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march date day // wrap up

March 15, 2013

Our date day Thursday almost didn’t happen. I’ve been battling a sinus infection since Monday night, and Ari started to come down with some form of it by Wednesday. But after a successful trip to the pediatrician to determine that he just had a cold, we dropped Ari off at the sitter + started our [...]

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confessions of a {new} chocoholic

February 12, 2013

Last Tuesday was the February OBA meetup at Whole Foods Market at Cedar Center. More notably, last Tuesday is a day I will look back on and say “That was the day I started my love affair with chocolate.” Truth: I have never been a fan of chocolate. I know, I know. You’ve never met [...]

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Event Recap // Red + White on Thursday Night

February 5, 2013

Last Thursday we braved the snow to head to Quaker Station at Quaker Square in downtown Akron to attend the Red & White on Thursday Night event to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. We got there around 6 and headed straight to the VIP room where they had cocktail servers handing us delicious appetizers and I [...]

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{ easy chicken tacos }

January 29, 2013

Remember how I said that my idea of cooking is picking up takeout or eating ice cream? Yeah, that’s pretty much true. If I do cook, it’s something that I feel confident I won’t screw up. So for other amateur chefs out there, I figured I share my go-to weekday recipe [though, be warned, I [...]

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Giveaway // 16th Annual Red + White on Thursday Night Tickets

January 21, 2013

Baby or no baby, we all need an adult night out now and then. And a night out that benefits a great charitable organization? Extra awesome. The Arthritis Foundation’s 16th Annual Red & White on Thursday Night is the perfect excuse for an adult night out! This local Akron event is being held at Quaker [...]

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this.

July 5, 2012

Proof that my husband loves me. Homemade Philly cheesesteaks {like, legit homemade — he ground the flour from his own wheatberries and made the bread from scratch!! – on the grill, no less!} All to satisfy my pregnancy craving He must love me.

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eat { lobster } , drink { rootbeer } , and be married!

April 26, 2012

Wow wow wow! Thank you for the outpouring of love and support to our elopement news! It was a whirlwind of a weekend! Thursday Chad and I packed up the car, dropped off the pups and hit the road! We decided to take our time to get to Portland. The drive is a total of [...]

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farewell, weekend!

April 15, 2012

How quickly they come and go! My weekend looked a little like this: Relaxing night in Friday. Me, Chad, the pups, and a movie. Perfect way to end the work week. Especially when I fall asleep on the couch at 8PM. Just what I needed! Saturday morning randoms. Had to be on a conference call; [...]

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monday mantra.

November 28, 2011

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my mind is all over the place. so this is random.

September 16, 2011

Tweet This past weekend I went to two yoga classes: one at Cleveland Yoga and one community class at Lululemon eton in Chagrin. I forgot how much I miss switching up teachers. My practice has been so stagnant as of recent; likely because I haven’t been keeping my teacher options open. Thank you, Marni Task, [...]