights, I’ve had THREE dreams about having puppies. In two of them, I have three little ones, and one dream, I had a baby lab. I die. Before you scold me and tell me how […]

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I can already vote. I can drink. I can rent a hotel room and a car. I can buy cigarettes. I pretty much have reached all of those awesome milestones where birthdays matter. So I googled 27. What is significant about this number? Wikipedia has a ton of references, but here are my favorites. There […]

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Most people cringe and roll their eyes when they hear a Harley Davidson ride by. The drivers usually rev the engines and depending on the pipes, it makes some crazy noise that basically mutes anyone within 50 feet. I don’t cringe. I love that sound. It reminds me of Memorial day. You see, multiply that […]

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 Whatever you’re doing this Memorial Day, take a few moments to thank a veteran for your freedom.

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New Series Alert! I love following instagram on Thursdays because I find so many sweet [and hysterical] photos of friends when they were younger and I love seeing the stories that go along with those old photos. So I’m going to blog my #tt. So, this photo. This photo represents how kind and sacrificial my […]

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