Author Archives: Becca
It’s interesting people perceive to be important when it comes to a job. Some people ask about the money, some ask about the benefits, some ask about my schedule, some ask about my days off. To me, sure I wish I could make more money and that we lived closer. While I am excited about [...]
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So I have been watching the last and final season of Brothers & Sisters, which finally came on Netflix. Yay! (But also Boo! bc I adored that show and the whole Walker clan.) Anyhow, one of the brothers, Kevin, and his husband Scotty have been trying to have a baby via surrogacy for a couple [...]
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Author Archives: Becca
So, um, hi there. I can’t believe it’s been nearly 3 weeks since I’ve been here. Lots been happening in my time away. Such as, in chronological order… I ditched my iPhone for a Samsung Infuse 4G. Yep, I went Android. And I freakin L-O-V-E it! I designed a knitting pattern for a Checkered Ribs [...]
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Disclaimer: I was raised Jewish, in a synagogue, became a Bat Mitzvah at 13, was confirmed at 16ish, worked at Jewish summer camps, and taught at the synagogue I grew up in. That said… I love the Christmas season. I mean LOVE it. No, I don’t mean the December holidays season. I mean the Christmas [...]
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Super Short Giveaway! So I slacked on this bc life kept getting in the way. Also bc I seem to have somewhat lost my blogging mojo. I blame the holidays. Anyhow! Do you want to win a photo book, calendar or photo cards from Inkubook? They are an amazing company with a whole array of [...]
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4 years ago, Steve and I finally met. I say “finally” as we met online (OKCupid) and had been emailing and IMing for roughly 3 months. During my last decade or so, I was a very active Livejournal blogger and chronicled e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. about my life. Including our relationship. The below posts were all written the [...]
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Hello friends! Last month I posted a call to action for adoption bloggers on all 3 sides of the equation. Did any of you participate? A couple weeks ago, Heather from Production, Not Reproduction paired me up with Meghann of Bflomama.com. Not only did I enjoy reading through Meg’s blog, but I loved finding out [...]
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Sorry for the delay, my friends! Here are the winners to the Shutterfly Holiday Cards Giveaway. And, by the way, I loved reading your holiday traditions. We really do need to start up some new traditions. Hubby doesn’t have the best holiday memories growing up and we really need to change that! The list of [...]
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Yes, popcorn really is my favorite food. While I prefer it homemade with a bit of oil in a tightly lidded pot, microwave kettle corn is pretty darn good as well. Some of my favorite toppings are garlic, salt and Splenda (tastes enough like kettle corn to me!), salt, chili powder, Lawry’s seasoning salt… you [...]
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I think this is a great way to bring more life to my blog. Post a picture and write about it. Starting tomorrow (or maybe tonight if I can find something good for my favorite food) I will be taking on this challenge. Who’s with me? Source: positivelypresent.com via Karen on Pinterest Apparently there is [...]
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