February 6: Good Morning, Sunshine

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One of the best things about being down at the beach is the fact that the sky always seems much richer and more beautiful than anywhere else. After I dropped Drew off at work on Monday morning down in Wilmington, I was heading over to visit my friend Laura when I got stopped at a stoplight and noticed this awesome looking morning sky. Very cool!

February 5: Super Bowl, Super Snacks

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In typical Super Bowl fashion, our small gathering of friends included an ungodly amount of junk food. There was pizza, wings, chips, pretzels, beer, wine, cake, cupcakes...I feel fat just listing all of that out! Unfortunately for Drew, the Patriots lost a heartbreaker of a game, but the friends and yummy snacks at least kept up entertained for a few hours. Good thing we don't do that every Sunday...

February 4: Krispy Kreme kraziness

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For those of you not familiar...a group of NC State students started this thing called the Krispy Kreme Challenge where people sign up to run, eat a dozen doughnuts, then run some more...BARF! My sister-in-law's boyfriend, Brian, geared up to run this race so Care and I thought it would be fun to go experience this (from a spectator's perspective, of course!) There were almost 8,000 people who ran the race...times 12 doughnuts each...that's a lot of yummy goodness! All of the money raised goes to benefit the children's hospital in NC so it raises a ton of money and makes for a great morning of fun!

February 3: Spreadin' Seeds

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I'm not sure why this little guy was so intriguing, but it caught my eye when taking Raleigh out for her afternoon walk. The way this picture came out is really cool because the grass in the background is so focus that it looks like it's in HD, but the fuzzy part of the flower all blended together and came out blurry. Anyway--this poor guy didn't make it very long after this photo was taken because as soon as Raleigh saw that I was interested in it, she ran right through it and scattered all of the seeds. Good thing there's not a shortage of these things!

February 2: Walking on Sunshine

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For whatever reason, this winter has been extremely mild and almost pleasant at times (refer to previous posts for further proof!) I was taking Raleigh on her daily afternoon walk and just happened to look up and thought the sunlight on the trees looked really cool. Sometimes it's nice just to be able to appreciate the sunshine and its warmth.

February 1: What's Cookin' Good-Lookin'

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In another attempt to create something from Pinterest, I opted for crock pot Mexican shredded chicken and yellow rice. I have to admit--this was one my favorite dishes that I've made lately! A lot of it was the flavor combinations, but a big part of it was that I got to finally use my teal Le Creuset pot that we got as a wedding gift from my grandmother! Can't wait to make this dinner again!

January 31: Deserted Island

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Drew and I headed down to Wilmington for a quick 24-hour trip while he had to do some work with his client who is based down there. I got to spend the day with my dear friend, Laura, and even got a little beach time in with Raleigh down at Figure 8. It was such a beautiful day (unseasonably warm for January) and it was even more beautiful to see the beach with absolutely no one else on it. Can't wait for summer!