It’s a special Friday for us! We are celebrating Zoey’s 9th birthday! While it does feel like Zoey has been with me for a long time, it’s hard to believe that she’s actually nine. Zoey is still spunky, active and playful. While she might not be up for chasing the ball like she did in [...]
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FIVE YEARS OLD!
May 19, 2023 { 5 comments }Well, I am officially the mom of a five year old! While it’s crazy to believe that Finn came into the world five years ago, I can confidently say that the last 1,826 days have been full of more blessings and love than I ever dreamed possible for my life. (Finn wanted to know how [...]
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Ninety-Three
April 11, 2023 { 13 comments }Hi friends. I’m writing this post on my flight home from a weekend in Florida with my family. The occasion for my visit? Mema’s 93rd birthday!!! My sweet grandmother celebrated her birthday on Easter Sunday and there was no way that I was missing out on being there to shower her with love. Ya only [...]
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Father’s Day + Turning The Corner
June 19, 2022 { 2 comments }Happy Sunday friends! FATHER’S DAY I want to start this post by wishing my dad a very happy Father’s Day! He has truly been a rock for our family this last year with the exacerbation of my mom’s lung disease and through her transplant journey at Duke. I admire many, many things about my dad [...]
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Four-ocious Finn
May 19, 2022 { 3 comments }Hello, hello friends! I’ve been up since 5:30a (slept great, woke up naturally). I’ve meditated, caffeinated and eaten a good breakfast. I’m feeling energized and ready to tackle my Thursday. The first order of business is to check-in here to catch you up on the birthday celebrations and then I’m off to gym to lift. [...]
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38 is Great
June 17, 2021 { 22 comments }I celebrated my 38th birthday yesterday! It’s a little trippy to think that I wrote my first birthday recap on my blog 11 years ago on June 17, 20210 when I was turning 27! Look at my sweet Sullie girl. She was just three years old. <3 My 38th birthday couldn’t have been more different [...]
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Finn is THREE + Family Time in Florida
May 18, 2021 { 11 comments }Today is Finn’s third birthday and I am feeling all the feelings. Mostly joy and gratitude that I get to be a mom to such a sweet, sensitive, funny, empathetic, outgoing, smart and loving soul. It is such an honor to get to witness Finn walking through life and to see him learn and grow. [...]
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A Week In The Life
June 19, 2020 { 16 comments }Hi guys. How was your week? I would give mine a solid okay. Not bad, but not amazing. Plenty to be grateful for…including a beautiful son, another year older, sweet pups, my best friends, my loving family and work that pushes me to learn and grow every single day. Rather than a “Day in the [...]
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Friday Check-In + Favorites
April 10, 2020 { 9 comments }Finn left to spend the weekend with his dad at noon today and I proceeded to eat a donut and some turkey, cheese and avocado roll ups for lunch and then lounged in bed for three hours. I took a short nap and then worked on my laptop and phone for a bit. I love [...]
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Twelve Years
July 3, 2018 { 34 comments }July 3 is a very special day…it’s Sullie’s birthday! My angel is 12 years old today! I can’t even believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was at the breeder with my ex and we were trying to decide between Sullie or her brother, the only two pups left in the litter. We were [...]
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Lately: Weekend, Birthday, Finn’s First Flight + Florida
June 19, 2018 { 22 comments }Hi from Florida. Finn and I arrived on Sunday evening to spend some time with my family. I was in desperate need of a change of scenery after a month of staring at my living room walls while breastfeeding. It’s so nice to be here. Backing up… As you guys know, my mom came to [...]
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A Happy Birthday + A Yoga Weekend with Carmen Aguilar
April 9, 2018 { 15 comments }I have to kick off this Monday morning by wishing a VERY special lady a VERY happy birthday! It’s my Mema’s birthday today so y’all give her lots of love in the comments section. She tells me that Peanut Butter Runner is always her first stop when she turns on her computer! :) I mean, [...]
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Birthday in Brussels
June 29, 2017 { 13 comments }When talking with Lina about dates that worked for our trip to see her, the week of my birthday was perfect. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate so I booked it! My birthday was Friday, June 16. Here are pictures from the day. It was a pretty great birthday and one I’ll [...]
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A Sunny, Social Weekend + The Funniest Dog Video
February 13, 2017 { 7 comments }I had such a fun weekend! As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the weather was amazing so that always puts me in a great mood. It wasn’t a teacher training weekend so we enjoyed having a break from that. Also, I ended up having a lot of plans with friends and co-workers so that was [...]
