tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590189327720577562024-03-19T00:29:44.507-07:00Preppy Empty NesterPreppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comBlogger1508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-46754291664724889572024-03-18T05:40:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:40:21.650-07:00Spring Things<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKeXCdVSpl6exgHcd1f8LTp3-djTul5bolGhydnOfltD7f1vBcQX7yj1i8T4oL3DGOa6RiQ3cv8InqcXYW0QyZBl8fh0Vjorda6GTfY4k4-6Eyw1uKxk6tEa7Zy8r0bT1SFG7y4Hg7G4I0X3lbMYbbEzmkYSpMwL4g3Z8eIy_kLy9lUR7G14-f6teAQg/s3868/mark-olsen-tjZPseTxe6k-unsplash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="2668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKeXCdVSpl6exgHcd1f8LTp3-djTul5bolGhydnOfltD7f1vBcQX7yj1i8T4oL3DGOa6RiQ3cv8InqcXYW0QyZBl8fh0Vjorda6GTfY4k4-6Eyw1uKxk6tEa7Zy8r0bT1SFG7y4Hg7G4I0X3lbMYbbEzmkYSpMwL4g3Z8eIy_kLy9lUR7G14-f6teAQg/w442-h640/mark-olsen-tjZPseTxe6k-unsplash.png" width="442"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mPl2j6oC9WZjNn5DmL5nmJq6ILphWsRDCEZpC0o05dPQWOnZGZWwqKAT1enuwQilc6UwTIryEElTKzp0_5O9zsiIxoJer7m9KIYw2pgY5jPR1PmOuOCbeeOYR0-8pNUPkzlXiFzyOS3naDwA0L6AbMb6Zsv76s1bIZn70hz7G-G-GQoc0Ze34Q5R3R8/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mPl2j6oC9WZjNn5DmL5nmJq6ILphWsRDCEZpC0o05dPQWOnZGZWwqKAT1enuwQilc6UwTIryEElTKzp0_5O9zsiIxoJer7m9KIYw2pgY5jPR1PmOuOCbeeOYR0-8pNUPkzlXiFzyOS3naDwA0L6AbMb6Zsv76s1bIZn70hz7G-G-GQoc0Ze34Q5R3R8/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you had a good weekend. I met two of my friends, Paige and Cynthia, for lunch at <a href="https://joeyrestaurants.com/location/joey-dallas">Joey's</a>, my latest favorite restaurant. It was their inaugural visit and I have a feeling that they will be back.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/spring-things.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-10879075199766174452024-03-15T05:58:00.000-07:002024-03-15T06:32:53.546-07:00The Friday Files <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrSyRhiFGffTjYGIexw23OItScCAvTSnlAcZd33XTqJUHK5pEB8laA3YDlnr3MBOzRPH342i2ku0vvIgTe0t61sj8Od5wwKyZ_1VHsg8EC9x8Fg0zlSMLqObCVpSEldz4UJyD-DIxlshzSYIe6z6B6EAScoZ9CokhyZAx0g4w8KJd6wJSU8z6HUGQQ_Q/s3850/harris-vo-tv-9EmBJ1uk-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrSyRhiFGffTjYGIexw23OItScCAvTSnlAcZd33XTqJUHK5pEB8laA3YDlnr3MBOzRPH342i2ku0vvIgTe0t61sj8Od5wwKyZ_1VHsg8EC9x8Fg0zlSMLqObCVpSEldz4UJyD-DIxlshzSYIe6z6B6EAScoZ9CokhyZAx0g4w8KJd6wJSU8z6HUGQQ_Q/w440-h640/harris-vo-tv-9EmBJ1uk-unsplash.png" width="440"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmJLHweP66lb2u33llCIkbWfJxkGd8FxJWvfuwFBN5QDBuGHoeRP7oeHGL40Wz1NhBweGoYhuOvZ3vOedO1_lHPd3gxKtzao3xVCx7MwwfooW8VXHwFpN8IQXtV_SeLgOBAuMSU0aC2OP3grVf5Bf256Yw0Hzm_cX7QqURPwmLqc_2uQXIuaOg3UdIRo/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmJLHweP66lb2u33llCIkbWfJxkGd8FxJWvfuwFBN5QDBuGHoeRP7oeHGL40Wz1NhBweGoYhuOvZ3vOedO1_lHPd3gxKtzao3xVCx7MwwfooW8VXHwFpN8IQXtV_SeLgOBAuMSU0aC2OP3grVf5Bf256Yw0Hzm_cX7QqURPwmLqc_2uQXIuaOg3UdIRo/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good week. All is well here. Thank you for your feedback on pet insurance. We decided to get it and are still researching which lucky company will get our business.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-friday-files_15.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-905657230994236382024-03-13T04:36:00.000-07:002024-03-13T10:59:00.955-07:00A Piece of the Hodgepodge Pi<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdXMQljYJBazB2dZVoPhnDYmfZuLEDmZgb7DadvWGqlMGh6QletR7bI4DPYWSr19ZN4XN8qzmNPiJ_8Ug6UkONqWHDhfgWBb1yOJmxcOhLGy61tceY7T2nNP56jRHKnXYmZsn2NqSCdKk9IkKQU5r5HJzcq6sjthyphenhyphenIOhM_msf1-QlsnBw105btsaKDAQ/s3886/a-s-Kgv0Y2jejdQ-unsplash.png" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="2686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdXMQljYJBazB2dZVoPhnDYmfZuLEDmZgb7DadvWGqlMGh6QletR7bI4DPYWSr19ZN4XN8qzmNPiJ_8Ug6UkONqWHDhfgWBb1yOJmxcOhLGy61tceY7T2nNP56jRHKnXYmZsn2NqSCdKk9IkKQU5r5HJzcq6sjthyphenhyphenIOhM_msf1-QlsnBw105btsaKDAQ/w442-h640/a-s-Kgv0Y2jejdQ-unsplash.png" width="442"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><b><br></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidFFWQOjYDee30cAh0BRalkUFWd-ApYIYkP2ZbTYAzkv0npe59Atzr1lqJyuKLOTWYA8J1o9O_pUBEQxKc83a4Vu_Cwdc5dB5LBNEZnyODd5P_g37o3bGAjtJZwt-QtLalpI6yVfmvVD5aBhyphenhyphendv0AnoebSNpa4ld2yf3tFlYFqY0p7OIsMrhH7jignqc/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidFFWQOjYDee30cAh0BRalkUFWd-ApYIYkP2ZbTYAzkv0npe59Atzr1lqJyuKLOTWYA8J1o9O_pUBEQxKc83a4Vu_Cwdc5dB5LBNEZnyODd5P_g37o3bGAjtJZwt-QtLalpI6yVfmvVD5aBhyphenhyphendv0AnoebSNpa4ld2yf3tFlYFqY0p7OIsMrhH7jignqc/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">How was your weekend? We kicked ours off at a lovely birthday party at one of the most beautiful homes in the village. The guest of honor and her hubby are so darling. Our accomplished hostess with the mostess outdid herself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-piece-of-hodgepodge-pi.