Today is National Potato Chip day, which means you shouldn’t feel guilty about cracking into a bag of Lays or Ruffles. In celebration, I made dark chocolate covered potato chips yesterday. Yes, chocolate covered potato chips are totally a thing! I have my best friend to thank for introducing me to them. She’s been obsessed […]
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Can you tell I love to reminisce about our daughter’s first birthday party? I hope these posts aren’t too repetitive or annoying, but I wanted to share everything consecutively and each post reminds me of another element of the party I enjoyed putting together. Check out my initial post on how the theme and party […]
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We live in an area surrounded by trees and have a creek that runs through our backyard, and because of this, our yard is very “one with nature”. When thinking through themes for our daughter’s first birthday, a garden/flower theme sparked my interest; I envisioned turning our backyard into a rustic tea party with white […]
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Having a child definitely makes life more magical and both my husband and I agree that seeing her eyes light up when she sees or experiences something for the first time is the coolest thing ever. After witnessing this so many times, I’ve made a promise to myself to make all holidays, birthdays, seasonal activities, […]
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We’re going to be adding an extra place setting to our dinner table because I’m pregnant, and come September, we will be a family of four!! Words cannot express how grateful we are to God for this little blessing and our journey to get to this point. We’d like to thank our families and friends […]
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When I was pregnant with our daughter I craved peanut butter all the time. Towards the end of my pregnancy I ended each night with a bowl of Whole Foods brand peanut butter ball cereal with milk (if you have yet to try it, go buy it!). Funny enough, every night before I had the […]
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Brunch is the bomb dot com. I love that you can go savory or sweet, or both, and that it’s a meal that’s devoured later than breakfast (a total plus in this not-so-much-of-a-morning-person’s book). Brunch possibilities seem to be endless nowadays with different restaurants stirring up unique and trendy dishes that combine the flavors of […]
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If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard, “motherhood is the greatest joy you will ever experience”, I’d be a millionaire. And if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard, “motherhood is tough and exhausting”, I’d stack my money to the ceiling. It’s reality. No matter how calm, patient or “on […]
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How many boxes of Girl Scout Cookies did you order this year? My heart practically skipped a beat when I saw our neighbor’s daughter approaching our door with green and purple boxes.We tried to contain ourselves and only bought four (two boxes of Thin Mints for my husband and two boxes of Samoas for me). […]
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This past fall, my family and I visited Charlotte, NC, home to my very dear, sweet friend Callista and her husband Jonathan. My husband and I instantly fell in love with the city and more than enjoyed our time getting to experience the everyday life of a 20-something living in the up-and-coming area. What’s not […]
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Marina Makes 