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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living - Red Wine Sippin' - Wife - Mom of 3 - Jesus Follower- Mompreneur

January 23, 2013

Mountain Weekend

I love long weekends! And as much as I love my job I really love days off of work! This past weekend we took advantage of the fact that I had Monday off for MLK day and took a long weekend…

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October 29, 2012

Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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July 12, 2012

Romantic Day Date

I think the most romantic ‘day date’ I’ve ever been on is a picnic in the park on a gorgeous day with my love. Picture this: gorgeous weather, a blanket, a picnic basket, and a bottle of champagne. Very affordable and…

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June 4, 2012

$10.90 And A House

Saturday morning my husband and I spent a “day date” hunting or “picking,” as my husband likes to refer to it, yard sales. Although there were not very many, the hubs and I decided to hit up those sales nearby us…

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May 13, 2012

Vacation for 2

Well we finally got to take our much needed vacation. Just the hubby and me. It was wonderful.   (I took the above picture our first night at the beach) For those of you who read my previous post we did…

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January 5, 2012

10 Dates Under $10

If you are a newly wed like me chances are you are on a budget and do not have a lot of money to spend on fancy restaurants and movies. Well…whoever said date nights have to be expensive???  I have…

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Hello! I am Chelsea. I am the homeschooling mom of 3 and lover of adventures!

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Small Shop Gift Ideas / Deals and Steals

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There are so many great deals and steals going on right now. Below I am sharing a few of my…

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Family Experience: Harlem Globetrotters

If you have been following me for awhile you know how much I love experience gifts with my family. I love to expose my children to different events and love that my job allows me to do this for them….

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Date Night Bust

Ever have one of those nights were you have all the right intentions and your plan just doesn’t work out? That’s the kind of date night we had Saturday night. Let me back up.We have worked out the sweetest and…

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Things I’d Tell My 16-Year-Old Self

Isn’t it amazing how your perspective changes in a decade? I can’t wait to do this again in another 10 years and see what I would have told myself in my upper 20s.  ~~~1. You are about to have your…

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