Homemade for the Holidays No. 1

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Happy December friends! I am so amped for the holiday season this year, which is totally ironic since I’m so far from close friends and family. I don’t really know what it is, maybe it’s the wintry temps (which are almost non-existent in So Cal) or the still very exciting honeymoon period of being in a new city, maybe it’s the fact that this is the first year that we have the opportunity to start our own family traditions, or the anticipation of our new addition coming soon – whatever it is, there’s something really magical about the holidays this year.

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Over the years, Evan and I have adopted a new outlook on gift giving. Instead of over-spending or over-giving, we tend to focus on one special gift for each person in our lives (ourselves included) and anything additional is almost always homemade. We call these true gifts (a name…

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