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Ten Years Together
July 3, 2016 { 19 comments }Today we are celebrating Sullie’s 10th birthday. This one feels extra significant not only because it’s a milestone birthday but also because of the cancer scare and surgery that we had a couple of months ago. 10 years seems like such a long time and it’s hard to believe that she’s been with me for so long. I [...]
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A Weekend Staycation in Uptown Charlotte
June 20, 2016 { 13 comments }Did you know that today is the first time since 1948 that the Summer Solstice and a full moon have happened at the same time? We are all feeling super excited about summer over here! :) I’m an experience kind of person when it comes to gifts. I’d much rather do/see/experience something than receive a [...]
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Friday I’m In Love: Birthday Edition
June 17, 2016 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! My birthday this year has turned into more of a “birthday week” between celebrations with my family, friends and fiance. My BFF texted me earlier this week asking if I was up for a girl’s night (+ inviting my fiance) on my birthday to which I agreed. Instead I showed up at 7:45 [...]
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Weekend: An Art Show, A Birthday and A Relaxing Sunday
May 23, 2016 { 17 comments }Good morning! I hope your week is off to a great start. If you’re kind of feeling like it’s not, remember what I always tell my 6 a.m. yoga class…you choose your attitude. ;) Thank you for the encouraging words about Sullie and her surgery on Wednesday. You know I will keep you all updated. We [...]
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Birthday in the Life + Friend Celebration
June 18, 2015 { 23 comments }Thanks to all of you for the sweet birthday messages on Instagram and on the blog. This has been one of those birthdays that seems to stretch out over a few days! Last year I shared a “Day in the Life: Birthday Edition” post after my birthday so I thought I’d do that again this [...]
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A Day In the Life: Birthday Edition
June 17, 2014 { 19 comments }Hi there! Sorry I’ve been MIA for a couple of days but I was soaking up momma + bday time. Here’s a look at my birthday in photos. It was a great day and I felt so lucky to have my mom here with me for it! It started bright and early at Metro where I coached [...]
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A Very Special Happy Birthday
April 10, 2014 { 20 comments }I’ve spent the last two days in Georgia celebrating a very special birthday! My Mema’s 84th! Last year I cleared my calendar and drove down to Georgia in the middle of the week to surprise her on her actual birthday so I decided to do the same thing this year! Earlier this week I baked [...]
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30th Celebration Comes Early
June 10, 2013 { 23 comments }The 30th birthday festivities started a little early on Sunday with an accidental surprise party. My friends planned an early birthday pool party for me since my birthday falls on Father’s Day…and they forgot to tell me about it! I was teaching yoga on Sunday morning and after class one of my friends said, “I [...]
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30 to 30
May 16, 2013 { 37 comments }One month from today I will turn 30. I have mixed emotions about this. It’s not being 30 that freaks me out…it’s more all of the evaluation that comes with entering a new decade of your life that freaks me out. The true struggle is letting go of the picture of what I thought my [...]
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A Year Older, A Year Closer
June 17, 2012 { 61 comments }My birthday was on Saturday. It was a bit of a weird birthday this year given everything that has happened/changed since my last birthday coupled with the fact that I’m entering the final year of my 20s. I definitely think that I know myself better at 29 than I did at 28. And I don’t [...]
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Cake Baking And Easter Eating
April 9, 2012 { 40 comments }Hello Monday! I am back in Charlotte and back to the normal routine after an amazing weekend with my family. I love visiting my grandmother’s house. It was basically my second home growing up and it feels so good to have our family together there, especially on holidays. Whenever I visit I feel like I [...]
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Since I’ve Been Gone
August 23, 2011 { 17 comments }Sung to the tune of Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” – haha… Here is a glimpse of what has been happening in my life since I have been kind of MIA the past few days. #1 Birthday Celebrations We went to my friend Sarah’s house on Sunday night to celebrate her birthday. Sarah was [...]
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Beach Surprise
July 29, 2011 { 28 comments }Well, the secret can come out now! We are in Amelia Island, Florida! The reason for all of the secrecy was that we are here to celebrate my friend Cristen’s 30th birthday…and it was a surprise to her that we were coming! Her husband planned for us to be here months ago and we all [...]
