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{DFW Mom} The Addams Family from Dallas Summer Musicals

October 4, 2012 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

Earlier this week, The Nerd and I had a fun date night. It’s been all Baby Mum-Mum coated fingers and Bubble Guppies sing-a-longs around here lately. And while I wouldn’t trade those moments for anything, sometimes, you just need a grown-up night. We decided to brave the crowds at the Texas State Fair to see…

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Filed Under: Dallas Tagged With: Art, Dallas, Musical, Sponsored, Theater

Mini Fruit Pizzas

October 3, 2012 by Arena Blake 10 Comments

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know of my love affair with cookies. They are seriously one of my favorite desserts. This is a fun way to add some variety to your cookie diet. Err. Cookie addiction? Yeah. That sounds about right. Mini Fruit Pizzas Adapted From: The Pioneer…

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Dessert, Dessert Recipes, Fruit, Recipe

How My Samsung Galaxy S III from Verizon Wireless Saved My Job!

October 2, 2012 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

A few weeks ago, I was teaching at a workshop as part of my day job, when we ran into a snag. When we got to the workshop location, we discovered that the Internet wasn’t working. When you’re planning to demo online software, Internet is kind of essential. Luckily, I had the Samsung Galaxy S…

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Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Samsung, Technology, Verizon Wireless, VZWA

Baby Pumpkin Photos {and FREE Halloween Photo Card Templates!}

October 1, 2012 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

I can’t believe it’s already October! It’s time for pumpkins, candy apples and fun costumes! I couldn’t miss the chance to dress up Andrew and take some Halloween photos over the weekend. His super-cute Jack-o-lantern costume is from Carter’s. I also took the opportunity to create some Halloween Photo Card Templates to share with you!…

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Filed Under: Halloween, Photography Tagged With: Andrew, Halloween, Nerdling, Photography, Photos, Pumpkin

Our Five-Year Class Reunion and a Tour of the MSC at Texas A&M

September 29, 2012 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

I can hardly believe it’s been five years since we graduated from college. I look back at the years that we spent at Texas A&M with such fondness. Last weekend, we headed south to College Station for our reunion and to watch the Aggies beat the hell outta South Carolina State University. It was a…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Aggie, Football, MSC, Texas A&M, VZWA

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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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