summer

Weekend Bits

Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube What was your favorite part of your weekend? Love, Your Squishy Monster ^.~

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The Squishy Monster is moving to the beach! This is something that’s been on my bucket list for quite some time and I’m ecstatic that by next week, we’ll be living just a few blocks from the beach. We combed through all the details this past weekend {not without some play time, of course} and..read more

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A First For Everything

Call me crazy but I don’t remember my first kiss but I can tell you the exact moment I had my first forkful of baked spaghetti or frozen grapes. That is crazy, huh? I do however, remember our 6th grade “kisses.” Mr. Meserve took us out in pairs to experience kisses with the name scribbled..read more

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Garlic Yogurt Dressing

As I’m in the South, I day dream that we’re all just part of a Harlequin romance novel and that these are just parts of sultry, summer nights but alas, reality settles in and it’s just crazy hot, is all. 101, 105, 110…and rising. It’s just hot. Not sexy. The weekend was full of impromptu..read more

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Partyin’ like it’s 1999

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um, nope. What happened to that girl that used to party all night long, slump over in a heap at 5, sleep in all day, smear on lip gloss and do it all over again? She is gone.gone.gone. When I think back of how stupid me and my gfs all were, it’s a wonder we..read more

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Here Comes the Sun

Even if the sweat on your brow all this time told you otherwise, today is officially the first day of Summer. I love any occasion that revolves around food so c’mon in Summer! Summer arrives with the same eagerness of all the kids excited to finally be out of school, bearing gifts of backyard bbq’s,..read more

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Banana Cream Parfaits

Bob Ross was quoted in saying “…just ‘smoosh’ it in there. It’s not a real word, but people seem to know what it means.” Oh Bob Fro Ross. I miss him as much as I miss Mr. Rogers. I bring ole’ Bob into it again because it’s very true. What does ‘squish’ mean for that..read more

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Baby Brother is Home!

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With the arrival of the guy who can make me laugh like none other, is also the informal introduction of Summer for me. (Yes, I know Summer isn’t until June). If you can bat away the cobwebs for a moment, hopefully you can remember what the word “Summer” evoked during your school years. It usually..read more

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