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Scenes From the Week // 06

August 22, 2014 · by Emily

Happy Friday! Welcome to my Scenes From the Week series. In these posts I share the highlights from my week – from memorable events to the small things that made me smile. Here is a glimpse into this past week: Monday I worked pretty late...

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Travel With Me // Paris – What We Did

August 21, 2014 · by Emily

When I first started this blog toward the end of 2013, I was excited to use it as a place to share my travel experiences. While it has turned into more of a lifestyle blog, I am still excited to write posts about our adventures in my Travel With...

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Weekly Wishes #28 // August Goals Check-in

August 18, 2014 · by Emily

Paris, May 2014 – Motivation to get those Paris posts written! Twice a month I link up with The Nectar Collective to join the community of bloggers who share their goals for the week in the Weekly Wishes link-up. I’m continuing to...

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The Sunday Currently, Volume 38

August 17, 2014 · by Emily

Happy Sunday! I hope that each of you had a great weekend. I definitely did. Aren’t weekends the best? If only they were one day longer…. Friday evening Daniel took the metro out to my office so that we could go to dinner at...

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Scenes From the Week // 05

August 15, 2014 · by Emily

Happy Friday! Welcome to my Scenes From the Week series. In these posts I share the highlights from my week – from memorable events to the small things that made me smile. Here is a glimpse into this past week: Monday On my way home from...

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Reading List // 02

August 14, 2014 · by Emily

Back in February, I posted a list of books I wanted to read in the upcoming months. I didn’t read everything on the list, but I did read most of them. Having a written list of books really motivated me to read more quickly – even...

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The Sunday Currently, Volume 37

August 10, 2014 · by Emily

Our weekend kicked off with a fun dinner and game night at our friends’ (Kaitlin and Erik) apartment. I baked and brought a lemon cake recipe that I’ve been eyeing all summer. We played Ticket to Ride: Europe Edition. And somehow, even...

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Scenes From the Week // 04

August 8, 2014 · by Emily

Happy Friday! I have started this Scenes From the Week series so that I can share both the more memorable events in my week as well as the small things that made me smile. Here is a glimpse into my first week in August: Monday Daniel and I were...

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Semi-Charmed Summer Book Challenge 2014: Month 3

August 7, 2014 · by Emily

I’m back with another Summer Book Challenge update. I didn’t make the progress I had hoped for, but like I said in my last update, it’s okay if I don’t finish the challenge. It has been fun reading these books and seeing...

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My Travel Mug Collection

August 7, 2014 · by Emily

{I have written an updated version of this post. To see this post with my full mug collection, click here! It has more than doubled since I wrote this original travel mug collection post.} Today I thought I would share my travel mug collection!...

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