The cure to just about anything and everything - chocolate. & this weekend we don’t need a chocolate fix as a cure for anything, but instead a needed reward for our half marathon victory.  I have been gung-ho about running this damn marathon for weeks.  Like couldn’t shut up about, wanted to tell everyone I knew & bring it up in every conversation - just wanting anyone and everyone to know I was running a half marathon.  My husband thankfully jumped right on board with me, which was the solidifying factor for us committing

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I have a history of chalking up 3 day weekends to be full of lazy days at the house, binge watching my favorite old movies, actually have a Sunday funday, and spend some quality time in my kitchen.  In reality, what I end up doing is tackling those projects that feel kind of overwhelming and too time consuming for the regular weekend to do list.  In the past, that has meant deeeeeeep spring cleaning, or building our own patio furniture (just to name a couple).  So this Labor Day, we stuck to our usual MO.  We labored!

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