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-1720385774674791212024-03-08T05:18:00.000-08:002024-03-12T05:48:54.536-07:00The Friday Files<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JDGgaSGhxmzSKGa5U8IX2ZgIha4cdHw0xO8gyPXv8vB9WeL-rHlAom1ik-JPIGD2WeDp_EBNWPthTR7aiGUQeH1WgZk8uZSYUYGHPWUgr6ELpinrJsR5lVfApPxlQMBkJN8po-CZ7FfKXcJtbCliUbicwE3k_dnOGhpEqcNPtUhbWanSykfSMpoapy8/s3425/t-r-photography-TzjMd7i5WQI-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JDGgaSGhxmzSKGa5U8IX2ZgIha4cdHw0xO8gyPXv8vB9WeL-rHlAom1ik-JPIGD2WeDp_EBNWPthTR7aiGUQeH1WgZk8uZSYUYGHPWUgr6ELpinrJsR5lVfApPxlQMBkJN8po-CZ7FfKXcJtbCliUbicwE3k_dnOGhpEqcNPtUhbWanSykfSMpoapy8/w490-h640/t-r-photography-TzjMd7i5WQI-unsplash.png" width="490"></a></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKOBhhCxsE8RjradOieRZIWYxiDVL1ALIFrKzaayWbPC_NpLresIDPU63Q6C6GhyWOYJCK7BSy7pUsTd3LQnTIg6jMM_mrsevJ3YiRZvVRS2KuBYN1jEqpGyvIZ7-TSa2D1gGqPuBV5oAuqLBTlyMZmLvOR1ZuZMjjcQZ7KRjBstY6238LvSiEtfyFTw/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKOBhhCxsE8RjradOieRZIWYxiDVL1ALIFrKzaayWbPC_NpLresIDPU63Q6C6GhyWOYJCK7BSy7pUsTd3LQnTIg6jMM_mrsevJ3YiRZvVRS2KuBYN1jEqpGyvIZ7-TSa2D1gGqPuBV5oAuqLBTlyMZmLvOR1ZuZMjjcQZ7KRjBstY6238LvSiEtfyFTw/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></span></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you had a good week. We stopped in a couple of times to get a little Lucy lovin'. We dropped off some of the Mister's cooking one day and picked up lunch on another. It's amazing how much an infant changes with each day. You can tell I haven't been around babies for a while.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-friday-files.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-69580495615410200772024-03-04T05:21:00.000-08:002024-03-04T05:27:21.018-08:00Prime Time<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJBZbzQYivgM3DYjMRLAoFpAWL-uM0BmxTuTaX6mUtHkFfEMatLIpRzC4y3qSNldqdLr7qlgMfnwHF_xF5vy5fIEnw_IgRZTuOhozszerSc9DlTQ-8KCZg8Xt5yW_clRxMerhMLwn3Eqg7uYEItgqism18XSGRfxKIuQRMkei-IYW6prsSfJchZyohLY/s3822/anna-jakutajc-wojtalik-xXmjSZpwUVE-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJBZbzQYivgM3DYjMRLAoFpAWL-uM0BmxTuTaX6mUtHkFfEMatLIpRzC4y3qSNldqdLr7qlgMfnwHF_xF5vy5fIEnw_IgRZTuOhozszerSc9DlTQ-8KCZg8Xt5yW_clRxMerhMLwn3Eqg7uYEItgqism18XSGRfxKIuQRMkei-IYW6prsSfJchZyohLY/w440-h640/anna-jakutajc-wojtalik-xXmjSZpwUVE-unsplash.png" width="440"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CqT2QpVkrhUppgDR6pC3a608Acbugyu6Y7J6kfxgqXxX8uetOO2uAkvxxXpVQrVJ4tI6i2MWkDOW6drPUGsOK_n0guFm4z8_ucWI0dHVugKqzzk2BQgucbpdL0bWL6HYxpywHAyxaqPedijnSyiz2uoXjQbhglGIhhPsoEf5ITBAVT2T6rEMta_cQxI/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CqT2QpVkrhUppgDR6pC3a608Acbugyu6Y7J6kfxgqXxX8uetOO2uAkvxxXpVQrVJ4tI6i2MWkDOW6drPUGsOK_n0guFm4z8_ucWI0dHVugKqzzk2BQgucbpdL0bWL6HYxpywHAyxaqPedijnSyiz2uoXjQbhglGIhhPsoEf5ITBAVT2T6rEMta_cQxI/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you have a good weekend? Ours was productive. We ran some errands, and the Mister did a lot of cooking. We are bringing some meals down to our girls and AJ. And while we're at it... I'm going to squeeze in some Lovey time with Lucy and Lemmy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div></div></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/prime-time.