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Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Her
I usually get really overwhelmed with all of these gift guides this time of year. I never find ones with actual good gift ideas or things I would want/use or things that are practical to buy for myself or my husband. We have decided to just gift each other stocking...
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An Easy Christmas Centerpiece DIY
A Christmas centerpiece can really make it seem like you put a lot of effort into your Christmas table decor...even if it's simple! If you aren't hosting Christmas this year, it's still so pretty to look at all season long! I love having a special centerpiece on the...
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The Ultimate Christmas Movie List
We are all about seasonal and holiday movies over in this house. Movie lists (along with music playlists) are our favorite things to currate for specific times of the year. Christmas is my favorite and watching all the movies gets me so giddy for the season. I...
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The Perfect Calm Fall Playlist
We take making Spotify music playlists pretty seriously around here. We joke that when we make a playlist for various specific moments or events, that we expect people to hear a song from it and think we have a gift for playlist making....perfectly normal, right? Fall...
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Outdoor Movie Nights
We have done outdoor movie nights the past few summers and there is something about watching a movie under the stars during a hot, humid night that just hits different. This year, our friends bought a giant blow up screen and projector and we got to watch movies while...
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The Perfect Summer Pasta Salad Recipe
I made this summery pasta salad while we were on vacation and it was so simply yet yummy that I needed to share! I am not a cook by any means so anything that is easy but delicious is my kind of recipe. I found this recipe in an Instagram Reel from Pretty in the Pines...
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What to Wear for a Summer Lake Vacation
Every year we go to Deep Creek Lake for vacation, I plan some really cute, easy to wear outfits...and then I just wind up wearing a sweatshirt, bathing suit, or cut off denim shorts. This year was of course no different. We have been having such hot weather this...
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Summer Family Lake Vacation
We just got back from our first family vacation after spending a week in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland and yes, we wish we were still there!! We rented a lakefront house with my parents, brother, my best friend, her husband, and two children (4yo and 1yo), So in total we...
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How We Prep Our Backyard for Summer
Creating a peaceful oasis in your own backyard takes work! We have a few tasks we make sure gets done every spring to get our backyard fully set up for summer enjoyment. The breakdown of what we do to prep may not seem like a lot but it takes weeks and so much of our...
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Must Watch Throwback Summer Movies
Every year, Steve and I create a must watch not so scary Halloween movie list and this year I decided we should do a throwback summer movie list! We want it to be fun and filled with movies that feel like summer and are perfect for family nights that everyone will...
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