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Five Ways to Welcome Guests to Your Wedding

April 16, 2013 by Arena Blake 11 Comments

Last weekend, The Nerd was a groomsman in his college roommate’s wedding. A lot has changed since I planned our wedding almost five years ago. Today, brides-to-be have Pinterest to turn to when planning all the details of their big day. As I sat during the rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception this weekend, I couldn’t…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Ceremony, How To, Reception, Wedding

Being There

April 10, 2013 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

We bought Andrew a swing set for his birthday. But it was November and it was cold and we didn’t really get to use it much until recently, when the weather warmed up. Now, Andrew bides his time every day until Mommy agrees to go outside and swing. If I would let him, the boy…

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Honesty, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Parenting, Toddler

Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas

April 9, 2013 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

Every year, we visit the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas. It’s a family tradition and we love it. We went last weekend, during Opening Weekend and Andrew had so much fun. His favorite part, of course, was the petting zoo.

Filed Under: Dallas Tagged With: Dallas Moms Blog, Renaissance Festival, Scarborough Faire, Things to Do With Kids in Dallas, Things to Do with Toddlers in Dallas, Toddler Travel, Trip

Southwest Chicken Quesadillas

April 8, 2013 by Arena Blake 9 Comments

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post on behalf of  Collective Bias®  and Tyson Foods. For me, dinner is one of the hardest meals of the day. As a work-at-home mom, I am so busy during the day that I rarely think of dinner before it’s almost time to eat. It seems like more often than…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes

Chris Mann and Amber Riley at Blissdom

April 4, 2013 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

One of the most fun nights during my time at Blissdom (and there were many!) was when we hit the Glass Cactus for Girls’ Night Out. I had so much fun hanging out with my Dallas blogger friends.

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Blog Conferences

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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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