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-53203280146085873082024-03-01T06:36:00.000-08:002024-03-01T13:06:21.845-08:00Lights, Camera, Lucy!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPFH1vDukumGnHlaRcPa68tSKE9aP0qUKXVhgFaBIrnc7s5HMbkPSw9m-nK99KWzC1QRpbSklZOxDFhq1gPF_PLh2_NkLckkbEEJZ_-DECOy-rq7cdwIjUaDI0vCPcYk6EnkFtQ0YiCOckm37rG-gxCqcIO60hFC7XrSLlZBoiCwtjRf5KwhgPX2fyGU/s3890/zelle-duda-uld7AdE36z4-unsplash%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPFH1vDukumGnHlaRcPa68tSKE9aP0qUKXVhgFaBIrnc7s5HMbkPSw9m-nK99KWzC1QRpbSklZOxDFhq1gPF_PLh2_NkLckkbEEJZ_-DECOy-rq7cdwIjUaDI0vCPcYk6EnkFtQ0YiCOckm37rG-gxCqcIO60hFC7XrSLlZBoiCwtjRf5KwhgPX2fyGU/w442-h640/zelle-duda-uld7AdE36z4-unsplash%20(2).png" width="442"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaXrjUMSVfAEJKil3Fe76rL6Luo4VAqupy1vWGRodIkl-iqAa44srBTNSMHbDB8cWBIQ5NU4CZExi_r2Lxmf5B5bGIsxYtkFw0XQDUmd8qxtOUkiz-HSIF_i7hXOTfr-ecbeNVwMd1cu7ZkU57W_Zon8dbNYmCakbgcnZUXc01QDYRV_bezQnSOC8Yac/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaXrjUMSVfAEJKil3Fe76rL6Luo4VAqupy1vWGRodIkl-iqAa44srBTNSMHbDB8cWBIQ5NU4CZExi_r2Lxmf5B5bGIsxYtkFw0XQDUmd8qxtOUkiz-HSIF_i7hXOTfr-ecbeNVwMd1cu7ZkU57W_Zon8dbNYmCakbgcnZUXc01QDYRV_bezQnSOC8Yac/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lucy has arrived! The new Mama's water broke at 1:30AM on Wednesday morning, and we all sang Hallelujah! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/03/lights-camera-lucy.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-83195272651223829002024-02-27T04:51:00.000-08:002024-02-27T12:44:48.279-08:00Pillow Talk<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD2_PWd3ngroxaDJxpzR-M0pLD-d_bPK5mrV9WFhiZ17kf-ZrNf0TVuusMuQadpyfnLb7_MqRAiy84-T7VzdxFtYFIaN6-ATMteO3OjRdBAyjaLN__IjWuiTlR5mahddPnfIl_X4_WjSWN4RIxI0j3GYLtC117oipQ9JLDKglL6h5EDcGMs99QXIeSzk/s3900/awesome-sauce-creative-k-gZDXYjhNc-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3900" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD2_PWd3ngroxaDJxpzR-M0pLD-d_bPK5mrV9WFhiZ17kf-ZrNf0TVuusMuQadpyfnLb7_MqRAiy84-T7VzdxFtYFIaN6-ATMteO3OjRdBAyjaLN__IjWuiTlR5mahddPnfIl_X4_WjSWN4RIxI0j3GYLtC117oipQ9JLDKglL6h5EDcGMs99QXIeSzk/w444-h640/awesome-sauce-creative-k-gZDXYjhNc-unsplash.png" width="444"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB-aEb8U9IzKsFWNJ0VR6oC8rKTXgMEYiGZttvWRWNK9rFV7oVPTkZ7rKcFrEGuxW4_bTnpxpfxvG3fpccm48cQ1Hbi80KpvaRdF9713PGldsqjeaNnK9HkH0les7ndVdEGWAzttyoDKIHKmDsUKBcyGbVj3BBugEXa6rDJlJtWiXZJpoGJeBh06-5pE/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB-aEb8U9IzKsFWNJ0VR6oC8rKTXgMEYiGZttvWRWNK9rFV7oVPTkZ7rKcFrEGuxW4_bTnpxpfxvG3fpccm48cQ1Hbi80KpvaRdF9713PGldsqjeaNnK9HkH0les7ndVdEGWAzttyoDKIHKmDsUKBcyGbVj3BBugEXa6rDJlJtWiXZJpoGJeBh06-5pE/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In