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No Expectations

by Courtney on July 19, 2012

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You know those evenings where you end up making last minute plans with no expectations other than to just spend time with a friend…only to have it turn out to be one of the best nights ever? Yeah, last night was one of those nights. I ended up getting a call around 5:00 last night [...]

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Instagram Sunday

by Courtney on June 10, 2012

Today has been a great Sunday. Just great. I took some time to really step away from the computer, left the camera inside, and spent the majority of my morning and afternoon right here… It’s been an absolutely beautiful, hot, sunny day around here, and I made sure to take full advantage. I caught up [...]

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Coffee Date + Bridal Shower + Dinner Party

by Courtney on June 10, 2012

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Well hey there! I’ve got a little catching up to do here from yesterday, but first let me just give a quick note on the June Yoga Challenge. Yesterday I mentioned how I’m “upping the ante,” but I had totally forgot to mention the fact that even if you don’t have a blog, you can [...]

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Good News and Bad News

by Courtney on September 7, 2011

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The good news is that I slept a whole lot better last night than I did two nights ago. The bad news is that, what I initially thought was just an onset of allergies, is now a crappy cold. I’ve got my arsenal of goods for right now and am hoping I can stay on [...]

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Yo! Take a Break Girl

by Courtney on June 30, 2011

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I’m going to be straight with you guys… Today felt like one of the most boring days I’ve had in a long time. I only had a few errands I needed to run, but I had absolutely 0% desire to do anything else…or any extra housework, for that matter. It almost kind of reminded me [...]

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Did You Know…

by Courtney on July 27, 2010

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…that I just tried out a delicious new recipe? Actually, the title of this post has more to do with what you’ll find after today’s lunch + recipe, but we’ll get there soon. I found a recipe the other day for a chilled cantaloupe soup, that was just screaming “summer” to me, so I decided [...]

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Book Review & A Delish Summer Dinner

by Courtney on July 26, 2010

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Whoever it was that invented the Slow Cooker is a pure genius. This appliance is probably one of my favorite, most convenient kitchen tools I own – so why don’t I use it more often?? Tonight’s dinner was one of my favorite, tried and true recipes: Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken   I cut the [...]

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Apple Cinnamon Raisin Bran Muffins

by Courtney on May 12, 2010

Woah, baby, am I gonna be SORE tomorrow!!  After work, I went to BodyPump, and apparently it decided it wanted to kick my butt.  I don’t know what the deal was?  I know it’s been almost a week since my last class, I didn’t up my weights, and all the tracks were the same.  But [...]

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As promised, here is the breakdown of my workout this morning.  The last 10 minutes are SUPER intense!! Dinner tonight was quick & easy, thanks to my handy-dandy slow cooker.  I’ll tell ya, I really need to use this thing more.  This morning before I left for work, I through the ingredients into the pot [...]

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