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    Healthy Living

    New Year’s Resolution – Become a Better Runner

    December 27, 2013 - By 

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases You read that right! My big New Year’s Resolution is to become a better runner. I would consider myself an average (well maybe below average if you count my lack of running because of the holidays) runner. I want to become a better runner. I’ve run some 5k’s, but I would love to work myself up to be able to run a 10k or even a half marathon. Talking with my Air Force brother yesterday has me reinspired to reach these goals. He gave me some tips on how to help…

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    Travel - Winter in Destin

    Destin Florida – Day 1

    December 25, 2013 - By 

    My family and I decided to make a trip down to Florida for Christmas this year to visit with family. We have just spent our first full day in Destin, Fl (or at least the general area). I’m going to let you all know about where we are staying and the places we are seeing and eating at this week. I’ll start by saying it’ absolutely beautiful down here even with the cold weather (yes, it gets cold down here in Florida). So with all the beauty surrounding us it’s hard to write a bad review, but some stuff (or…

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    Parenting

    School Christmas Parties on a Budget

    December 20, 2013 - By 

    This is my first year a room parent chair. My first major responsibility of the year happened today, the class Christmas party. I’ve gotta say even though I was stressed about it and worried I wouldn’t have enough for the kids to do it went perfectly. And best of all I managed to have the party with very little money out of my pocket (this is mainly thanks to the extraordinary amount of help from the other parents in the class). I was so busy playing with the kids that I’m sad to say I didn’t get a chance to…

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    Travel

    Folly Beach Family Guide

    June 24, 2013 - By 

    My family recently took a trip to Folly Beach, SC. Folly Beach is by far one of our favorite vacation spots. It’s small and not overly commercialized and less than a 30 minute drive to the action of downtown Charleston. For places to stay you can find anything from a nice condo overlooking the ocean to a fully loaded beach house. We chose to stay in this beautiful 2nd row condo. The condo was stocked with everything we needed from kitchen gadgets to beach toys. We were walking distance to all of the restaurants, bars and shops Folly Beach has…

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    Asheville, NC

    July 23, 2012 - By 

    While some people associate summer with the beach, others associate summer with the mountains. If you want a great mountain get away, Asheville, NC is a great place to visit. There are lots of great hiking spots just right outside of Asheville. One great place to hike is Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River. You can find lots of great hiking around the Blue Ridge Parkway. If hiking isn’t your thing take a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Check out this blog post on some gems we found along the parkway. You can always find…