tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88764990340580250872024-03-13T13:31:34.505-05:00YEE HAW!Adventures of the 3 C's: Christine, Chase & ChloeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876499034058025087.post-19914766790385115732019-01-02T17:40:00.006-06:002024-01-01T11:39:53.177-06:00Our Blog Has Moved!Check us out at <a href="https://3c-family.com/">3c-family.com</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876499034058025087.post-15661086424312579642017-11-12T22:25:00.001-06:002017-11-12T22:25:59.567-06:00School PicturesHere are the kids' school pictures this year! Please respect copyright.<br />
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Chloe just finished another soccer season. Here are some photo highlights, compliments of another soccer parent and her fabulous photography skills!<br />
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Chloe wanted to be Cheeky Chocolate (the Shopkins character)...<br />
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...and Chase wanted to be this character from Roblox (whoever it is!):<br />
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Behond... the results!<br />
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Chloe actually helped make hers this year, which was super fun! Maybe it will inspire her to make her own kids' costumes one day!<br />
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Hiiiiiiiii-YA!<br />
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...and board breaking (2nd place in his group):<br />
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They grouped kids by ability level and I was proud to see Chase was the lowest belt in his forms group. I told him he should be proud to even be placed with those kids, but he still wasn't thrilled about that third place!<br />
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Overall, though, he had an awesome time and was on cloud nine when we left:<br />
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I tried to take credit for one of those medals, but he wasn't feeling it!<br />
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Go, Chase!<br />
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<b>HORSE B:</b> You’re not my type. I’m <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">sorry.... you’re a really nice guy.</span></div>
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<b>CHLOE:</b> You know how I have 2 boyfriends named Mason?</div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">ME:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> *sigh* Yes....</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">CHLOE:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I think I want to break up with one of them.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">ME: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Good idea.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">CHLOE:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> But I want to let him down gently.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">ME:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Well that’s nice.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">CHLOE:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Like you taught me.</span></div>
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<b>CHLOE:</b> Mom, you should go on this show.<br />
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<b>MOM:</b> For what? What would my talent be?<br />
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<b>CHLOE: </b> Acting!<br />
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<b>MOM: </b>Oh yeah? You think I'm a good actress?<br />
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<b>CHLOE:</b> MOM. You can scream like a crazy monkey without laughing. Who ELSE can do that?!?<br />
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That's right! It's time to go back to school! The kids' first day was also my students' first day, so I couldn't take them. Thankfully Chase's girlfriend's mom was able to take them, and even took pictures for me! Introducing my 5th and 2nd graders...!<br />
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And I got to go back to the best admin team in the WORLD!<br />
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Anyway, this was a big deal and you could tell he was extra excited because he nailed it!!!!<br />
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He had to break a board with a special kick this time, and he was really nervous about it. He broke it on the first try and was slightly excited:<br />
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I thought he was going to lose his composure when he actually got the new belt in his hands!<br />
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My little man didn't give up... and now he's reaping the rewards!<br />
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The experience started with a shopping trip to get a dress (and shoes and jewelry, of course)!<br />
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Then we drove to Houston and got ready at my BFF Katie's house:<br />
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We went out to dinner and ate on a rooftop with a view of the city:<br />
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And then we headed to the show! Right when we got there a nice lady came up to Chloe and offered her a free Lion King bag with a color program inside. Those color programs are $30 alone! Score!<br />
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Do you see Chloe's fabulous shoes? She picked those out all on her own, without knowing we were going to match!<br />
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The show was incredible. Chloe absolutely loved it, and she gave me the sweetest hug and thank you afterwards. I told her she could choose a souvenir from the merchandise stand, so.... Introducing the newest member of the family... SIMBA!<br />
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HAAAAAAA SHA HEN YAAAAAA MAMA MI SHEEMA BAA...!<br />
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Man.... <a href="http://yeehaw3c.blogspot.com/2011/07/idaho-family-visit.html" target="_blank">The last time we all got together</a> the family looked like this!<br />
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After conquering our road trip to Michigan last summer, we were ready to go! (Starbucks helps.)<br />
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We made stops along the way.... Lunch at the park, where we almost got attacked by geese:<br />
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(Good thing my son knows Tae Kwon Do!)<br />
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Of course we had to stop for ice cream:<br />
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One of my favorite memories from the drive: I started playing the Wicked soundtrack in the car and explaining the story to Chloe as it played (Chase was asleep). When we stopped at DQ for a pit stop (photo above), Chase asked, "Mom, were you telling a story when I woke up?" I explained what we were doing and he said he wanted to hear it, too. I brought him up to speed while we ate ice cream and we all picked up where we left off when we hit the road again. They LOVED IT and are now begging to see the show! They requested we listen to it about 5 times on our drive, round trip. Proud theatre mom moment, for sure!!<br />
