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Friday faves

I spent the first half of this week at the HighEdWeb conference in Hartford, Connecticut. While there I enjoyed great discussions about higher education, insight into digital marketing advances and uninterrupted showers. It was glorious. Oh, and I also got … Continue reading

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Friday faves

[the most delicious cocktail from The Republic on Grand] While we were in Chicago this past weekend I got to slip into Crate&Barrel for literally five minutes to grab the cutest Halloween plates and tumblers for the boys. If I … Continue reading

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Friday faves

  [love getting these videos from grandma] We are less than 100 days away from Christmas (it’s technically 85!) and I’m already thinking about those hard to buy for people. You know the type. Well, I’m here to tell you … Continue reading

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Mo’s fall faves 2017

You know I love when I can hand the reigns of the blog over to someone else for a change. And there is no one more willing to help a sista (literally) out annually than who my boys lovingly refer … Continue reading

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3rd Annual Branstad Fall Festival

I’m exhausted from a weekend of fest-ing hard! We hosted our third (hard to believe that!) fall fest this past Saturday out at the house, and whew, it was a hot one! Mother Nature did not get the memo and … Continue reading

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Crated with Love

Marcus has been out-of-town a lot late due to both work and hobby commitments. So after he came back from a week-long elk hunt in Colorado preceded by a weekend gator hunt in Louisiana, we needed a date night. STAT. … Continue reading

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Download: Beaverdale Fall Festival 2017

This past weekend was one that I look forward to annually and have ever since I was a kid. Growing up and going to school in the small Des Moines neighborhood called Beaverdale, you counted down the days until the … Continue reading

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Friday faves

[a new meaning to Fitz and the Tantrums] I’ve got Halloween on the brain lately. If you know me, you know I LOVE the movie Hocus Pocus and am literally counting down the days until it shows up in my … Continue reading

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Friday faves

[going though Ev’s old clothes for Fitz – found this from our trip to France] There is a new look is coming to a Target store near you. I have started to already see a few of these changes (open … Continue reading

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Download: Labor Day 2017

A weekend at the lake with two littles felt a little long to me – and not in the good way. But you know what, that’s ok. Back to work this week and happy about it. Hope you all had … Continue reading

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