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February Chats

March 3, 2020 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

Starting it off on the happiest, cutest note with this little babes πŸ‘†πŸΌπŸ˜ Happy end of February/beginning of March, everybody!! Woooohoooo this means spring and warm weather are almost here!!!!! **Violently shoves sweaters and pants into back of closet and pulls out shorts and t-shirts** I'm only mildly excited for some outside time. This has been a CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY month, people. Mostly it ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Random Tagged With: coffee date, extras, life chats, random, updates

October Chats

October 31, 2019 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

October Chats! What's been going on this month - it's been full and busy and amazing. October is the best! TheGarlicDiaries.com

On a scale of 1-10, how pumped do the kids look in this picture? Trick question, the answer is 11. Y'all, it is giving me LIFE that I am getting my October Chats out on the actual last day of October. When am I ever that organized and on time like that anymore? LOL - never, but you're sweet if you gave me any positive mental credit there. October has been CRAZY! Honestly probably the ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Random Tagged With: chats, extras, halloween, life, life updates, real talk, The Garlic Diaries, updates

August Chats

September 3, 2019 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

August chats...but in the beginning of September? What day is it even? Life is cray and August went by faster than a shower with my 2 year old banging on the door. But a lot has happened this month! August has been big. Let's chat about it! What I've Loved Tailwind Pre-publishing: (precursor, this isn't even an affiliate link, I just love Tailwind enough to SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS.) ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Random Tagged With: babies, extras, life, life chats, life updates, random, sleep schedules, sleep training, toddlers

Back in Business!

March 4, 2019 by Annie Chesson 7 Comments

Hello everyone!!! I am so excited to be writing this right now! I will say that part of me is sad that maternity leave is over because I just LOVED being able to focus all my time and attention on my bebes. It was a wonderful three months. Very, very exhausting and challenging at times, because...newborn + one and a half year old...but I freaking loved it. So, I'm going to spend some time ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Parenting Tagged With: babies, extras, life stuff, maternity leave, mom, newborns, parenting

Top 15 of 2018

January 2, 2019 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Woah...I cannot believe we are here again doing a "top fifteen of the year" post! It feels like I just made one of these only a few months ago for 2017...it's crazy how fast time flies! But here we are again, welcoming in a new year! I am very excited to see what this year brings for our family - it's going to be a big one! A brand new baby, brand new job for Seth, cross country move...there's a ...

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Filed Under: Extras Tagged With: 2018, best of 2018, extras, favorite recipes, life, recipes, top recipes

To Our First Baby

July 13, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

My sweet little boy, you will be one next week, yet it feels like you've filled our whole hearts for so much longer. I wish you could understand how you have changed your daddy and I's world. Before you, I was content, I was happy, I didn't feel like you were missing. Your daddy and I had a life full of love and laughter and joy, but I never could have fathomed how the fullness and joy could ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Parenting Tagged With: babies, baby, extras, family, first baby, kids, life, pregnancy

Pause Instant Pot – Go Whole 30!

February 27, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

^^Oh boy. This is happening. BUT wait. Before I start talking about all of this, quick life updates. YES I have been the worst blogger in the history of bloggers for baaasically the entire last month (#whathappened), but we have had a ton, ton, TON going on over here. I was out of town/had company staying at my house for basically a month, and theennnn my husband came home from his deployment ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Whole 30 Tagged With: extras, life, whole 30

How To: Salad Dressing + 3 Recipes

January 29, 2018 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

Alright people, the following information his crucial: THERE IS ZERO REASON TO BUY PRE-MADE SALAD DRESSING EVER. Reasons: Homemade tastes a million times better (that is an exact statistic...one million times better) Homemade is super easy to make Homemade is way healthier and has no refined sugar + preservatives + extra chemicals But most importantly, again, it really does taste so ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Cooking Basics, Extras Tagged With: balsamic vinaigrette, cooking basics, dressing, extras, how to, how to make salad dressing, Salad, salad dressing, vinaigrette

Back in Business!

September 25, 2017 by Annie Chesson 6 Comments

OH MY GOSH. It's been years since we've chatted. Okay months, but it feels like years. This is the longest I've gone without blogging since I started! So let's sit down, grab a cup of coffee (preferably Pumpkin Spice since it is now September/Fall/the best time of year EVA), maybe a cookie or five, and catch up. The first and most glaringly important thing to update you on is our brand new, ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Parenting Tagged With: babies, extras, life, newborns

My Life in Pictures

June 21, 2017 by Annie Chesson 1 Comment

I totes had a recipe to post today. A yummy and fun one, too. Buuttt I'm not feelin' the write-about-food thing today. I'm in a "let's talk about life and ramble about our daily happenings" zone right now. So here's the plan: I'm going to sum up my life lately in pictures that are currently in my phone's library. Let's see what happens....GO! First things first...pregnancy updates. Because ...

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Filed Under: Extras, Random Tagged With: extras, life, life in pictures, life stuff, maternity, pictures, pregnancy, pregnancy updates, pregnant, pregnant life

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