…followed by some din din at our fav Chinese place, Red Dragon (sounds so authentic huh?)

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Saturday night Husband took me on a culturally enriching date. Way back in July, Husband and I bought season tickets to the touring Broadway shows. Six months later, we get to enjoy the fruits of our purchase.
We went to Brightleaf Square in downtown Durham for some yummy pineapple gelato & dulce de leche cheesecake at the [...]

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This morning Husband and I were asked to help clean our church building.
I took the task of vacuuming the classrooms. Easy Peasy…that is until I locked myself in one of the PRIMARY rooms.
To my defense, the door knob had been knocked off (so I could see out the little hole). I tried maneuvering the little [...]

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Granted this isn’t the right issue, but I couldn’t find the picture for February 2009. Thanks Husband for my Christmas present! I’ve decided I’ve become too “comfortable” in my cooking so hopefully this mag will help challenge me into more gourmet dishes.

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Of course we had to document our more awkward, interesting and priceless encounters:
Encounter 1:

Culprit: Elizabeth
Accusation: Awkward smile

Encounter 2:

Culprit: Dog Lady & her Companion

Accusation: Humanizing her animal

Encounter 3:

Culprit: Very nice Information Desk worker at the NY Public Library
Accusation: Probably the most crazy/conservative/wackadoodle hairstyle I’ve ever seen

Encounter 4:

Culprit: Man in The Park

Accusation: Attempting to cross country ski in [...]

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As aforementioned, our trip was unbelievably fantastic. We packed so many things in our 2.5 days with a couple things added on the list for our next voyage to the Big Apple.
This trip was extremely spontaneous & planned in 7 days. Why so quickly? Well, remember that presentation contest that Husband rocked the socks off [...]

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Because of the White Beauty, Husband got a “snow day” from work. They take snow storms very serious around here; the entire state shuts down. So naturally, I found it only fitting to build an addition to the Cramer Clan.

Husband being a Peeping Tom from our bedroom while I start my creation

Gathering Supplies

Meet Lola. Our [...]

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Our jaunt to NYC was epic. We had an unbelievable time exploring and eating our way through the city with Tan & J. Pictures and details to come, but please journey with me through our adventure home last night:
4:30 pm Leave midtown on the subway, destination JFK
5:15 pm Arrive at JFK
7:15 pm Scheduled departure (8:15 pm new departure time)
7:50 pm Board the [...]

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and gladly for him:

This little guy is my new job. We play together, eat together and take long walks together on Wed. Thurs. and Fri.

He’s too much fun.

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I’m currently sending up prayers for all of the people involved in the US Airways Flight 1549 crash. Sounds like everyone made it out fine but I can only imagine the added complications of the frigid water. This flight was leaving Laguardia Airport and heading to Charlotte, NC. This is hitting home a little too [...]

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