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Oh, Christmas Tree

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is our annual quest to find a Christmas tree. Anything that gives me an opportunity to drag my entire family outside, no matter what the weather is, makes me so happy. … Continue reading

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Christmas chaos (also: the time I almost canceled the holiday.)

It’s taken me this long to do a Christmas recap not because I’m busy, but because it has taken me days and days to recover from the entire fiasco that was our holiday this year. You see, I had such … Continue reading

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I’ll be (staying) home for Christmas

This is the first Christmas that Tim and I will be celebrating alone! At home! And by ‘alone’ I mean “alone” with our two small children and dog. When we lived in Chicago we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas running around … Continue reading

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We had ourselves a merry little Christmas (with matching Christmas pajamas, of course)

Tim and I are home from our holidays spent in Chicago and we can’t believe it’s already over. I was expecting nine days at ‘home’ to feel so long but it seriously flew right on by. We had some great experiences … Continue reading

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High tea at the Langham Hotel

I love giving people experiences as Christmas gifts, and this year I decided to take my mom to high tea at the Langham Hotel in downtown Chicago for an early Christmas present. Yesterday afternoon my mom and I enjoyed wonderful tea, … Continue reading

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