After many weeks of anticipation and wondering who in the world is growing inside of me, I’m so thrilled to announce that we’re having a boy!!! We are so, so happy. The look on my husband’s face when we found out it was a boy is something I play over and over in my head because […]
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It’s been a few days since I received “the phone call” from my dad. In tears, he told me it wouldn’t be long before my Yiayia passed. After several health complications, she became unresponsive and was nearing the end of her life. Even though the words came out of my dad’s mouth, I still didn’t […]
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Last week, I began recapping our daughter’s garden party first birthday, including the homemade menu and outdoor decorations we created. Click here to see a summary post and pictures of the festivities. Today, I want to share one of the activities we had going on (which the girls seemed to love), as well as the […]
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With the new year in full swing, I’m on a mission to be healthier than I was this past year – anyone else in the same boat? It’s not like I was unhealthy in 2016, I just think I could have spent more time focusing on my fitness and cooking more meals that naturally filled […]
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Ever since I was a little girl I enjoyed receiving Christmas cards. I remember getting excited to run out to the mailbox and look through the pile of mail to open them. It was always fun for me to see pictures of other families and our friends. My mom actually ended up saving all of […]
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So many people ask us what our daughter’s favorite food is and it’s always hard to answer because she truly likes almost everything we give her. Lately, she’s been loving blackened salmon, kale and beans and broccoli. Most adults don’t like the food I just mentioned, so it’s a huge blessing that her taste buds […]
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The best kind of pizza is the kind cooked in a brick oven. Can I get an amen? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about building my very own brick oven in the backyard to give all of my homemade pizzas a charred flavor, but then I snap out of my daydream […]
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While I wish time would slow down with our daughter, I’m so excited that she’s reached the age where we can start crafting together. She’s still a little young and doesn’t really understand the concept, but I have to start her young! Last Halloween we had our first experience crafting together. I dipped her foot […]
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I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times before, but owning a home is a lot of work!! Like a ton. There are so many more things we have to worry about and I feel like our list of to-dos never ends. There’s always something to be done. But, at the same time, owning a […]
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Marina Makes 