case you are wondering, we are still on baby watch. Every morning, we get up at 5AM, and the first thing we do is check our Mama-to-be's location. We talk to her every evening, and she is feeling great. She told me that she loves being pregnant, but she can't wait to meet Lucy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVsISag8mgnilUN2sL0RlRO9cdFhz4Hk3PTRG904tiUUgBAoa4KmvzVCwrHQ_5DWoFWH3SK85PHqL5kdylZGeEZk2CoOfSXpchgUx9LpGq57BPYf3uBEsXqO7Joxay_tWYWb0ouDz1slsKEtQOTCXyEYwGGQUTqQARSb0cYK-gklynciqTFF6HVQWUGw/s1512/IMG_3242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1512" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVsISag8mgnilUN2sL0RlRO9cdFhz4Hk3PTRG904tiUUgBAoa4KmvzVCwrHQ_5DWoFWH3SK85PHqL5kdylZGeEZk2CoOfSXpchgUx9LpGq57BPYf3uBEsXqO7Joxay_tWYWb0ouDz1slsKEtQOTCXyEYwGGQUTqQARSb0cYK-gklynciqTFF6HVQWUGw/w640-h592/IMG_3242.jpg" width="640"></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been warm enough to spend some time out on the patio. Nobody is happier than Miss Millie.</div><span></span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/pillow-talk.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-83356323087556945492024-02-23T05:21:00.000-08:002024-02-23T05:27:29.336-08:00The Friday Files<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOzWyICFhFi5ODxhCiocR6XrUKn8JHTW9_1I86uQ1srOJBRs5uH-Rm06ynosiRMYNovv3G-ly9f-36s4rlnk5gg5Yr0Vc8B1kDyX2CMkb3hqCzfenweCA7bUKzoA4AZ04rCDNjOfjQAXnHWKVJHc7NVbbdAmz1qiPhd6Hjp1z_m_RgoCiDoMDSAbDXQM/s6400/valeriia-miller-wu9r264l118-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOzWyICFhFi5ODxhCiocR6XrUKn8JHTW9_1I86uQ1srOJBRs5uH-Rm06ynosiRMYNovv3G-ly9f-36s4rlnk5gg5Yr0Vc8B1kDyX2CMkb3hqCzfenweCA7bUKzoA4AZ04rCDNjOfjQAXnHWKVJHc7NVbbdAmz1qiPhd6Hjp1z_m_RgoCiDoMDSAbDXQM/w442-h640/valeriia-miller-wu9r264l118-unsplash.png" width="442"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qe50qCWoBitAWQrCOSrpHeX9rV5zSlLCU4x7FpdgvBYBYDIrXv6d4Ejo5fC0wmZw1P1F6IPYGB4taomxrO1M5SuUiVhb-TpKP54EYwRxqGngY_TpwdV9jO_uXYzSkJbmJhaZPgC2wi6RIp8py4tzUu8MEQG7PLolhjtgh6NpmucnGtbQIa8_T8uOMnM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qe50qCWoBitAWQrCOSrpHeX9rV5zSlLCU4x7FpdgvBYBYDIrXv6d4Ejo5fC0wmZw1P1F6IPYGB4taomxrO1M5SuUiVhb-TpKP54EYwRxqGngY_TpwdV9jO_uXYzSkJbmJhaZPgC2wi6RIp8py4tzUu8MEQG7PLolhjtgh6NpmucnGtbQIa8_T8uOMnM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good week. All