From the monthly archives: October 2009

Trick or Treat

On October 31, 2009 · 4 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

It has been a while since I’ve made and decorated cutout cookies. In fact, I’m pretty sure I haven’t made them since Easter! And that’s just crazy.

So, when I found out that my brother and his fiancee were going to host a Halloween party, I figured I just had to make some festive [...]

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Two Eyes, Two Years

On October 30, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Uncategorized

Exactly two years ago today, I had my LASIK eye surgery.

(10/31/07 – Showing off my super-cute goggles that I had to sleep in for an ENTIRE WEEK!!)

Best.Decision.Ever.

I actually have a really hard time remembering what it was like to deal with glasses/contacts, which is weird since I had them for [...]

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Happy Birthday, Melissa

On October 30, 2009 · 3 Comments · In shopping

Today is my sister-in-law’s birthday. We typically have a hard time buying for her, but this year, it wasn’t bad–we even planned ahead and had it ahead of time so that we could mail it to arrive on her birthday!

Back in May, when I was shopping for Mother’s Day gifts for Kara and [...]

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Dreyfuss

On October 29, 2009 · 5 Comments · In Uncategorized

When I was growing up, my brothers and I spent summers 500 miles away from home, visiting my dad in Virginia.

We have a lot of family down there–grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. When we were children, my dad used to get us up in the morning before work and take us to my aunt’s house [...]

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Notes Left Behind

On October 28, 2009 · 5 Comments · In in the news

Has everybody seen this story?

Heartbreaking, but amazing.

A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with brain cancer. Somewhere along the line, she lost her ability to speak. Sadly, within just a few months, she had died.

And that is when her parents started finding notes–hundreds of notes–hidden all around their house. Notes that their daughter, while [...]

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