For Christmas, Husband and I gave my mom tickets to see the touring production of West Side Story. When I was about 10-years-old, we sent to see the play because my dance class was doing a piece to “America.” It was so fun to get all dressed up, go to a yummy lunch and a [...]

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Christmas morning was perfect. Little Man was so excited for every present. Today, if you ask him what Santa brought him, he’ll say “M&Ms,” so looks like Santa has it easy next year. He played great with his toys while Husband and I exchanged gifts. We finished off the morning with a yummy breakfast, I [...]

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We spent Christmas together as our little family in our own home this year and loved it. We missed being able to see family, but there’s nothing like creating holiday memories in your own home.
{Christmas Eve breakfast: homemade eggnog yogurt & granola}

{Sledding behind our home. We got 10 new inches of snow two days earlier, [...]

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My clever Husband likes to call today Christmas Adam…because it’s the day before Christmas Eve, as in Adam and Eve.
Anywho, we went bowling tonight. Haven’t done it in for-ev-er. Little Man was a fanatic and had the people on either side of us eating out of his hand. We’ll definitely be going again.

{He loved waiting [...]

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Last night, Husband’s awesome company got a suite at the Avalanche {hockey} game. It was ah-mazing; that’s the way to see a game. The food was so yummy: roasted chicken, red potatoes, gourmet sausages, fancy nachos, Mediterranean grilled veggies, cheese platters, fresh fruits, pasta salad, and a dessert cart that would knock yo’ socks off. [...]

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Last night, we went on a little tour of Christmas lights. We saw about 8 homes and 5 of them were timed to a radio station playing Christmas music. Little Man loved it and kept saying how the lights were dancing. Husband has gotten on a somewhat obsessive kick of Christmas lights and he warns [...]

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Last night, we took Little Man to visit the Big Man. As we stood in line, he was so excited. “Is this Santa’s House?” Once he saw the jolly guy, his apprehension grew. By the time he sat on his lap, he didn’t cry but would not look at Santa. All-in-all he did good and [...]

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I went down to Colorado Springs last night to have dinner and catch up with Hoodlum from college. We indulged in Thai food and practically shut the place down, but it was so nice to chat.

…and in other news. Remember that “soon-to-be-fiance”? Well, you can now drop the soon-to-be. We’re so excited for April 30 [...]

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While Husband was out-of-town, Little Man and I decided to plant some traditional* paper whites. It was great because it even came with a dehydrated disc of dirt that we soaked in water, and it became enough dirt to plant with.
He loved planting his flowers and asks to check in on them daily. We’ll keep [...]

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This picture…

Can only mean one thing: popcorn wreath time, the time tested Cramer family tradition.
This is one of Husband’s favorite childhood Christmas traditions. We’ve compromised by making a smaller batch of wreaths, while still making our own tradition of fun neighbor gifts to share. Once Little Man saw popcorn, marshmallows and candy, he was on [...]

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