Fool Proof Turkey and Stuffing: A Special Holiday Bright Side

My first year of marriage, I cooked my first Thanksgiving Feast!  My husband and my brother-in-law Brett were my culinary advisers as I set out to single-handedly cook the entire Thanksgiving meal.
On a whim, I discovered the secret to Thanksgiving Turkey success.  I was google searching turkey tricks and techniques when I came across a [...]

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Bright Side of Wednesday – Somebody to Love on Glee!

Today we feature a Daily Bright Side, my favorite part about Wednesdays this fall…
GLEE!
If you have not yet seen this new musical comedy on FOX you MUST check it out tonight, 9 pm EST.  Since it started in August, Glee has had 5 songs in the itunes top 10 and an additional 5 in the [...]

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Couch Potato to 5K: The Bright Side of Getting in Shape!

{Repost from my Daily Bright Side Blog!}
About two weeks ago I had a dream that I ran a marathon. For some reason this dream has inspired me to start running again. I used to run a lot in my mid twenties, but after I got married my schedule changed and it was difficult to [...]

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Spiritual Heroes

{Repost from my Daily Bright Side blog}
So the daily bright side blog has been a bit silent over the past week. Well, please do not think we are already out of business. There is still plenty of bright side to go around! The bright side of silence, at least here on this [...]

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The Bright Side of Shin Splints: New Shoes!

I bought some new shoes to compliment my new running program. Some of my runner friends told me to go to Road Runners in Falls Church to be fitted for shoes. I have never been fitted for shoes before, but this was the coolest thing I’ve ever done associated with exercise. They call [...]

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The Bright Side of Staying Home on Labor Day: Staycation!

{Repost from My Daily Bright Side blog from September 2009}
This weekend Brian and I decided to unplug and have a good ole fashioned staycation.
If you are unfamiliar with the staycation, this is when you stay at home during a time others typically go on vacation and treat the city in which you live as your [...]

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Staycation: Eating Out in Northern Virginia on Labor Day Weekend

Part of the fun of the staycation is discovering new places to eat right in your own hometown. For husband and me, we hit the town on Saturday night of our Labor Day staycation and found our new favorite restaurant in Arlington: Eventide
Located on the Wilson Blvd strip in the heart of Clarendon, [...]

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The Bright Side of Monday: Frontline Arlington

I go to church on Mondays. This is really good for me because I work at a church. Going to church on Mondays lets me have a day off on Sunday. It also lets me worship in a different building than the one where I go to work each day. But the best part about [...]

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The Bright Side of Home Improvement

{Re-post from my Daily Bright Side Blog}
Whew! What a hectic weekend! We were in home improvement mode on Friday and Saturday and managed to have 3 new appliances installed, a new stove hood installed, a new wood panel on the window between the kitchen and living area to hide the new hood, some [...]

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Cutie Baby Bright Side!

This pretty baby girl belongs to my awesome friends from college Shannon and Jonathan Stewart. This is Carlee Hayse and she is soon to be big sister to twin girls! Hopefully Shannon will share more pics once the twins arrive.

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