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Four Years

January 3, 2013 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

Today is our Fourth Wedding Anniversary, and I’ve been thinking a lot about our wedding and the time we’ve had together since then. I thought I’d share a few photos from our wedding with you all. I started this blog after we got married, and haven’t had the chance to share them before now. Photos…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Anniversary, Life Before Kids, Wedding

Verizon Wireless: How To Set Up Windows Phone 8 on a Mac

January 1, 2013 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, I received a Windows Phone 8X from Verizon Wireless to test and review. As a Verizon Wireless Ambassador, I have had the chance to try out three different phones on the Verizon Wireless Network. This is my first Windows Phone, and I have to admit, I was a bit intimidated. I…

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Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: HTC, Macs, Verizon Wireless, VZWA, Windows Phone

Black-Eyed Pea Dip

December 31, 2012 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

Happy New Year’s Eve! Growing up, in true Southern fashion, my family always made sure to serve black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. They are supposed to bring luck in the New Year. As you can imagine, eating plain ol’ black-eyed peas can get kind of boring. So this year, I looked for a way…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Appetizer Recipes, Black-Eyed Peas, Dip, Recipe, Salsa

An Anniversary Surprise — Frederick’s of Hollywood Lingerie #CBias

December 27, 2012 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

Next week, The Nerd and I will celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary. I can’t believe that it’s already been four years since I married the man of my dreams. This has been kind of a hard year for us. We’ve both had to adjust to sharing our lives with a baby, and I’m sad to…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: #CBias, Frederick's of Hollywood, lingerie, Social Fabric, Sponsored

Dreaming of a White Christmas

December 26, 2012 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

Christmas morning was cold and rainy in Dallas-Fort Worth. For days, the weather forecast had been going back and forth on whether or not we’d have a White Christmas. But by early afternoon, the rain had turned to big snow flakes and the white stuff had started sticking to the ground. We had gone to…

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Filed Under: Living

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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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