family holiday experiences recap 2020

my family started a tradition of hosting experiences VS gifting things to each other & this year was no different! this is our 3rd year doing this (see what we were up to back in 2017) & it’s so fun because it challenges us to come up with creative ideas and allows us to spend so much fun time together.…
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family holiday experience- part four

the last “experience” that we did as a family this holiday season (i.e the month of december) was planned by my momma! she surprised us & took us to lunch at little greek where they are BYOB, which we love. we brought in like 3 different kinds of beer and a bottle of champagne & they were so sweet and…
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family holiday experience- part three

hiiiii! hope you had a wonderful christmas! i always forget how nostalgic this time of year feels until it’s christmas eve and elf or and home alone 2 are playing in the background and the soundtracks just bring sooooo many memories back. it’s a day and time of the year especially where i really miss my grandfather. for christmas this year,…
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family holiday experience- part two

in my last post, you read about our family holiday experience that i planned…next up was mirelle’s turn. she planned for us to DIY string art!! she gathered the supplies like the wood pallets that were already sanded and came with a wall hook from target, the nails from home depot and the string from hobby lobby. she ended up telling us…
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family holiday experience- part one

this year, instead of buying christmas gifts for each other, my family & i decided to do “experiences” together. it could range from a picnic in the park, a groupon activity, volunteering together, going to a brewery for an afternoon, etc. and we didn’t tell each other what we planned. it was up to each of us to plan and…
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tacos & a carriage ride

i’m so behind on posting this since it happened NYE! but for our last family holiday experience of 2019, my mom planned it & took us out for dinner at this place & then she navigated us to a random parking garage where she then spilled the beans that we were going to go on a horse carriage ride to…
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boozy bowling

my sister planned our third family holiday experience (see the one i planned here & the one dek planned here) & she took us to the statler hotel downtown for a fun lunch & game of boozy bowling. we had never been to this place, but it was a huge space with games & super laid-back vibe. and i call…
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brunch & games

dek surprised us all with a really fun family holiday experience this past weekend. he invited my mom & sister over to our house on saturday morning at 10:30, right after atlas went down for his morning nap. he had gotten bagels from einsteins (their cinnamon sugar is MY FAV!) that morning & made a brunch spread of scrambled eggs,…
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industrial pizza & cityline merry market

for the holidays, instead of gift-giving my family & i take turns planning “experiences” for us to do together. here is the first event we did & you can see the other experiences here. the idea is to do something different & fun for everyone and it not cost too much because we all agreed we just don’t need to…
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escape game & fireside pies

happy new year, everyone! i hope you have a wonderful, happy and healthy 2019 and you achieve all of the aspirations you have. “you can do what you set your mind to” is the mindset i am going into the new year with. i’m also repeating to myself the mantra “happiness is not a goal, but a way of life.”…
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