is well here. We are still on baby watch. While our Mama-to-be is getting restless, our little Lucy seems to be getting more comfy in her little nest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of nests, I took some pics of the nursery last weekend. Coco from <i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/beckinteriorstx/">Beck Interiors</a></i> helped our Mama-to-be design this darling room.</span></div><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6risfinbuZHo89HO0fmn2upAtt_trTDcsLy8604quDmBL_i-6M1t_1qhln_xKWw6W4_i3Ne8dpRfRlE19h9LtYOEf0C-iAqPHpDLFeMBD1rwqAzNgjeGEuary2jPCGP2CfWkQdM2Me9RH6t7u69EBZ3M9OMqiw-TyhqIXGJWlIwJlYmH5NQsir_PPWU/s2776/IMG_3160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2055" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6risfinbuZHo89HO0fmn2upAtt_trTDcsLy8604quDmBL_i-6M1t_1qhln_xKWw6W4_i3Ne8dpRfRlE19h9LtYOEf0C-iAqPHpDLFeMBD1rwqAzNgjeGEuary2jPCGP2CfWkQdM2Me9RH6t7u69EBZ3M9OMqiw-TyhqIXGJWlIwJlYmH5NQsir_PPWU/w474-h640/IMG_3160.jpg" width="474"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-friday-files_23.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-74351624078342237772024-02-20T05:20:00.000-08:002024-02-20T05:26:40.750-08:00My Favorite Reader Tanya<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwYQ_Hhveusr7onddHPFMlWpKZGMDr5Zcu9P8p2j-D1MPcb2odlC3yzWkGXWv4Q7KaxjVB41IgnQklkOkeKZuQSqkcB5HHc2ciOrUYF1IYOkBF3SWcW8rRi39B88Mr9gVcG8XHa7Vcnk0UBxPrhnnMet6XruXF3HtJy8KTG1737XAHGITIrLq9PHt4xg/s1180/5%20x%207%20in%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwYQ_Hhveusr7onddHPFMlWpKZGMDr5Zcu9P8p2j-D1MPcb2odlC3yzWkGXWv4Q7KaxjVB41IgnQklkOkeKZuQSqkcB5HHc2ciOrUYF1IYOkBF3SWcW8rRi39B88Mr9gVcG8XHa7Vcnk0UBxPrhnnMet6XruXF3HtJy8KTG1737XAHGITIrLq9PHt4xg/w466-h640/5%20x%207%20in%20(3).png" width="466"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd4yCN9BKcNfRuMxbub9Vd7qCMV3l4aMVHhC6aQ9SGjWDcJ1K05BAO29WhxJCeDZuw6udK2z92EgwjjvqBR2slUaXdTV69obm9NxwgZU99nddPEFTQToNdv54e9DhZhWQa1KFaBCY84onlSO_gslCMX_3kgpmh1iVFzrCBe19_E1IiEvHTclvsVwmDzs/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd4yCN9BKcNfRuMxbub9Vd7qCMV3l4aMVHhC6aQ9SGjWDcJ1K05BAO29WhxJCeDZuw6udK2z92EgwjjvqBR2slUaXdTV69obm9NxwgZU99nddPEFTQToNdv54e9DhZhWQa1KFaBCY84onlSO_gslCMX_3kgpmh1iVFzrCBe19_E1IiEvHTclvsVwmDzs/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good weekend. We met our dear friends, Miss Deb and Sir Rex, at my new favorite restaurant, <i><a