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Oreo Truffles

February 2, 2011 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I wanted to share a festive recipe that would be easy to make. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Oreo Truffles. They’ve been making their way around the blogosphere for a while now.  And these little puppies deserve all the compliments they’ve received. They are creamy and rich and…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Dessert, recipes, Valentine's Day

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

February 1, 2011 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

The dystopian genre has quickly permeated the Young Adult book scene, and for good reason: fans (like me) devour these novels. When I first heard about Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, I was instantly intrigued. The description was enticing and the book seemed like it offered a different angle to the traditional dystopian adventure. I was so…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Dystopian, Five Stars, Lauren Oliver

San Francisco Photography Getaway!

January 31, 2011 by Arena Blake 9 Comments

Image Source A few months ago, I received a surprising e-mail. It was from a national PR firm, on behalf of Adobe, inviting me to a Girls Photography Getaway in San Francisco. The all-expense-paid trip includes a day of seeing the sights in SF and a workshop with Julieanne KostĀ on Adobe Lightroom 3. After my…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Adobe, Featured, Girls Getaway, Lightroom, San Francisco

In My Mailbox

January 30, 2011 by Arena Blake 11 Comments

It’s been a while since I showed you guys what I got in my mailbox. In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It’s a chance for bloggers to share the books they received for review or purchased from the store.  This week, I got a few good things!…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: In My Mailbox, Jeff Sampson, Julie Kagawa, Sybil Nelson

The Worst Word To Teach a 2-Year-Old…

January 28, 2011 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

There is one word … one word that you should never, ever, ever teach a two-year-old. This word causes the most beautiful child’s face to spasm. It completely takes away her ability to take a “normal” photo. It makes me shudder. The word? CHEESE. River is at that fun age where her vocabulary is growing…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Family, River

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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