Happy December, friends! It’s hard to believe that we’re already a week into the last month of the year. I’m an aunt again! My sister, Leslie, and her husband welcomed their first child last night, a daughter named Claire. Mac and I are already pronouncing Claire just like Jamie in Outlander. She joins my nephew…
Lisa
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Kings Mountain National Military Park
I’m on a quest to visit as many National Park Service properties as possible. Since we live in Augusta, Mac and I have been knocking out sites in both Georgia and South Carolina. We stopped by Kings Mountain National Military Park and Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina while driving back from our latest trip…
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Last minute Amazon Prime gift exchange ideas
It’s that time of the year. Lots of holiday and Christmas parties, white elephant swaps, and other fun events. If you’re anything like me, you generally procrastinate and wind up trying to find something great at the last minute. I’m trying to embrace more perks of Amazon Prime besides my excessive book buying, so I…
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What we’re watching
Since we’ve been in Georgia, Mac has had a reasonably normal work schedule. Living on post also means that he’s home before 6 pm. We were talking about it, and this is the longest amount of time we’ve spent together in our whole relationship. So we’ve been blowing through our Netflix and Hulu queues because…
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We bought another house!
Surprise! Mac and I closed on a four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Friday, and we are officially homeowners again. This home buying process has been completely different from our first experience in Colorado. It was honestly stressful and kind of a headache, so I’m very glad that it’s over (even if I’m much…
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Recent reads – November 2018
I’m almost caught up with the books I’ve read but haven’t reviewed. Isn’t that super exciting? Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848 – 1868 – Cokie Roberts This book is the third installment of Cokie Robert’s histories of American women. It looks at the lives of women in Washington, DC,…