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In My Mailbox

August 1, 2010 by Arena Blake 12 Comments

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature hosted by The Story Siren. It’s a chance for book bloggers to display the books they purchased or received for review each week. This week, I decided to do my first ever vlog to show you the goodies I got: Featured Books:Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Linger by Maggie…

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Chasing Rainbows

July 31, 2010 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

The other day, The Nerd and I were coming home from grocery shopping and there was the most beautiful rainbow I’d ever seen in the sky. It went *all the way* across the sky. The perfect rainbow. Of course, I didn’t have my camera with me. So, we rushed home and my obliging husband patiently…

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Life

July 30, 2010 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

I had a *great* day yesterday. The Nerd and I headed south to Austin for the Maggie Stiefvater book signing. Maggie sent me a tweet in Hungarian. It was really cool. And THANK YOU all for the wonderful birthday wishes. I have the best readers ever. I also found out that I’m not *going* home…

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Mixed Berry Granola

July 29, 2010 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

This weekend, we’re going camping. So, I wanted to make something fun to snack on while we’re out in the hot sun. What better than granola? It’s healthy and this version is very flavorful. I love the nuts and dried fruit in it. It’s the perfect camping snack! Mixed Berry Granola Adapted from: The New…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Healthy, recipes, Snacks, Summer

A Quarter of a Century

July 29, 2010 by Arena Blake 13 Comments

Today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me. I am 25 years old today.  That’s a quarter of a century. It’s 300 months. There are many milestones I thought I’d achieve by the time I turned 25. Graduate from college? Check. Get married? Check. Have a good job? Check. Own a home? Not so much….

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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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