A Very Country Wedding.......

Along with my husband turning the big 3-0 this month, another big event for our family took place in the month of August.  On August, 11, Matt and I drove an hour south to watch my baby brother get married. I only had my I-phone with me to take pictures, but I wanted to share of a few pics of their special day on my blog. My mother, though very happy for him, had a hard time….. ….. watching her baby….. ….the youngest of eight, officially...

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My Husband's 30th Birthday

The big 3-0….it’s a big deal for some!  Leaving your twenties is like saying goodbye to your younger years as you officially embark on a real grown up life!  For many, marriage, kids, a career and mortgage are all a part of our thirties.  It’s a good thing really…I don’t know why it seems so scary. On August 4 of this year my handsome husband began this journey.  Although he tells me that he is still 29.  You see, my husband...

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Avocado and Mozzarella Salad & Avocado and Corn Salad

Summer is just about over!  It’s hard to believe….I know!   I thought that I would share few recipes for your Labor Day weekend.  I recently found myself with an abundance of avocados and began searching the internet for easy avocado recipes.  I settled on the following recipes, and these are my variations of two simple summer salads.  AVOCADO & MOZZARELLA SALAD 2 -3  avocados (peeled and chopped) one...

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Budgeting for Our California Road Trip

             Well it’s finally here……the last post to this blog series about our California road trip.  The purpose of this final post is to briefly discuss the planning of our trip on a budget.  We started planning this trip in 2010, in order to come up with a general budget for such a trip.  We needed to know how much we needed to save, and we soon learned that airfare alone was going to be around $1,000.  Car rental was estimated to be $300-400.  We...

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California Raod Trip Day 8&9 - San Francisco

To read more about the planning of our California Road trip go here. To read about previous stops on our trip, click on the following links:Day 1(San Diego) Day 2 (LA) Day 3 Part 1 (LA)Day 3 Part 2 (Yosemite)Day 4 (Yosemite)Day 5 (Napa) Day 6 Part 1 (Napa Hot Air Baloon Ride) Day 6 Part 2 (Pacific Coast Highway Beaches)Day 6 Part 3 (Glamping)Day 7 Part 1 (Half Moon Bay and Muir Woods)Day 7 Part 2 (San Francisco) California Road Trip Day Eight...

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