A Season of Thankfulness
Do you ever have those moments where a memory catches you off guard? This week I experienced one such moment that swept me off my feet...
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Christmas in the Smokies
Welcome back to my Newlyweds Travel series! If you saw my first travel post you'll know that Pigeon Forge, TN stole our hearts on our...
The First Thanksgiving
You may remember the story you were taught as a small child where "Pilgrims" and "Indians" alike gathered around large wooden tables in...
Day of the Dead
What is the day of the dead? Is it an origin for Halloween? Should we celebrate it? These are just a few of the questions that are...
Let's Talk About Cultural Appropriation
You may remember the outrage of the Maui costume last Halloween. The internet voices were so loud that Disney decided to pull the costume...
Is Halloween Evil?
I grew up in the 90's and my parents allowed us to participate in Halloween but the rule was we could not dress up as anything "scary" or...
Why do we carve pumpkins?
As you may have gathered from my last post about fall, it's a season that I love. One of my favorite fall traditions is carving pumpkins...
Me Too.
I can't remember the first time I was aware of the set of rules that govern a woman's life. I don't remember explicitly being taught...
Newlyweds Travel to Pigeon Forge, TN
We took a week long honeymoon in Pigeon Forge, TN that was planned by my husband. When we got engaged we made a deal, I would plan the...
The Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon
Pumpkin has been crowned queen of the gourds. Over the course of the last several years pumpkin spice has exploded in popularity and even...
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