Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) – Mindy Kaling I recently read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling. I’ve never really watched The Office, but I do enjoy The Mindy Project. My sister, Manisha, somehow introduced me to Mindy’s blog, and I love her writing and…
Lisa
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My early birthday present
One major perk of being the only daughter-in-law is my monopoly on the in-laws’ affections. Granted, they do actually like me, but I’m their only viable route for grandkids. Accordingly, my birthday presents have improved as time has passed. My first birthday present was a wallet which upgraded to a gift card then this year’s…
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THE loaded baked potato dip
Y’all, this loaded baked potato dip is like crack. It’s utterly addicting and oh so popular. I made a batch for our tailgate over the weekend, and everyone who tried it swooned. Make it today, try it tomorrow, and then tell me how much you love it. If anyone proposes marriage after trying it, you…
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It’s the most wonderful month of the year
IT’S SEPTEMBER!!!! September is only the greatest month of the year, mainly because it’s my birth month. This is the third September I’ve been blogging, and you lucky ducks get to hear about how much I love September for a third time. This also starts the unofficial countdown to the end of the year (which…
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We didn’t even go downtown
So this weekend, I went to Blacksburg for Virginia Tech’s first football game. My friend, Lauren, has season tickets and a tailgating parking pass, so I go to games with her (and now her boyfriend). We headed up Friday. I got stuck in horrible traffic, and it took me a solid hour to get out…
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Football care package – August
August’s care package is football themed in honor of the upcoming football season. Mac has his Xbox 360 with him, so I decided to surprise him with a copy of Madden 25. Much to my surprise, Xbox stopped making new copies of their games on the 360 platform to push the new Xbox One system….