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I LOVE cooking from recipes, and making up meals, I LOVE spending time with my boys (all three) and entertaining my family and friends, I LOVE bargain shopping (vintage stores included), I LOVE flipping through fashion and design mags, I LOVE the smell of libraries and how often I could get lost there, I LOVE scanning realty websites, I LOVE Trader Joes and LUSH, I LOVE fresh flowers and all four seasons, I LOVE Cincinnati and am always ready to travel, I LOVE stationary and stamps, I LOVE diamonds and pearls, tulle and lace, I LOVE smelling coffee and drinking tea, I love marshmallows and chocolate, I LOVE cozy sheets and morning sunshine, I LOVE me and I love GOD!

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Happy Moments Christmas 2008

Just reminiscing....


Roman with G'Ma Robbin

The Dean Boys with Daddy

Tre' at Nana's...showing off his drums!!


A suitcase for all his travels...he has been more places in his 4 years than I had been in my teenage years!


Roman trying to eat the wrapping paper

Bob The Builder...Jack in the Box

Tre's fun and wacky stocking stuffers

The Dean Boys with Nana and Paw Paw Joe

Roman showing off his new clothes

Tre' and daddy decorating the tree

Opening his new camera

"What I am going to do with this BIG box?"

The dancing Santa Uncle Jerren gave to Nana...the boys are fascinated...Tre took this picture

More decorating..the last year for my "Zeta" tree!!!


SMILE
Looking forward to making many memories this year!!
xoxo
Ronita

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Christmas in Chicago...here we come!!

Let me just start off by saying how much I LOVE CHICAGO!!! I think it's a great mix of BIG City (thinking NYC) and Midwestern (thinking Cincinnati). So I must say that every time we get a chance to travel to Chicago I am like a kid on Christmas Eve. I am kind of bummed though, that I won't get to share this trip with my two little men (we were planning in seeing Santa arrive by boat at Navy Pier) but I know Nana has a fun holiday outing planned for the young lads.

This weekend's getaway will be nice with just the hubs and I!! We are excited to see our friends and to celebrate their new home (yaye Mullens) and recent completion of their Master's program (yaye Barbie)!!!

We plan on checking into our hotel upon arrival...


...grabbing a bite to eat at Chicago's Famous...


...partying with The Mullens in their new pad at their "Ugly Christmas Sweater Party"...


...a little Christmas shopping for the boys...


...a little Holiday shopping for me and Scottie...


...and I can not leave the city without grabbing a couple tins of Garrett's popcorn or my mother (Nana) will kill me!! There is always a long line so I will have to be sure not to rush this...



I'm sure we will have some unplanned activities!!
Needless to say we are excited!!
xoxo
Ronita


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Glitz and Glam Tonight

Tonight, I am looking forward to putting the boys to bed (early), taking a warm bubble bath with my LUSH PUD bath bomb, lighting some candles, pouring some wine, putting on one of my fabulous bridal shower gifts (wink) and watching...
The 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The show should feature awesome fashions and a great performance by The Black Eyed Peas.
I'll behave (smiles)





xoxo
Ronita