My husband is an English teacher, and today he returned to work to start the 2012 – 2013 school year. As a family, we decided we wanted to do something special before it began. Yesterday, Richard, Lydia, Bryce, and my sister Jamie drove down to the Keys together. We left around 8, and our first stop was our favorite breakfast…
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This Pork Shoulder Roast recipe is slow-cooked with a delicious Caribbean mojo marinade and dry rub. So it’s January 2018, and this pork shoulder roast recipe was originally published in August 2012. A lot has changed in the blogging world over the last 5+ years. Pinterest brings a nice flow of traffic to this post, and while I love that…
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Follow the simple step-by-step directions in this Owl Pillow Sewing Tutorial. I found this awesome Snuggly Owl pattern on Pinterest, and I just had to make it for Lydia’s room. She has a comforter with owls and owl wall decals. She needed a pillow, too! I actually saw this owl pillow at Target, but I thought I could make a…
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Whenever I visit new cities, I always check out the food/beverages first. We decided to do a brewery tour at Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta…sorta. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 5:30 – 7:30, they open up their brewery to the general public. For $10, you get a souvenir glass and 6 pours of beer. Each pour was about 1/2…
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A trip to Atlanta would not be complete without visiting some Top Chef restaurants. I was always a fan of Richard Blais’s style, mixing modern technique with classic flavor combinations. This is exactly why we visited both of his wallet-friendly restaurants in Atlanta: Flip Burger Boutique and HD1. After visiting the Georgia Aquarium, we visited Flip Burger Boutique. Like Blais’s…
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