Holidays
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Christmas Is in December… So Why Am I Walking Through Nostalgic Holiday Aisles in June?
David and I were out window shopping the other day when we walked into one of the stores we go into all the time and were hit smack dab in the face with Christmas decorations already being put out. And I’m not talking about a little corner display or a few random items sitting off to the side. I’m talking full sections of Christmas in June like it was completely normal, like summer didn’t even exist. I honestly stopped walking for a second because I was not expecting that at all. I wasn’t in a holiday mindset, I wasn’t thinking about decorating, and I definitely wasn’t thinking about Christmas this…
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???????? Juneteenth at Home: A Family Conversation, a Busy Apartment Day, and a Simple Way We Might Celebrate Together
For my family this morning started like most mornings around here do—I grabbed a glass of water and got to work and somewhere between Bradley coming in to my room to ask me a question and Charlie in and out of the kitchen, while Charlie and I were and talking about something that honestly started out simple. We were trying to figure out Juneteenth. Not in a deep, planned way. Just one of those everyday conversations where you say, “Wait… is this a federal holiday?” and then suddenly you’re looking things up, comparing notes, and realizing you’ve heard the word a hundred times but never really stopped long enough to…
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Blooms: A Modern Guide to Flower Arranging — A Fresh Approach to Everyday Beauty
Disclosure: I received a copy of for Blooms: A Modern Guide to Flower Arranging — A Fresh Approach to Everyday Beauty for review purposes. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I wanted to share Blooms: A Modern Guide to Flower Arranging — A Fresh Approach to Everyday Beauty because even though our family lives in a small Townhome in North Richland Hills, Texas, I’ve always loved flowers. In our home we don’t have a lot of space for big floral displays, but we do have an outside flower garden, and I still enjoy anything that brings…



