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looking back at 2013

photo by Yvonne Rock Another year has come to a close and it's time to look back. I was pulling photos together one night last week and as I went through them I was kind of blown away by just how wonderful of a year it has been. So many blessings and so much joy. And yet of course these photos don't capture...

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williamsburg!

^ this was destined for instagram right?? ^ ^ I mean... ^ ^ thank you to my mama-in-law for my new favorite scarf! ^ ^ I kind of NEED all of these... ^ ^ we found the most darling little used bookstore in town! ^ For christmas day this year we traveled to Williamsburg to spend time with papa bear's family. It's a...

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bûche de noël

Y'all are probably so tired of hearing me talk about this buche de noel! But! I had to share because I was psyching myself out for weeks over making this happen and then when I finally did it was actually a lot easier than I thought. Granted I must have spent approximately seven hours finding the perfect recipe. I finally settled on one...

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I wish I had a river...

I think I've beaten the christmas horse to death at this point, I love it and I don't care who knows it!! And yet... every year without fail my eyes will spy a forlorn string of half-twinkling lights in a window next to the saddest tree you ever did see and I'm there again. I'm there when the christmas I dreamt of resided...

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christmas 2013

So, our christmas. Well, to be honest we sort of had three christmases this year. We had christmas as a family of three on christmas eve morning complete with cinnamon rolls and coffee for breakfast. We had christmas eve dinner with my parents and my brother and his girlfriend complete with roast duck. And then! We had christmas with my in-laws complete with...

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