href="https://joeyrestaurants.com/location/joey-dallas">Joey's</a></i>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvCiXRZSOQIQVck_gjdo4sq8GB0jbWgg3uSrp5-BoFsvJfT-ZLBkvuAhacAUahvdikjrhxpWcdwBxBib-OB134iEsaKqBVKzMgxg6GWWi94Am2WfsnwKJHBRSYS8lT9MUo7ga3fwaSshuySAY8iFvNA3wEmDU_GU7DHcE-Vz9-YEvvHI0aPQCz9uCgsw/s450/hummus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvCiXRZSOQIQVck_gjdo4sq8GB0jbWgg3uSrp5-BoFsvJfT-ZLBkvuAhacAUahvdikjrhxpWcdwBxBib-OB134iEsaKqBVKzMgxg6GWWi94Am2WfsnwKJHBRSYS8lT9MUo7ga3fwaSshuySAY8iFvNA3wEmDU_GU7DHcE-Vz9-YEvvHI0aPQCz9uCgsw/w480-h640/hummus.jpg" width="480"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They enjoyed our favorite appetizer, hummus and tzatziki, with crispy pita chips, as much as we did. As always, it was great fun catching up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span></span></div></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/my-favorite-reader-tanya.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-62655039898813488382024-02-16T05:29:00.000-08:002024-02-16T05:44:43.936-08:00The Friday Files<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4n9toRHwHv_9HGvs-zwrImbi-q-fLv2vix4hbyLp7afb7prEMVrxz4oxWhXdvokY7hqn86DHzDQy9xYOZSQvBYp35sPQIb2Rl0MfNzWwMiunM6gzDQlFLty8fG3K_K4dB0T_bzI9EUY6VhGbBH1S4_CbE_7gsOowgSEZfsovB_r5uB6TUjHfqDxMwt4/s2614/artem-kniaz-x1Qw2gCPMUU-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="1814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4n9toRHwHv_9HGvs-zwrImbi-q-fLv2vix4hbyLp7afb7prEMVrxz4oxWhXdvokY7hqn86DHzDQy9xYOZSQvBYp35sPQIb2Rl0MfNzWwMiunM6gzDQlFLty8fG3K_K4dB0T_bzI9EUY6VhGbBH1S4_CbE_7gsOowgSEZfsovB_r5uB6TUjHfqDxMwt4/w444-h640/artem-kniaz-x1Qw2gCPMUU-unsplash.png" width="444"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTKonB5SXnXVjgIjOjvBMd_Mf62txzrXprvMQei1PUOIecpgEp8hvahxKnwXPIbpfVw3YU93F0k5kFjtONgun5x92O-3uyn4k04DvQIA92pU2ZsFmNAebDHFRJFEdP62Z9d0dUFX_TYIkaLY_L-PJqgUwsygcdi-hr_pGIQIFeVjTMdKeFXL1wZtFpSs/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTKonB5SXnXVjgIjOjvBMd_Mf62txzrXprvMQei1PUOIecpgEp8hvahxKnwXPIbpfVw3YU93F0k5kFjtONgun5x92O-3uyn4k04DvQIA92pU2ZsFmNAebDHFRJFEdP62Z9d0dUFX_TYIkaLY_L-PJqgUwsygcdi-hr_pGIQIFeVjTMdKeFXL1wZtFpSs/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you have a good Valentine's Day week? The Mister and I celebrated at one of our favorite hotspots, <i><a href="https://rd-kitchen.com/locations/dallas/">R&D Kitchen.</a> </i>Thirty-four years ago today, the Mister became the luckiest guy in the world when he popped the question in NYC. I played hard to get - it took me half a millisecond to say yes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnk9GQ15ddIXBf4ZrNK2JUN63QQhauGUFP1ouz9hvl5OmXHfq_Xez4pj-Gb3hIe6ysr71j-vAp6ha4BqyXhmiWn5W9XsUCqzwNKGjKaFH_5OLhvTLLd6RRAWlnqhYKwQIInJi8yqdNORXBPrlRRbrAIYdZaSC4nYTzpiUeN3p3oX0B_1nCPRrdWImTzow/s2016/IMG_3087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnk9GQ15ddIXBf4ZrNK2JUN63QQhauGUFP1ouz9hvl5OmXHfq_Xez4pj-Gb3hIe6ysr71j-vAp6ha4BqyXhmiWn5W9XsUCqzwNKGjKaFH_5OLhvTLLd6RRAWlnqhYKwQIInJi8yqdNORXBPrlRRbrAIYdZaSC4nYTzpiUeN3p3oX0B_1nCPRrdWImTzow/w480-h640/IMG_3087.jpg" width="480"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch, we