Monthly Archives: November 2010

Three is the Magic Number

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Last night, we ended up making Christmas sugar cookies instead of Dough Balls.  Since this recipe has over 2,000 positive reviews, I figured I couldn’t go wrong – and I was right.  The cookies were chewy and dense, just the way I like sugar cookies! I am definitely adding this to my holiday arsenal of…

New Traditions

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This year, the Husband and I are trying to create new traditions.   New city, new way of celebrating the holidays. This was actually the Husband’s idea – he suggested we go to a tree farm to cut our own tree instead of just buying one from the store.   I found a place called Pentland…

Worth It

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Getting up at 6 AM on my day off was totally worth it.  Look at my cute new winter jacket!  And… It was originally $120 – I got it for $39.    Last night, we ended up watching Notting Hill, which is totally NOT Elf a Christmas movie, but it was a compromise.  I ate…

Gratitude and Good Food

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Today was the quintessential fall day!  Foggy and rainy and oh so colorful.  The perfect backdrop for our first Thanksgiving in Charlotte. I had a bowl of banana oatmeal with lots of cinnamon for breakfast. I ran a quick 3 miles through my neighborhood, woke up the Husband, and then we drove to a state…