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Five Handy Websites I Keep Bookmarked

August 3, 2011

Whether it’s for food, photography, travel or shopping, here are just a handful of websites I visit on a regular basis that make my life easier! 1. CamelCamelCamel. CamelCamelCamel is an Amazon price tracker. Search for any item you’d buy on Amazon, and it will give you a history of the item’s price. You can ...

Which Lens I Used

April 25, 2011

Guess what. Click on this picture. Go on, give it a click. I’ll wait. Notice anything? Something new perhaps? You know, down there in all those camera settings? Maybe like… what lens I used??! :) That’s right — I’m so happy to report that this weekend I finally figured out how to add ...

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A Look Back…

March 17, 2011

Working on the new design last week reminded me of all the changes Kevin and Amanda has been through over the years. Kevin bought me this domain name for the one year anniversary of our first date — which is coming up in just a few days! At the time, we weren’t even married yet. ...

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New Design

March 15, 2011

I love blogging. I love sharing with you guys. I love hearing from you guys. Thank you for being here! Last Friday I launched a new design for Kevin & Amanda. Here are a few of my favorite new features. Camera Settings Most of you guys already know this one. I added this feature ...

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Baseball & Dating

March 29, 2010

The weather has been beautiful this past week- I’ve just wanted to stay outside all day. The dogs love it (they whine at my feet until I take them out and toss the ball), and the yard sure could use my help. I’m looking forward to planting a garden again this year. Last year I ...

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Wonderful Weekend

February 20, 2010

Last Saturday, I remember… Getting up at the crack of dawn. Taking a drive. Seeing the snow- beautiful. Morning shopping at the Summit. Being showered with festive Valentine’s cookies, cupcakes and treats in all the stores- just for shopping. Lunch @ The Cheesecake Factory. Yummy, yummy cheesecake. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Mouseover ...

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May your days be merry and bright!

December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas! With love, Kevin, Amanda, Miley and Howie

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Stepping into the 21st century . . .

October 26, 2009

One day a couple of weeks ago, Kevin came home from work and said, “Well! I found a car for you!” Let me back up. It has been “All SUV, All the Time” talk over here lately! Every time we go out, Kevin points out all the SUVs we pass, telling me about the features, ...

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In with the new- What I’m wearing this fall!

September 22, 2009

Because it’s rainy, and because all I want right now is a hot, creamy bowl of chicken and dumplings, and because it’s really starting to feel a lot like fall around here… Let’s talk about fall. Let’s talk about new, crisp, fall clothes. I love this time of year- bundling up in layers of corduroy, ...

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Labor Day Weekend

September 8, 2009

We had a really fun Labor Day weekend. Three-day weekends are such a treat, and we tried to make the most of this one by fitting in as many activities as possible! :) Saturday was the first Auburn football game of the season, so on Friday after lunch we loaded up and headed straight for ...

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Birthday Bliss . . .

August 25, 2009

Kevin is *31* today. Happy Birthday, baby! :) Kevin *loves* peanut butter cups. You know, peanut butter on the inside, chocolate on the outside? Of course you do! :) Heck, pretty much anything peanut butter & chocolate, he loves it. Awhile back, I got a comment on my best chocolate cake (ever!) recipe- someone had ...

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My only picture from 4th of July

July 10, 2009

The pulled pork. Had to get a picture of the pulled pork. ;) No fireworks. No dogs swimming in the pool. No beach pics. But this isn’t just any pulled pork… This this is seasoned, savory, and *smoked* pork shoulder. I’ve been dying to try my pulled pork recipe in a smoker- that’s how pork ...

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Digital Artist Magazine Feature

July 6, 2009

Hey check this out- My site was featured in this month’s issue of Digital Artist Magazine! One of their contributors (her name is also Amanda!) contacted me awhile back and did a 10-question interview with me about the site, the fonts, and my life outside of the blog. :) (And after reading my answers, she ...

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Seven

May 31, 2009

In 7 years… { We did this } { We got these } { We moved here } { We survived this! } { We got her… } { and had to have him } { You gave me lots of these } In 7 years. *Thank you so much to Leslie at Mayken Memories ...

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Some new pics!

March 9, 2009

Hey guys!! First of all, I want to say thank you SO MUCH to each and every one of you for your sweet comments on my last post!! It means so much to me to know you guys are out there celebrating with me. :D And because you guys are my favorites in the world, ...

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Creating Keepsakes Cover!

March 2, 2009

Remember this picture of Amerie last summer? :) Well, have ya seen the cover of the new April 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes yet? :D Yep, that’s her! The pic that I took! :D It was *crazy* how it happened! Brian, the editor in chief of Creating Keepsakes Magazine was surfing my blog!! :) First ...

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Our Christmas Card!

December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas, everyone!! :) I truly wish peace and joy to every one of you this holiday season. Thank you all so much for reading this year. I cherish each and every one of your comments! :) I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday. Thanks to my sweetie Kevin for getting the ...

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About Us & Frequently Asked Questions

September 30, 2008

It’s finally done! :D Everything you ever wanted to know about us and *much, much* more. lol. Who are we? What do we do? What do we fight about?? It’s all revealed in our FAQ: ;) Click below to read! :) About Us & Frequently Asked Questions In other news, this weekend we were down ...

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Now that we’ve been acquainted!

September 9, 2008

Hey friends! WOW! First of all, WOW! Thank you so much for all the comments!! Yay!! It was so fun hearing from all of you!! I looooooooved checking out all your blogs and now I have a whole slew of new blogs that I must stalk every day for updates! So! Now that I’ve heard ...

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What are you here for?

September 2, 2008

Hello friends! :) What’cha doin here? :) I’m dying to know! :) In just 4 short months the number of readers who have subscribed to my blog has DOUBLED, going from 300 to, as of today, 620 subscribers!!! That means everytime I update my webpage 620 of you want to know about it!! How cool ...

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