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An Update!

Well hello family and friends!
We have been MIA on the blog- our apologies!

Long story short, thanks to some four legged hanta virus carrying friends, we moved out of our apt into a new rental in one of my favorite neighborhoods! We just moved last weekend. The internet came back yesterday and our phone charges were unearthed from a pile of boxes. We are once again "connected" as they say.

One of my favorite parts of this new place, and Matt gets the credit for finding it, is that we share a backyard with a nice person named Kevin. Kevin has a gorgeous siberian husky named Riley. It gets better. Kevin has said we are allowed to play with Riley anytime! Are you kidding me? A nice backyard and a dog? Too good to be true, except it is. Cass played with Riley yesterday and they have the same energy level. It was glorious. Savvy is not so sure yet about Riley. This will be good for her.

We are also walking distance from Savvy's new daycare and the school Cassidy will attend next year. Even better, some of our favorite people live a few blocks away! As much as I was not a fan of dealing with mice and moving again, I really do have to thank the little rodents for providing this opportunity.

So, the blogging will commence again this weekend! I took some pictures of a few recipes we like to add to our weekly menu, I'll be asking y'all what your go-to meals are so get 'em ready!

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Black History Month!
PS- If you would like the new address, send me a message or text.
:-)

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