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Chills & Thrills Tour Giveaway {Winners!}

June 21, 2011 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

I *finally* got around to drawing the winners in my Chills & Thrills Tour Giveaway! I hope to have many more awesome giveaways for you guys in the coming weeks — I’m headed to ALA this weekend and can’t wait to attend the signings there. So, without further adieu, here are the winners! Winner #…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Signing, Giveaway, Winners

12 weeks! {Baby Belly Pics}

June 20, 2011 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! It’s been a while since I posted…sorry for that. I have had a *terrible* first trimester, with awful nausea and migraines and just no fun. But last week, we passed a milestone — the 12-week milestone! We are officially out of the first trimester! Hallelujah! My nausea is still in full force,…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Baby, Belly Pics, Nerdling

Memorial Day Recipe Round-Up

May 30, 2011 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

Happy Memorial Day! I thought I’d post a few of my favorite recipes that would be the perfect addition to your Memorial Day cook-out. Enjoy! Star-Spangled Sugar Cookies Steak Kabobs Pasta Salad Mojo Beef Kabobs What are you cooking today?

Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Memorial Day, Patriotic, recipes

Chills and Thrills Teen Book Tour, Allen, Texas

May 23, 2011 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

This weekend, we had the chance to attend the Chills and Thrills Teen Book Tour at a Real Bookstore in Allen, Texas. As you well know, I am *addicted* to book events, and couldn’t pass this one up! This is Tera Lynn Childs, author of Forgive my Fins and Sweet Venom. Tera told us all…

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Filed Under: Dallas, Reading Tagged With: Author Signing, Book Tour, Giveaway, Young Adult

Please Welcome…

May 20, 2011 by Arena Blake 23 Comments

Our very own little nerdling! I have been *dying* to tell you guys this news. The Nerd was hell-bent on keeping the whole thing a secret for as long as possible, but circumstances have forced us to reevaluate that decision. Right now, at this very moment, I’m 8 weeks pregnant. The little one is due…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Baby, Nerdling, Ultrasound

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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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