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Tuesday Night on the Town
July 27, 2011 { 29 comments }Happy Wednesday! I missed posting last night because we were busy having a birthday extravaganza for my mother in law. We didn’t make it to bed until midnight. When my alarm went off at 5:15 this morning I definitely had one of those, “Where am I? What day is it? Where do I have to [...]
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Tater Turns 26
July 9, 2011 { 5 comments }Everyone wish Katie from Sweet Tater Blog a very happy birthday! Today is her 26th! Last night Katie hosted a girls-only get together complete with wine, champagne, cats and cupcakes. Strawberry-rhubarb pie, vegan chocolate coconut cake, vegan/gluten-free blueberry lemonade cupcakes and vegan/gluten-free strawberry cupcakes. I sampled everything but a blueberry cupcake because I just couldn’t [...]
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A Very Happy Birthday
June 17, 2011 { 17 comments }Wow, where do I even start? I don’t think I have ever felt so loved on a birthday before. Thank you SO MUCH for your comments, facebook messages and tweets. I read every.single.one of the comments and loved hearing about your best birthdays! There were some common themes… It’s fun to celebrate your birthday in [...]
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It’s My Birthday!
June 15, 2011 { 420 comments }Tomorrow (Thursday – when most of you will be reading this!) is my birthday! I will be 28 although I had someone at work today guess that I was 24. I just had a moment of weakness and thought that maybe I would post a baby picture but I’m going to save that for a [...]
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Nuts and Birthdays
April 27, 2011 { 20 comments }I have a problem. Nut addiction – and it’s getting serious. This morning (as I was making toast with peanut butter and banana) I was thinking about the things I ate yesterday and realized that I had some form of nuts in every single meal. Let me show you. Breakfast – {unpictured} overnight oats topped [...]
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Cake Indecision
November 10, 2010 { 23 comments }My very sweet niece (and goddaughter!) is turning one on Saturday! Of course, I volunteered for cake duty but with this comes much indecision. I always drive myself crazy trying to pick out the perfect thing. For Emerson’s 2nd birthday (my older niece) last February, I made butterfly cupcakes. They were a huge hit. Here [...]
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Fabulous Family
July 29, 2010 { 6 comments }I took Wednesday off of blogging because I needed a night off and we had a very special occasion to celebrate – my mother in law’s official birthday. (I know I posted about a party her friends threw for her over the weekend but this was the day!) Before heading over to the family dinner [...]
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Caving to the Craving
June 23, 2010 { 6 comments }I tried so hard to resist it. Ignored the media, ignored all of my friends comments on Facebook and Twitter, even ignored my own husband’s rave review. Today, there was no stopping this craving. Oh yes. That would be the new Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Let’s look at it and all its deliciousness a little [...]
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Another Happy Birthday!
June 22, 2010 { 3 comments }Today is Brandon’s birthday! Happy birthday to my grill-master and food tester – thank you for patiently waiting to eat while I take a million pictures of our dinner! Happy birthday to Sullie’s dog dad. She is oh so grateful that you feed her and give her belly rubs. Happy birthday to my hiking and [...]
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Running, Eating and Celebrating
June 21, 2010 { 5 comments }Get ready – this is going to be a long post. Yesterday was a busy day full of fun and excitement. I woke up around 8 a.m. and got to work in the kitchen baking oatmeal raisin cookies to take to my run + lunch date with a fun group of girls. I ate a [...]
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Birthday Recap and Giveaway Winner
June 17, 2010 { 3 comments }My birthday was pretty low-key but I felt very loved! Between my friends, family, Facebook, Twitter and the blog I think I got a “happy birthday” every 5 minutes. Nice! There was a common theme to my day yesterday – carbs. At first I felt guilty but then I decided it was my birthday and [...]
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Happy Birthday Giveaway!
June 16, 2010 { 30 comments }Good morning! (a picture of Sullie because she’s a cuter birthday girl than me!) Today is my birthday! I started my day at Y2 Yoga with a hot vinyasa class. What better way to kick-off my birthday than with a yoga class to honor myself and my practice? I probably get asked once a week [...]
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The Beets are Back
June 15, 2010 { 0 comments }After enjoying the ready-to-eat beets from Trader Joe’s and seeing beets all over the blog world recently, I decided it was time to take a stab at cooking with them. I found this beautiful bunch of beets at the farmer’s market on Saturday for $2. I really wanted to use the beet greens too so [...]