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October 10, 2023

Unlocking the Secret of Tarantula Sightings: Tips for a Successful Encounter in California’s Scenic Parks

We recently embarked on a unique family adventure, taking the kids up to Henry Coe State Park to witness a fascinating natural phenomenon—tarantula mating season. Yes, tarantulas—the big, hairy spiders…

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Three days ago I got new bifocals, two days ago I had to increase the font size on my phone, yesterday I got my first letter from AARP, and today I turned 50! I’m kind of afraid to see what tomorrow brings.

For better or for worse, this is 50. I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around it. In my mind I’m still only about 29. Nonetheless, I’m grateful for each of those 50 years and the life I’ve lived thus far. I am looking forward to all my adventures yet to come even if those adventures happen to include stiff joints, extra gray hairs, or eating dinner at 4. #happybirthday #thisisfifty

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Three days ago I got new bifocals, two days ago I had to increase the font size on my phone, yesterday I got my first letter from AARP, and today I turned 50! I’m kind of afraid to see what tomorrow brings.

For better or for worse, this is 50. I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around it. In my mind I’m still only about 29. Nonetheless, I’m grateful for each of those 50 years and the life I’ve lived thus far. I am looking forward to all my adventures yet to come even if those adventures happen to include stiff joints, extra gray hairs, or eating dinner at 4. #happybirthday #thisisfifty

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Who else loves wearing sparkly things during the holidays? I found these four dresses and I’m trying to figure out which one to keep. I’m really leaning toward number one. The last one is super fun, but I’m 5’11 and it’s a little too short for me. What do you think? I have all four of these dresses linked in my bio. #holidaydresses #holidaydress #sparkle #sparkledress #amazonfinds #ltk #ltkfashion @shop.ltk

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Who else loves wearing sparkly things during the holidays? I found these four dresses and I’m trying to figure out which one to keep. I’m really leaning toward number one. The last one is super fun, but I’m 5’11 and it’s a little too short for me. What do you think? I have all four of these dresses linked in my bio. #holidaydresses #holidaydress #sparkle #sparkledress #amazonfinds #ltk #ltkfashion @shop.ltk

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Yes, I’ve started decorating. I’ve already put up two of our four trees and I’m not sorry about it one bit. Have you started decorating? #countdowntochristmas #christmasdecor #christmasdecorating #christmasdecorations

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Nov 13

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Yes, I’ve started decorating. I’ve already put up two of our four trees and I’m not sorry about it one bit. Have you started decorating? #countdowntochristmas #christmasdecor #christmasdecorating #christmasdecorations

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I have tons of apples, but I have not been in the mood to bake, so I thought why not make this Waldorf salad? It’s always been one of my favorites, especially in the fall. I have the full recipe up on Staying Blonde. Link in bio. #waldorfsalad #saladrecipe #easyrecipes #fallrecipes #applerecipes

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I have tons of apples, but I have not been in the mood to bake, so I thought why not make this Waldorf salad? It’s always been one of my favorites, especially in the fall. I have the full recipe up on Staying Blonde. Link in bio. #waldorfsalad #saladrecipe #easyrecipes #fallrecipes #applerecipes

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Do you prefer morning, afternoon, or evening flights?
I’ve been in Chicago and Indiana this week for a family emergency, and the only decent flights available were first thing in the morning. As I sit at Midway airport, groggy and tired, I’m realizing that I have mixed feelings about early morning flights. I appreciate getting to my destination earlier in the day, but getting up at the crack of dawn is just no fun. I think my favorite time of day to fly is probably mid to late morning. How about you? What is your favorite time of day to fly? #flying #airtravel #southwest #midwayairport

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Do you prefer morning, afternoon, or evening flights?
I’ve been in Chicago and Indiana this week for a family emergency, and the only decent flights available were first thing in the morning. As I sit at Midway airport, groggy and tired, I’m realizing that I have mixed feelings about early morning flights. I appreciate getting to my destination earlier in the day, but getting up at the crack of dawn is just no fun. I think my favorite time of day to fly is probably mid to late morning. How about you? What is your favorite time of day to fly? #flying #airtravel #southwest #midwayairport

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I don’t decorate too much for Thanksgiving. To be honest I’ve already started decorating for Christmas. 😂 But when I saw my neighbors turkey pumpkin decoration, I knew I had to have one as well! Isn’t it just the cutest? I have this one and a bunch of other designs linked in my bio. #thanksgiving #thanksgivingdecor #holidaydecor #holidaydecorating #pumpkinturkeys

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I don’t decorate too much for Thanksgiving. To be honest I’ve already started decorating for Christmas. 😂 But when I saw my neighbors turkey pumpkin decoration, I knew I had to have one as well! Isn’t it just the cutest? I have this one and a bunch of other designs linked in my bio. #thanksgiving #thanksgivingdecor #holidaydecor #holidaydecorating #pumpkinturkeys

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What’s your comfort movie? You know, the movie that can immediately cheer you up and make you smile? “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” is mine. I don’t care that it’s only the first November. I desperately needed to take my mind off of things and laugh a little last night, and “Christmas Vacation” did the job. Do you have a comfort movie, and if so, what is it? #christmasvacation #christmasmovies #comfortmovie #needtolaugh

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What’s your comfort movie? You know, the movie that can immediately cheer you up and make you smile? “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation” is mine. I don’t care that it’s only the first November. I desperately needed to take my mind off of things and laugh a little last night, and “Christmas Vacation” did the job. Do you have a comfort movie, and if so, what is it? #christmasvacation #christmasmovies #comfortmovie #needtolaugh

