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In A Past Life {Readathon Mini-Challenge}

December 29, 2010 by Arena Blake 22 Comments

The New Year is quickly approaching! Casey from The Bookish Type and Heather from Book-Savvy are hosting the Out With A Bang Readathon to help us all finish up our 2010 reading lists. You can read any book for the event, but there is a particular focus on 2010 debut novels for the 2010 Debut…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Giveaway, Out With A Bang, Readathon

Holiday Puppies

December 28, 2010 by Arena Blake 16 Comments

One thing that I absolutely love about the holidays is the chance to take beautiful bokeh pictures. Last year, I had no idea what I was doing. This year was not much better, but I think I managed to get some good ones. It’s actually quite easy to get beautiful bokeh from the Christmas tree…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Featured, Photos, Puppies

Homemade Hot Chocolate

December 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

Merry Christmas! I wanted to share a warm and fuzzy holiday treat with you today (well, maybe not *fuzzy*) and hot chocolate seemed to fit the bill. You can cuddle up with a mug of this hot chocolate by the fire for the perfect winter evening! Homemade Hot Chocolate Source: Confections of a Foodie Bride…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate, Christmas, recipes, Winter

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

May your days be merry and bright… And your babies snuggled up tight! From our family to yours… Merry Christmas! PS – Do you think Santa would bring me one of those for Christmas? Baby Eli is just too adorable!

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Eli, Family, Holidays

Peppermint Marshmallows

December 24, 2010 by Arena Blake 8 Comments

Can you believe that Christmas is already upon us? We’re headed south today to visit The Nerd’s parents for the holiday. It will be a balmy 79 degrees in Corpus Christi today, but I’m in the mood for some winter treats. These homemade peppermint marshmallows are really yummy. They go perfectly with hot chocolate, which…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Dessert, Marshmallow, Peppermint, recipes

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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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