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Goodbye for now: Choose Happy

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Hi Friends! It's been over a year and a half since my last blog post. On the eve of my Aunt Nan's birthday, the one that inspired me to write this blog , I feel like I have failed her a bit as I have stopped writing and sharing on this blog. I have been trying my best to Choose Happy and share that message with those around me and those I come across, but it isn't always easy. Nan always gives me a little sign to keep it up and to live each day to the fullest.  The truth is, with the daily grind of life and running kids to sports, events, long drives home from work, etc., I just haven't had the time nor the will to sit at the computer at night working on blog posts. It may be that I have to write full time for my job, so I don't enjoy writing like I used to or maybe I am just over the whole blogging thing. But whatever it is, it's time to call it quits. I have been postponing this for too long.  High Hopes I really had high hopes for this blog. In the hay day of...
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Currently Choosing Happy {vol.20}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 20th week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! **Sorry for the delay in posts. I have been so busy lately with work, kids, events, etc...that I have not made enough time for the blog. If you follow me on Facebook , Instagram or Twitter , you will see I post almost daily.  Thanks for still loving me :) Exploring //   Madison, Wisconsin for Memorial Day weekend.  Friday night, we stopped at the Great Dane Pub for dinner. I would highly recommend it. They have great food, great drinks and fast service! We made sure to pick up a t-shirt for our nephew Dane too! The kids enjoye...
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Currently Choosing Happy {vol.19}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 19th week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Stylin' //   for her beach party at school last week. She wore her swimming suit, flip flops, my old sunglasses, beach towel and they made visors at school. She had such a great time playing in the sand and wearing her swim suit in her classroom.  Ready //   for summer! Friday, I went to the local nail salon for bright pink toes! I love them and they look so much better than they did last week! Climbing //   the rock wall at REI in Bloomington, Minnesota.  The kids enjoyed climbing on Friday evening. Collin can't wait...
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Currently Choosing Happy {vol.18}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 18th week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Stirring //   up a batch of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. My grandmother used to make these cookies when I was a little girl. My aunts passed down some of our families favorite recipes at my wedding shower 10+ years ago; it is one of my favorite cookbooks to bake and cook from!  Some days just call for a chocolate chip cookie, or at least a scoop of cookie dough! Sprucing//   myself up at my hair appointment last week. It was time for a change, so I went with some summer highlights. I am not usually one to color my h...
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Currently Choosing Happy {vol.17}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 17th week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Watching //   my little man at his first dinner theater performance at school. They put on an amazing Disney themed show this year. We are so blessed to have such wonderful teachers that plan this event.  Smelling // all the beautiful flowers this weekend. Saturday morning, I went to a beautiful green house with my mother-in-law to pick out flowers and vegetables for my garden.  My daughter enjoyed helping me pick out flowers for our baskets.  More gorgeous flowers at my mother-in-law's. She has ginormous lilac bushes in h...
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Currently Choosing Happy {vol. 16}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 16th week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Admiring //   my new car! Last Thursday night, we picked up my new 2016 Subaru Outback. It is my very first brand new car. I am in love and it is everything I hoped for. I can't wait to go on many adventures and vacations in this car for many years to come!   Slurping //   lime sno-cones from the Panther --my hometown drive inn. This one of our favorite summer stops. They have the best ice cream treats! Watching //   the beautiful sunset while we played at the park near Grandma's house. What a beautiful night to play outsid...
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