Tradition plays a pretty large role in our family. From ceremoniously cutting down our Christmas tree, stringing popcorn and cranberries for garlands on it's branches, taking turns with surprises on the daily advent calendar to attending our local hometown Christmas Parade, the holiday season is...
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Growing up, I had a few very special dolls that I never let out of my sight. I also had a box of Barbie dolls and Cabbage Patch Kids and My Little Ponys that I played with until their hair was matted and their clothes...
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Justin and I were the first in our group of friends to marry and settle down. We were also the first to have babies, and have continuously been the youngest in our peer groups to have families. Our friends that were parents were those who...
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Marriage has been one of the greatest learning experiences (read: challenges) of my lifetime. Justin and I didn't know each other all that well when we tied the knot less than a year after we met, so much of our getting-to-know-you time happened in warp...
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