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Draco Malfoy + Scones

July 24, 2011

Guess who? You may not recognize him without the white blonde hair that has become his character’s trademark, but the actor pictured above is none other than Tom Felton, who plays not-quite-Voldemort-evil villain Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies! Jill and I had the opportunity to attend a taping of Windy City LIVE! on [...]

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Perspective

July 12, 2010

Hello and happy last hour of Monday All of your comments on my Insanity video and recap made me smile. Glad you liked it! I’m currently on week two of month two and definitely have noticed an increase in my appetite as a result of these longer, more vigorous workouts. I thought I would do [...]

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Power Monday? Power Toast! {Guest Bender: The Chic Life}

April 12, 2010

Hi friends! Can I just say that for the record, I am always blown away by the wisdom and insight that my readers possess? Granted I’m not surprised in the slightest since I know you are all incredibly intelligent, but your comments about disconnecting from the virtual world in my last post were really sensational. [...]

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Eggs-actly

November 10, 2009

This weekend was eggs-actly the right combination of productivity and fun. I was glad to read that so many bloggers enjoyed themselves in San Francisco! Back in the Windy City, I enjoyed watching Northwestern beat Iowa (insert evil laugh), getting out in the unseasonably warm – we are talking 70 degrees in November! – weather, [...]

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“Even Then I Knew…I Was Waiting For My Wife.”

October 18, 2009

Pam and Jim never cease to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside Don’t worry, no spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen the episode (that quote is featured in the TV teaser). Let’s just say it was a good one and it made the fact that Friday was October 16, 2009 – one year [...]

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TGFCC

October 16, 2009

Have you figured out the acronym? Fact: When Bobby and I were in high school and first started dating, we used to post acronyms on our AIM profiles (do you remember those?!) and challenged each other to figure out what they meant. I’ll spare you those sappy creative acronyms and say: TGFCC!! In other words…Thank [...]

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Blushing Bender

October 5, 2009

Y’all sure know how to make a girl blush Reading your comments is the highlight of my day. I am glad you all enjoyed the little trip down memory lane. I replied to all of the comments – did you know that you can reply to your comments through your email now with WordPress? I [...]

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Peanut (Almond) Butter Jelly Time

September 18, 2009

Glad you all enjoyed the “Karen” story in my last post It certainly made for a good laugh. Apologies in advance for being a downer, but it’s going to be a rough couple of weeks over here at Eating Bender. We just received some devastating news about my amazing grandma. I’m not going to go [...]

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