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Thanksgiving with The DeShields Family

Friday, November 25th, 2011

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This is going on my 3rd or 4th year having Thanksgiving with The DeShields family. My hubby is still working up North, so the three of us headed over to my girlfriend Tish house for some good eating. Her mom NeNe also helps in cooking a huge spread and they both get a kick outta watching us gobble up all that good cooking! I usually bring the beverages. I’m not a huge fan of Thanksgiving. People that know me, know I really don’t enjoy cooking that particular kind of food. It’s so heavy and family usually just sit around and do nothing but watch sports, I can’t stand it.

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It’s always fun over Tish’s house though and my kids have a ball at her home. Everything was so yummy and I want to thank my buddy for inviting us over. Take a look at the pics as I prepare to try to shop during this Pink Friday weekend argh! I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving! xoxo

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Going Away Dinner

Monday, June 13th, 2011

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It was a beautiful day out yesterday here in Hotlanta, so the family decided to grill outside. My hubby was in town and we wanted to have a big dinner before he headed back north for work. My son will be traveling with him as well, so we wanted to have a memorable going away dinner.

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My hubby is a great cook. We have always shared kitchen duty since both of us like to fiddle around in the culinary world lol. He is definitely a better griller than me because I get nervous around fire lol. I marinated the meat while my daughter made her famous summer strawberry salad. I made the baked beans,freshly squeezed lemonade and the guys were outside getting the grill going and cooking the meat.

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Everything was running smoothly then I remembered that Williams-Sonoma sent me over the Benidorm Melanine dinnerware collection to try. They also sent a few bbq sauces.We tried the Kansas City Cowtown Bar-B-Q-Sauce,it was tangy and yummy! It was the perfect added touch to our little going away dinner.

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While eating dinner no one was really talking, so I knew it was delish lol. Later on my hubby made his famous sour cream pound cake which I still have not got the recipe for in over 13 yrs of being with him! He swears he cant give it to me and its top secret lol. It was soo good topped off with ice cream. I saw eyes getting heavy as we watched a movie together lol. It was a fun evening with my family and I would like to thank Williams-Sonoma for sending over the fabulous goodies to add to our scrumptious dinner. xoxo

Christmas at the Reeds

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

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Today I’m thinking back on all the Christmases that we’ve had. I would have to say this years Christmas was so so. With the economy being the way it is, layoffs, cutbacks,it has really affected my whole family too. There was not a lot of gifts for my kids sent down and they were a bit disappointed. The older my kids get I try to explain to them that its about family and being together. Its also about helping someone else in need and celebrating Jesus Christ.

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We had a nice candlelight dinner,opened gifts,laughed and watched movies together. It did snow a bit and my kids ran out to play in it lol. We would have liked to travel to see the family but I do not like cold weather and usually visit in the spring time or summer.We missed them all.

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My kids are at that tween age now, so they had expensive items on their list. Ipads, Ps3 games (whatever the heck that is) and laptops which we could not afford at this time. We bought what we could and they were happy. The kids later came to us and said, mom and dad we love you and thank you for everything you have done for us. Keeping us in a safe environment, food in the fridge and the lights on is all that matters. That was nice to hear from them. I hope you guys had a very Merry Christmas, we surely did because really its all about family! xoxo