December 2010
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Happy Golden Days: Ringing in 2011!
Before the clock officially strikes 12, we wanted to wish you all a fun, safe night and a wonderful 2011!
Funfetti: It feels totally surreal to be writing about the year ending. I seriously feel like it just began! 2011 is going to be a big one for me. I’m getting married! I’m hoping I can finally move on in my “career” (or start one). Maybe get some bookshelves in my...
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2010 Favorites
As we countdown to the new year, we went through our 130+ posts from this year and each picked our five favorite blogs. (BTW, narrowing these down were really difficult! So many fun topics!) We hope as you are enjoying the rest of 2010, you’ll take some time to check out some of our past writings. Thanks for following us!
Funfetti’s Picks:
Home Work
Unexpectedly Ecstatic
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LUX Reviews 2.11: Stand Taken
Sorry for the delay, folks. Sickness, writer’s block, and an overwhelming episode contributed to the lateness of this review. Hope you enjoy!
Funfetti: Every since I finished watching this episode of LUX, I’ve been racking my brain, trying to figure out the last time a show has touched me on such a dramatic level. One where I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the television long enough to...
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Happy Holidays to You!
The first Rockefeller Center tree. (Source)
We just wanted to take a quick moment to send warm wishes to our followers, readers, and friends who are celebrating the Christmas holidays! We hope you enjoy the time with family and friends, eat some sugar cookies, and that Santa is very kind to you.
Don’t forget - ”The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to...
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Happy Golden Days: Dear Santa
Dear Santa,
It’s been awhile since I’ve written you a note. (Mr. FF was actually wondering out loud this weekend if you had a collection of my letters from growing up. If you do, send them along. I’d love to read them! Ah! The days before email!)
I hope this email finds you and Mrs. Claus well. Did you pick out a nice spot for your vacation in January? I imagine it will be wonderful to relax...
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Shake Up the Happiness
By: Funfetti
“It’s just nice to meet another human that shares my affinity for elf culture.” – Elf
I had the coolest grandma. Not only was she always laughing, or dancing with us, but she was always extremely thoughtful. Even though she hasn’t been around for almost 10 years, her love of the holidays is something we cannot forget. She’d set up her tree right after Thanksgiving, complete...
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You've Got Mail
By: Red Velvet
As a kid, I picked up all sorts of different things to collect. Barbies, My Little Ponies, Disney Animated Classics. As I got older, it was mostly books - The Baby-sitters’ Club, Sweet Valley High, Goosebumps. When I got into music, I had to get my hands on every cassette (and later CD) of all my favorite songs. I even started stamp collecting at one point (a friend got...
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Faithful friends who are dear to us.
By: Funfetti
It’s been a really weird last few weeks. Whatever Christmas spirit I seemed to have has disappeared. I’ve been a sick cupcake with a cough that seems to have permanently latched itself onto me. We haven’t had a chance to get a Christmas tree yet. My gift for Mr. FF is a disaster. (Which sucks even more because I thought I was being a secretive genius). Worst of all, I found out...
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Happy Golden Days: Holiday Soundtracks
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Funfetti: If you are anything like me, you’re itching to play holiday songs before you really should (ahem, before Thanksgiving, around the house in July, etc.). I strongly believe a day without holiday music is a day wasted. It makes me feel at ease, content, happy, excited. And nostalgic. When it came to writing this blog, I had to ask Red Velvet if we could increase our...
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Mad, Awkward and Confrontational?
I hate confrontations. Granted, I don’t think anyone loves them (unless you’re an extremely argumentative person) but some people are just really good at saying what they think, the moment they think it. I am not one of those people. Am I honest? Sure. But if you want me to be talk about my (upset) feelings, that can sometimes take a little coaxing. I just had a confrontation (a.k.a...
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Life Unexpected Tonight!
Hi all! Just wanted to send out a quick reminder to check out The CW tonight for the last new episode of LUX this year. (There are two more episodes that will be airing in January!)
Like always, Red Velvet will be tweeting here. Make sure you stop by and say hi; this episode is sure to create some conversation! (Also Liz & Kris Polaha will be live tweeting during, and after the show,...
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Happy Golden Days: Traditions
Hi friends! Welcome to our December series… how could it be dedicated to anything other than the holidays? We hope that as you prep for the holidays or are in the middle of celebrating them (Happy Hanukkah!), that you’ll share some of your favorite moments from this time of year with us! Good luck with the online shopping, trying to get your tree lights to work, and finding time for...
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LUX Reviews 2.10: Thanks Ungiven
Funfetti: Three things I realized tonight: 1) Math and I have another thing in common: our love of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 2) Who knew mashed potatoes were so popular? 3) What family gathering does not have drama. I love Thanksgiving. And I know from experience the fights that ensue… it’s all just part of the fun. But I have never seen dysfunction quite like this before....
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Me a Cook?
By: Funfetti
In middle school, I burnt graham crackers in a friend’s microwave making s’mores. I couldn’t get the chocolate to melt, and didn’t remember the graham crackers were still in there until I saw smoke pouring out of the microwave. I think I knew then and there I would never be a cook. (Source)
Growing up, my mom worked a job where she was always home to make dinner. On weekends, we...