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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Good morning from an extra cold and super windy Sunday at the lake!

On Saturday morning we got some snow, and I was actually supposed to go into the office for a few hours starting at 8:30 but when it was time to leave I couldn't even get out of my driveway! Luckily it cleared up by the afternoon, and my family, Rob, and I went to see Les Miserables, which was so beautiful, before stopping by the grocery store to grab a few things. Then at 5:30 I had a few of my close friends from work come over (a  lot of them haven't met Rob yet) and we had dinner and drinks and it was just the best time. Patrick and Chad are in town, so they came over from next door, and it made my heart so happy to see my old friends have such a great time with my new ones. I went to bed tired from dancing and laughing and feeling so, so happy.

[Saturday was a soup-for-breakfast kind of day.]

I know it's not Friday, but I wanted to share a few links from things I've loved over the past few days.

I have two pieces of blog-related business first:

I hit the 1000 mark this week with GFC readers, and I thought that was amazing because it was actually one of my resolutions for this year. Just in time! I'm so excited and so thankful for all of you who actually come to this blog and read what I have to say every day. You're all amazing.

If you'd like to place an ad on Freckled Italian this year, please know that you can save 13% on any size space from now until New Year's Day with the code 2013. Take a look at my sponsorship page to make it happen, and if you have any questions or comments, just send me an email!

Why We Love "Les Miserables" despite its miserable gender stereotypes. I can't wait to see it again. And then maybe again. And then get the soundtrack.

Kelly posted her first vlog, which reminds me that I haven't done one in a really long time! I'd like to put a few together soon. And good luck, Kelly, in training for that half-marathon!

What's Your Perskinality? I took the quiz and got "Lucky and Lovely." I'll take it!

I've been reading my way through my copy of Blasphemy, which I was pleasantly surprised to learn is much larger than I thought it would be. I can't recommend Sherman Alexie's work enough--the first time I read anything by him was in high school and it actually changed me. He is so talented and writes some of the most hilarious, most depressing, most beautiful stories I've ever read.

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Rob and I are heading to northern Virginia this afternoon for the New Year! We're going to a thing with some friends from college to celebrate (that's really about all I know about it--I hear there's a buffet, though!). What are your New Year's plans?

11 comments:

  1. I cannot wait to see Les Mis! :-) It is one of my favorite musicals of all time! Happy New Year!

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  2. Congrats on hitting the 1000 mark!! I heard the Les Mis was absolutely amazing. My new years plans are to go to my uncle's house and hangout. Nothing really exciting but that is fine with me :)

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  3. Way to meet your goals! Your weekend sounds pretty great. Enjoy your NYE celebration. :)

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  4. Congrats on 1000 GFC! Enjoy your New Year's weekend!

    That soup looks amazing, by the way.

    - Christen

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  5. Thanks for the article! It was a really interesting read!

    Carrie

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  6. yay for your milestone! congrats, lovely :)

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  7. congrats on the 1000 readers!!

    i saw les mis on friday and loved it!! i think i need to download the soundtrack as well.

    http://lachapstickfanatique.blogspot.com

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  8. Thanks for sharing the "What's My PerSKINality" tool. Isn't it great! Love your blog by the way! Congratulations on reaching your 1,000 goal...and good luck in reaching the goals for 2013!

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