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Holidays

You’re going to find out I’m obsessed with aluminum Christmas trees.

Myself standing in front of the Golden Horseshoe Saloon, wearing a magenta dress with gold and silver ric-rac, a silver belt, and silver moccasins.

Valentine’s Month at Disneyland

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This year Disneyland introduced “Valentine’s Month” to the park with extra decor, special food items, and even a scavenger hunt to celebrate the holiday of love. I’ve always enjoyed a good scavenger hunt, so Patrick and I went over to the park for the day to experience it. For those familiar with Disneyland’s Easter Egg…

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Myself standing in front of a large green door with a large pink stripe across it which reads "Honeydukes Staff Only." I'm wearing a pink fedora, white bolero jacket, green sweater, pink skirt, and carrying a pink, white, and green purse featuring Honeydukes treats.

Hogsmeade & Holly

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Over the weekend Patrick and I visited Universal Studios for a festive day with friends to enjoy the sights, sounds, and sweets of the season in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, as the area got the holiday treatment for the first time! For the day my outfit was inspired by one of my favorite…

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A fluffy grey cat sits under a green aluminum tree surrounded by presents. Text overlay reads "How to (mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree"

How to (Mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree

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Every year around Christmastime, the internet is flooded with pictures and stories of cats terrorizing Christmas trees. I had cats growing up, and they simply loved climbing up into the branches of our trees. We had both fake and real trees over the years, and the cats loved both equally. The following is a guide…

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Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

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It’s the holiday season and that means it’s also the gift giving season. No matter what holiday you celebrate, you’re going to be wrapping presents. Now, call me old fashioned, but I much prefer a good ol’ wrapped present as opposed to one in a gift bag. But, I get it, sometimes wrapping can be…

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Myself holding one of the candy canes.

The Lost Art of Candy Cane Making at Logan’s Candies

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In a world of mass produced everything, hand-made goods are becoming unicorns, but in the little town of Ontario, where they still put up various scenes of the life of Jesus in the heart of their downtown during Christmas, Logan’s Candies is like a beacon of glistening sugar. Since 1933 Logan’s Candies has become borderline…

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