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We love Christmas. Not for the gifts, but for the giving and all of the time we get to spend with our family. Whether you’re looking for projects or recipes for your Christmas dinner, brunch, or cookies for Santa, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our Christmas ideas, rolled up into one, easy location. Our ideas are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to follow. We’ve made every craft project and recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how much we liked it. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Elf on the Shelf: Harvey Meets Hayden

December 15, 2014
Elf on the Shelf Hayden

Right after Harvey popped out of my luggage, he made his way around my parents’ house. His first stop was the great room. There, he met Hayden. At first, Harvey tried talking to Hayden. But Hayden wanted none of that. After much convincing and maybe a few cookies later, Hayden warmed up to Harvey. Like Hayden, all Harvey wanted to do was snuggle.…

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Brian’s Picks: UncommonGoods

December 13, 2014

This post brought to you by UncommonGoods. As Christmas gets closer, panic sets in as we try to figure out gifts for the hard-to-buy people in our lives. Our friends at UncommonGoods broke out their best gifts ‘for him’, ‘for her’, and for stocking stuffers to make it easy for us to find the best and most unusual gifts for the people in our lives. Why do we love UncommonGoods?…

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Fatima’s Picks: UncommonGoods

December 13, 2014

This post brought to you by UncommonGoods. As Christmas gets closer, panic sets in as we try to figure out gifts for the hard-to-buy people in our lives. Our friends at UncommonGoods broke out their best gifts ‘for him’, ‘for her’, and for stocking stuffers to make it easy for us to find the best and most unusual gifts for the people in our lives. Why do we love UncommonGoods?…

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24th Annual Toys for Tots Holiday Party

December 12, 2014
24th Annual Toys for Tots Holiday Party

My friend Jim and I have been lifelong friends. We’ve held a toys for tots party every year on our birthdays (December 18th – Jim turns 50 this year haha!) and we are in the final stretch of preparing for this year’s holiday gathering. Back in 1990 when Jim and I were in our early 20’s, we wanted to throw ourselves a birthday party and have people bring them gifts. When we took a…

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