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I had forgotten about the really long stretches of desert I would be driving through, until I heard Chloe's voice in the back seat, saying, "Mom? I have to use the restroom." Ummmmmm....<br />
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I have no idea how this girl held it. I thought I was going to have to teach her how to pee in the dirt on the side of the road!<br />
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My parents were first to arrive, and then us. While waiting for my brother and his crew, we decided to play on the playground:<br />
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When the rest of the crew arrived it was time to set up camp! My parents and my brother had campers, so we "glamped" in a little cabin!<br />
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It was perfect for us! So easy.<br />
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And then of course that night we had to have s'mores!<br />
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The next day we headed to Arches National Park. It was spectacular! Of course we had to take our standard family selfie!<br />
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And my awesome mother caught the moment on her camera, too!<br />
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We took lots of pictures and had fun exploring:<br />
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My favorite over the course of the weekend was Balanced Rock:<br />
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The kids had a great time hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa on this trip!<br />
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We went back to the park one night to do some stargazing, but as the sun went down...<br />
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...the full moon came up. It was a pretty bright night sky. The kids were a little disappointed, but it was still cool. Oh, and both kids got a chance to pee in the desert. Haha! I had to teach Chloe some technique, but she was a pro!<br />
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We ate out for one meal, and again for frozen yogurt. It felt like we took over the joint everywhere we went!<br />
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The rest of the time we cooked (OK, <i>they </i>cooked... I ate) at the campsites.<br />
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We shopped for souvenirs...<br />
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<i>(It was soooo hot!!!!)</i><br />
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The kiddos just had fun hanging out and being silly:<br />
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My brother and I took all the kids to the dinosaur park one day:<br />
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My kids were all excited because no one from Austin had apparently been there yet, so they got to put a pin in the visitors map!<br />
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After a weekend of adventure, it was time to go. Reflecting on the trip as we drove home, there was something incredibly special about watching my kids bond with their cousins. They instantly clicked and on <i>day one</i> they were calling them their "friends." The kids (and I) are so thankful that Aunt Julia taught them how to make a good s'more (because mom just sets the marshmallows on fire, you know!) and that Uncle Jeff tossed them all over the pool (to quote Chase: "He's so strong, Mom! How is he so much stronger than you?!?"). And Grandma and Grandpa are their (our) heroes for taking us to the Arches National Park over and over again for free!<br />
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On the drive home we had a cool surprise experience, just the three of us. As we left, my kids were disappointed they never got to hike up to an arch and stand under it (due to time... and heat... and exhaustion!), but on our way out of town I just happened to see one off in the distance, and lo and behold there was a place to pull over and explore it!<br />
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We were not prepared for a hike at all but we went for it anyway. We hiked all the way to the top of this bad boy in flip flops (until we got to the top and just went barefoot because the rock was so smooth we were sliding right down)!<br />
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The few people up at the top thought we were nuts! But it was SPECTACULAR.<br />
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The trek down was interesting...<br />
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...but we made it! My my kids were PUMPED!! What a cool way to end our time in Moab.<br />
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We made a little detour on the drive home to visit "4 Corners," where Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico come together. We stood in a long line to stand on that spot, but it was cool.<br />
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(Chloe is standing in Utah, Chase is in Colorado and I have one foot in each of those two states!)<br />
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What an awesome trip. Now that I know my kids have some adventure in them, we will take these kinds of excursions more often!<br />
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**Disclaimer: I stole some of these photos from my mom!<br />
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The fireworks display was awesome, and at the end instead of fighting the crowds to get out, we suck around and ran the bases. We will totally do this again!<br />
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Every year on the kids' actual birthdays, we all go out to dinner as a family (with their dad). It's something one of them requested years ago and now it's tradition.<br />
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For her big party with her friends she wanted a Trolls theme. We had fun with the favors:<br />
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Chloe helped me make the snacks:<br />
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And of course I had to do my annual mom duty and make the cake!<br />
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She wanted to have the party at a roller skating rink, which was funny because she's not a big roller skater... but she sure loves trying!<br />
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And it was fun for me to relive those old roller rink days with her!<br />
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She had a lot of fun with her soccer friends, and her (boy)friend from a year or so back, Mason, who is a PRO on roller blades!<br />
