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carrot cake with coconut cream-cheese frosting
I don’t know about you, but I loooooove cream-cheese frosting. I had never attempted to make some myself {I’ll admit it: I was intimidated} … whenever I made a cake I always chickened out and opted for...
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happy birthday holly!
Today is my friend Holly’s 25th birthday! Happy birthday, Holly! <3 We met our freshman year of college at USC where we lived in the same dorm and quickly bonded over our shared love of Sarah Dessen...
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saturday upsides: special delivery to the nursing home
Happy Saturday, everyone! So we all survived the end of the world … hooray! There’s an upside right there. Another upside: today is my brother’s 23rd birthday! Happy birthday, Greg!! We are going out...
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summer beauty GIVEAWAY!!
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m super excited to announce my first giveaway!! My birthday is two weeks from today, and I want to celebrate by giving something away to you! Thank you for taking the time...
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happy birthday dad! {and happy memorial day, everyone!}
Today is my dear daddy’s birthday! I feel so grateful that I get to be home to celebrate with him! My dad is a truly amazing person. He is my friend and role model, my biggest fan and supporter, and...
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my birthday wish: a kindness chain
Hi, friends! Today is my 26th birthday! Do you know what would be the best present ever? If you would take a few minutes today to do an act of kindness. Leave a comment below letting me know what you...
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my favorite. dessert. ever!
Happy Friday, friends! Hope you have something fun planned for this weekend. I am getting ready to head to LA this afternoon for my cousin Amanda’s bachelorette party! I am so excited! It will actually...
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happy birthday holly!!
Today is my amazing friend Holly’s birthday! As per our tradition, I baked her something special even though we’re not together right now to celebrate. {Fortunately I am going to visit her in two...
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happy halloween!
Before we get to Halloween, I first want to give a shout-out to my beautiful Mom whose birthday was yesterday. The older I become, the more and more grateful I am to have been raised by such an...
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fabulous friday #3
Happy Friday! What fun plans do you have on the horizon? I’ve been battling a cold this week, but thanks to plenty of rest, green tea, and Grandma’s homemade soup, I am feeling much better … ready to...
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grandpap’s favorite cherry-cheese pie
For my Grandpap’s birthday this past weekend, we made him his favorite dessert: cherry-cheese pie! It was a big hit with my family, and I was surprised at how simple it was to make. This would be a...
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fabulous friday #9
Happy Friday, friends! Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. Caramel turtle brownies. I made these a couple nights ago, improvising a little on the recipe directions by placing a Rolo caramel...
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goals for the week of 1/26
First off… Today is my dear cousin’s “sweet sixteen” birthday and we are all getting together as a family tonight to celebrate. Last night I got to help chaperone/drive a bunch of her friends as part...
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a year of Wooden: week 4
Happy Monday, friends! I’m enjoying a special day today with my cousins Makena & Bianca, who are off school for a teacher inservice day. We baked delicious apple cinnamon muffins this morning, and...
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goals for the week of 2/16
Hi everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was busy with lots of fun things … time with family, friends, church, shopping, reading and writing! On Saturday I had an amazing time in San Francisco...
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goals for the week of 3/9
I have one question for all of you: where did the weekend go??? Hard to believe it’s already Monday. I hope you have great things in store for the week! On my agenda: a fellows meeting in San Jose, a...
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fabulous friday #16
Happy Friday, friends! Hope you are having a delightful #TGIF. It’s been a little damp and drizzly up here in the Bay Area this week, which is wonderful because we need all the rain we can get! And...
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goals + recipes for the week of 3/30
Aaaaaand just like that, it’s Sunday again! And the end of March! Where does the time go? My mom is here! My mom is here! :) I’m so happy to see her. Yesterday evening we had a nice, low-key...
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grandma’s birthday dinner
Last night we celebrated my grandma’s 82nd birthday with a nice family dinner out at The Club. It was a lovely excuse to dress up and Mom and I had a fun time getting ready together side-by-side in...
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my birthday wish + giveaway
Hi, friends, and happy Thursday! My 27th birthday is a week from today, and during the next week I’m planning to celebrate by doing 27 random acts of kindness! I’m really excited about it and will be...
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