Category Archives: personal

Advent Calendar :: Day One

One of my fondest memories about Christmas is opening the little windows to reveal surprises on our advent calendars. We would open one each day in December leading up to Christmas. It is a tradition I started with Rick when we got married and is still one of my favorite things about Christmas....

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Happy Easter! Merry Spring!

I want to wish everyone a Happy Easter.  This year Easter and my birthday coincide for the first time I can remember.  That’s all kinds of awesomeness because Easter is my all time favorite holiday.  One of my favorite traditions growing up (and still is today!) is the Easter egg hunt.  Hope you enjoy this...

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Pull up a chair….

Yes, I do realize this table is set for Thanksgiving and we’re already well into December. But, everything about this photo speaks to me and I wanted to share.    This setting invites me in and makes me want to stay for a long time.  Can’t you just imagine the food, laughter and storytelling?  I...

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Merry Christmas From The Pooles!

I grew in the south and always dreamed of a white Christmas and sadly that never happened. But this year Rick and I had fun in Seattle right before Thanksgiving and were surprised by a freak snow storm. I thought I’d share some of those photos.

I love the sneaky Wendi in the...

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Fun Food Friday :: ASMP BBQ Road Trip Part 2

Welcome to Texas, the land of meat and BBQ. This past month the Houston ASMP decided, after many requests, to do another BBQ road trip to Luling and Lockhart. This time ASMP Austin San Antonio had a strong showing too. It was a lot of fun and I found couple new yummy...

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