Category Archives: personal

Easy Greek Salad

By Ali | Published: April 8, 2013

Well, so much for my promise of posting on a more regular basis… To all of my teacher readers out there: you know what happens when spring break starts inching closer. The madness sets in. The students start going bonkers, and it takes every ounce of your self-control to not lose your mind slash physically [...]

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Life Lately…

By Ali | Published: January 25, 2013

…has been all about baby. Baby BOY, that is. We found out on Christmas Eve and are so excited. Neither of us really cared what the sex was; we just want a happy, healthy baby. But we’ve both been super excited about having a little man in the family. The holidays were nice this year. [...]

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Very Thankful

By Ali | Published: November 26, 2012

Hi lovely readers. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones. I sure did. I baked pies and breads, stuffed myself with amazing food for several days in a row, visited with family, spent quality time with my hubby, caught up on sleep and started putting up Christmas decorations. It was glorious. Here [...]

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30 Before 30

By Ali | Published: October 31, 2012

I love lists. Further, I love the satisfaction of crossing off items on my to-do lists. It gives me this amazing sense of accomplishment. Lists motivate me. Therefore, due to my 27th birthday coming and going this lovely month of October, I am making a 30 Before 30 list. I have been inspired by so [...]

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2012 Summer Bucket List Recap

By Ali | Published: October 11, 2012

My mother-in-law wrote a comment on my 2012 Summer Bucket List post the other day to see how I did, which made me realize that I never posted an update. I didn’t do as well as I had hoped, especially since I dropped off the face of the earth for most of August. More motivation [...]

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Life Update

By Ali | Published: August 20, 2012

Dear readers, I’m sorry for my absence. The past week has been an exciting one…I unexpectedly got a new job! I wasn’t looking for it, but an amazing opportunity fell in my lap. By the end of this week, I’ll be back in the classroom teaching some darling middle schoolers! I absolutely, positively cannot wait! [...]

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The Best Green Beans

By Ali | Published: August 11, 2012

Pardon my absence. Needless to say, I’ve been neglecting the blog for the past week. Here’s a snippet of what I’ve been up to: Remember when I told you about my cousin’s wedding shower? Well, I’ve had the honor of making and assembling her wedding invitations. It’s been really fun and I’m so excited with [...]

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Weekend Recap

By Ali | Published: July 9, 2012

Although I don’t need to point it out….it’s been HOT. And as I’ve said a few times here, we don’t have central AC (eek). This lethal combo resulted in us running away for the entire weekend. Right after work Friday, we packed up the car with softball gear (for Matt), the kindle (for me) and [...]

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{Partying Pretty} Elegant Outdoor Couples Shower

By Ali | Published: June 26, 2012

Two weekends ago we were in Atlanta for my lovely cousin’s couples wedding shower. I am lucky enough to be a bridesmaid in her wedding (coming up on 9/29) so I got to help a bit and partake in the celebrating. It was so pretty, I just had to share some photos and details with [...]

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My 2012 Summer Bucket List

By Ali | Published: June 21, 2012

It’s like Jennie read my mind today. I’ve been thinking of this list and jotting down little notes to myself for the past two weeks of all the things I want to do this summer. So now, I’m going to pretend like everyone wants to know the contents of my summer list. I like to [...]