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There was lots of falling down but when this family falls down we just strike a pose!<br />
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Katie and Ashlyn came for the weekend to celebrate with me, and we did a family-friendly karaoke party with my dear friend Celeste and her kiddos!<br />
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Then we went home for CAKE!<br />
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(My kids helped with the candles!)<br />
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Of course we had to FaceTime my mom because it was her birthday, too, and it's tradition! We were really rushed for time so I didn't get the photos I wanted to, but my mom got this cute one of Chloe from her end of the screen:<br />
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After that Chase went to his BFF's for a sleepover so the girls got pampered!<br />
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Then we rushed home to get ready for an adult night out. We went to dinner and then to Travis Wall's "Shaping Sound" show, which was great!<br />
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Love these kiddos!<br />
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...and did a little 2-stepping at the neighborhood country western bar:<br />
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To introduce her properly to Austin, we did a little graffiti-ing:<br />
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(That picture should totally be in a RUST-OLEUM advertisement!)<br />
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And then we went on a segway tour around Austin!<br />
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We tried to see the bats, but it had rained that day and apparently they are only fair-weathered friends. Boo!<br />
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When we got home we were inspire to get ready for the NKOTB concert the next day! So we stayed up til 3am watching their old videos (yes, I had to bust out the VCR)!<br />
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The night may or may not have ended in several feeble attempts to breakdance on the living room floor like Danny Wood. Ahem.<br />
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Before the concert the next day we explored the west side of Austin with all the beautiful hills (and homes!):<br />
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And we particularly liked this creative map of the US at The Oasis:<br />
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Later that night it was time for........................ NKOTB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I know Joey was singing <i>only to me!</i><br />
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It was such a great weekend. At the end of it I felt like singing Joey's "Please Don't Go Girl!" to Nicole! Luckily her plane was delayed and we had time to get dinner and go out for coffee.<br />
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In true Nicole form, she was disappointed in her drink. Until she realized it said "Luis." Whoops.<br />
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...and they made me a cake!<br />
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Chase's Tae Kwon Do studio had a special Mother's Day class, which was super fun (but I could barely walk the next day)! Leading up to this, Chase and I had a running joke that I was secretly a Tae Kwon Do master, but I kept my mad skills under wraps because I didn't want to make him feel bad. This class brought the truth to light. I was busted as soon as I asked Chase if I was making my fist right. (Or maybe I'm just that good of an actress?)<br />
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And then we all went bowling!<br />
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Chloe really impressed me bowling. This girl. She refused the bumper because she was going to bowl like a big kid. Then she kept getting gutter balls but would not give up trying. I spent time with her on her form (because that's also a mad skill I have tucked away in my back pocket... HA!) and she just kept getting better. This girl has a growth mindset all the way!<br />
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(Chloe's work is on top.)<br />
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Chase got his Green Belt in Tae Kwon Do! I'm so proud of him!<br />
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Afterwards we went for pizza and loved on him... which he <i>totally </i>appreciated! Lol<br />
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Congrats, little man!<br />
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She even tried to share with some littler kids, which was incredibly sweet to watch:<br />
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Chase ran out with his age group and I lost sight of him in the mad dash for eggs. He came back with about 8 eggs in his basket. What?!? I asked him what happened, and he explained a kid knocked his basket out of his hands and stole all his eggs. He was trying really hard to be brave and not cry. I just pulled him in to give him a hug and he started quietly sobbing into my shoulder. As I held him I watched Chloe move some eggs from her basket into his. <br />
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We had a good talk about how he can take comfort in the fact he was the type of person who would never do that to someone else. Then we blew that pop stand and went out for ice cream. I'm so proud of the amazing people my kids are growing into.<br />
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After all that drama we went home and colored fun emoji eggs for the Easter Bunny! I'm told he had a little helper hiding eggs around out house this year. I'm sure the Easter Bunny appreciated being able to pass that pressure on to someone else! ;)<br />
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We got our feet wet...<br />
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And got a little silly!<br />
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During the day while Katie was at work I would sleep in, do a little work in my PJ's and then get ready for fun at night! We spent a few nights at the rodeo with our friend Melissa!<br />
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We even made it on the jumbotron!<br />
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We had some interesting Uber drivers...<br />
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...but we got to see Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan!<br />
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We also celebrated St. Patrick's Day at a museum party, which was interesting!<br />
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It was a great week... the perfect balance between chill, work, and fun!<br />
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They talked me into buying them some stuffed animals and they disturbed me with them on the way out:<br />
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