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Zombie Princess

November 1, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

For Halloween, River was a princess. But not just *any* old princess. She was a Zombie Princess. We even taught her to say, “Yummmm…Brains!” We went to the Fall Festival at the school where my mom works. I was busy volunteering and doing other things, so Uncle James (aka The Nerd) took my camera and…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Holidays, Photos, River

Bakerella Book Signing!

October 29, 2010 by Arena Blake 9 Comments

For the longest time, I have adored Bakerella. I just love her blog. And her Cake Pops are darling. So when I heard she’d be in Dallas for her book tour, I jumped at the chance to meet her. I mean, look at her. Isn’t she so fun and full of life? First, she shared…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Dallas, Recipes Tagged With: Book Signing, Cake Pops, Giveaway

Follow Friday and Blog Hop!

October 28, 2010 by Arena Blake 32 Comments

It’s been a while since I participated in Follow Friday and the Book Blogger Hop, so I thought this would be a great week to do so! If you’re here from these two great events, please be sure to check out the contests I have going on — there are several! Win a *signed* copy…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Blogger Hop, Follow Friday

A “Shotgun” Wedding

October 28, 2010 by Arena Blake 7 Comments

I posted last week about the amazing rehearsal dinner we attended before the wedding of my friend, Morgan. Morgan and Jason had been engaged for quite a while, and wanted to do something fun and unique for their wedding. So, they decided to throw a “Shotgun” Wedding, but not in the traditional sense! Guests were…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Featured, Wedding

Apple Muffins

October 28, 2010 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

Today, I’m continuing my series of recipes from Young Adult book authors. This recipe is very appropriate for fall. The flavors in these Apple Muffins are *amazing* and I immediately identified this recipe as one I wanted to try. I’m so glad I did! Topped with brown sugar and cinnamon, what’s not to love in this yummy breakfast…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, Muffins, 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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