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Happy Halloween! 🎃
I find it funny how when the kids were younger I was so obsessed with having the perfect family costumes and taking perfect photos. Now that they’re older, I’m happy as long as we get a photo! Seriously, getting a family photo with teens on a busy night like Halloween is no easy feat! It may not be our best Halloween photo, but I still call it a win. #happyhalloween #momofteenagers #momlifebelike #momlifebestlife

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Happy Halloween! 🎃
I find it funny how when the kids were younger I was so obsessed with having the perfect family costumes and taking perfect photos. Now that they’re older, I’m happy as long as we get a photo! Seriously, getting a family photo with teens on a busy night like Halloween is no easy feat! It may not be our best Halloween photo, but I still call it a win. #happyhalloween #momofteenagers #momlifebelike #momlifebestlife

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I am loving our Sleepy Hollow theme. We still need to carve all of the pumpkins, but we are pretty much done. The headless horseman digital decorations from @atmosfx look great this year. I am also loving the fun pumpkin digital decorations they have as well. I think we might add a few of those to the tunnel too on Halloween night.
I have a full blog post on how we build our Halloween tunnel up at Staying Blonde right now Link in bio. #countdowntohalloween #halloweendecorations #halloweendecor #sleepyhollow #legendofsleepyhollow #headlesshorseman #atmosfx #hauntedtunnel #halloweenarches #diyhalloween #diyhalloweendecorations

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Oct 28

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I am loving our Sleepy Hollow theme. We still need to carve all of the pumpkins, but we are pretty much done. The headless horseman digital decorations from @atmosfx look great this year. I am also loving the fun pumpkin digital decorations they have as well. I think we might add a few of those to the tunnel too on Halloween night.
I have a full blog post on how we build our Halloween tunnel up at Staying Blonde right now Link in bio. #countdowntohalloween #halloweendecorations #halloweendecor #sleepyhollow #legendofsleepyhollow #headlesshorseman #atmosfx #hauntedtunnel #halloweenarches #diyhalloween #diyhalloweendecorations

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When it comes to the Holidays, do you enjoy the Halloween or Christmas season more? I really enjoy Halloween, but I just LOVE Christmas, especially at Disneyland. It’s definitely my favorite time of the year to visit the parks. Fingers crossed that we can make it work and squeeze in a trip this holiday season. 🤞 #christmasiscoming #countdowntochristmas #christmasvshalloween #disneylandcalifornia #disneyland #disneymom #disneyfamily

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When it comes to the Holidays, do you enjoy the Halloween or Christmas season more? I really enjoy Halloween, but I just LOVE Christmas, especially at Disneyland. It’s definitely my favorite time of the year to visit the parks. Fingers crossed that we can make it work and squeeze in a trip this holiday season. 🤞 #christmasiscoming #countdowntochristmas #christmasvshalloween #disneylandcalifornia #disneyland #disneymom #disneyfamily

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I don’t have time to talk about crazy things like that. 😂 Plus, I didn’t have the heart to tell him that I have two trips already lined up for next year. #travelgoals #travel #funny #catsofinstagram #truth #marriedlife #travelmom

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Oct 24

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I don’t have time to talk about crazy things like that. 😂 Plus, I didn’t have the heart to tell him that I have two trips already lined up for next year. #travelgoals #travel #funny #catsofinstagram #truth #marriedlife #travelmom

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No Halloween season is complete without a visit to the pumpkin patch, right?!. I just can’t believe that I was able to rally my teens into going with me another year. Of course, they only agreed to go if they could bring friends.
I knew not to push my luck and force too much time together, hence no family photo, but I did get individual ones, so I’ll take that as a win. Why didn’t anyone warn me that getting teens excited to do anything would be this hard?

Although, this is a perfect pumpkin patch for all ages. It has just about something for everyone. This one is called Spina Farms, and it is located in Morgan Hill, California. It has a huge corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin blasters, great food, music, and tons of pumpkins. 🎃
#pumpkinpatch #momlifebelike #momlifebestlife #momofteens #bayareafamily #bayareamom #bayareafun #spinafarmspumpkinpatch #spinafarms

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No Halloween season is complete without a visit to the pumpkin patch, right?!. I just can’t believe that I was able to rally my teens into going with me another year. Of course, they only agreed to go if they could bring friends.
I knew not to push my luck and force too much time together, hence no family photo, but I did get individual ones, so I’ll take that as a win. Why didn’t anyone warn me that getting teens excited to do anything would be this hard?

Although, this is a perfect pumpkin patch for all ages. It has just about something for everyone. This one is called Spina Farms, and it is located in Morgan Hill, California. It has a huge corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin blasters, great food, music, and tons of pumpkins. 🎃
#pumpkinpatch #momlifebelike #momlifebestlife #momofteens #bayareafamily #bayareamom #bayareafun #spinafarmspumpkinpatch #spinafarms

stayingblonde

This is our favorite pumpkin patch ever. We’ve been coming here since the kids were little, and it’s been fun to see how it’s grown over the years. We love it because it has a little something for everyone, and it is great for all ages. And, believe it or not, pumpkins here don’t break the bank. We got tons of huge pumpkins and none of them were more than $10. #spinafarms #pumpkinpatch #spinafarmspumpkinpatch #hayride #fallfun #halloweenfun #bayareafun #bayareafamily #bayareakids #bayareamom #momlife

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This is our favorite pumpkin patch ever. We’ve been coming here since the kids were little, and it’s been fun to see how it’s grown over the years. We love it because it has a little something for everyone, and it is great for all ages. And, believe it or not, pumpkins here don’t break the bank. We got tons of huge pumpkins and none of them were more than $10. #spinafarms #pumpkinpatch #spinafarmspumpkinpatch #hayride #fallfun #halloweenfun #bayareafun #bayareafamily #bayareakids #bayareamom #momlife

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