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Christmas Snapshots

By Erin | Published: January 6, 2012

While opening presents, it’s pretty much a requirement that you wear at least one element of the wrapping. I swear, there was nothing in the egg nog. No, really! Mom and I decided to take silly self-portraits. At first, she didn’t get the “make silly faces” memo. But, she’s a quick learner… Mom and Dad [...]

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Transition

By Erin | Published: January 4, 2012

The holidays, in scenes: We host a Star Wars-themed Christmas party, and I bake and bake and bake, and our friends come over and howl with laughter over the notoriously bad Star Wars Christmas Special we torture them with. The house is full of happy sounds–talking, laughing, eating. The Christmas tree glows. Our friends compete for [...]

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Parental Visit

By Erin | Published: December 14, 2011

My parents came for a brief visit on their way back to sunny Florida (from snowy West Virginia). We had a lot of fun, even if we did only have basically one day. We ran some errands, walked around the Arboretum, shopped at the local Asian market and Carolina Farmin’, drank chai, and ate good [...]

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The Tree

By Erin | Published: December 2, 2011

We haven’t put up our Christmas tree this year, and I’m itching to do so. Normally, we’ve got the place decked out right after Thanksgiving, but we’re a little late this year. So until we get to our tree (this weekend, I hope!), here’s the Bond family putting up our tree three years ago–can you [...]

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What I Miss

By Erin | Published: November 30, 2011

Every winter, I go through a terrible homesickness for Florida. Specifically, for the following reasons: These turkeys– Also, I miss how you can’t throw a stick without hitting fresh citrus. It’s everywhere, and it’s delicious. There’s simply no replacement for fresh citrus. I miss watching launches. The excitement! The noise! The awe! And, last but [...]

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