stopped by to see #2 and check in on Lemmy, who had been spayed last week. I am happy to report she is healing nicely, is back to her old self, and is cone-free during the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-friday-files.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-71415252807647912582024-02-13T04:29:00.000-08:002024-02-13T04:29:04.871-08:00What We've Been Watching<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUV9zN34NSXrf9gtDVpB6OuuO8BFbi6C_r6psV8PIj5HeSFaIKJcNl4p3GDY0UxNqBBuGLFEhcXESMXk5bDaeZZlpK-e_czmsjz3qgzRpDRGDWSgUEc3Z9F8rN5xEhiWFn9ChqmNQIXcHoGU8KB-16Acfm0jat_cft8SHGD3cnjKwMwK1MQd2KurKIu8/s4003/ryunosuke-kikuno-ITPna80ZETg-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4003" data-original-width="2796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUV9zN34NSXrf9gtDVpB6OuuO8BFbi6C_r6psV8PIj5HeSFaIKJcNl4p3GDY0UxNqBBuGLFEhcXESMXk5bDaeZZlpK-e_czmsjz3qgzRpDRGDWSgUEc3Z9F8rN5xEhiWFn9ChqmNQIXcHoGU8KB-16Acfm0jat_cft8SHGD3cnjKwMwK1MQd2KurKIu8/w448-h640/ryunosuke-kikuno-ITPna80ZETg-unsplash.png" width="448"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtNEiMKn3wkyOxEQqmzE_WnG3b3f58wseRheAlOwD-6FVFMTx9sIir5B_fW64OxOVvE7sCKHAN5m5ECByBHdkeQwbkJegXr0EH2cvHrUGUp6T-IhykciQyRUHgTo6Lzwj4oE2PXCDnGN-HrvJoThY65Kvi4ktsJ4Sql-C6XDW7oBeoR5BquQf9X3YNHk/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtNEiMKn3wkyOxEQqmzE_WnG3b3f58wseRheAlOwD-6FVFMTx9sIir5B_fW64OxOVvE7sCKHAN5m5ECByBHdkeQwbkJegXr0EH2cvHrUGUp6T-IhykciQyRUHgTo6Lzwj4oE2PXCDnGN-HrvJoThY65Kvi4ktsJ4Sql-C6XDW7oBeoR5BquQf9X3YNHk/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. Did your team win? We met our dear friends, The Adorables, for lunch on Saturday. On Sunday, we laid low and spent most of the day reading our books and watching a little bit of the Super Bowl.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-weve-been-watching.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-44963681555811757832024-02-09T05:38:00.000-08:002024-02-09T05:40:38.844-08:00Our Latest Reads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1P5KWADeGLM919BYIXC8FIc6EigiZrCXsZe3H24RniO2SvtzzgSHeeb63rn1ims38BhYvDT9VcL-Ngz_gB9jhHt0h0vlO4WdHnhWHyE2wPCjQlbImd57W8LQaURKniYY_j1itV6a7OcoTLIzUGYHtzNlLUie2zIXyAYS-A6Ikp1Z481qSJU9krYDENY/s3516/joyce-hankins-o7vQxMeVepo-unsplash%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="2716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1P5KWADeGLM919BYIXC8FIc6EigiZrCXsZe3H24RniO2SvtzzgSHeeb63rn1ims38BhYvDT9VcL-Ngz_gB9jhHt0h0vlO4WdHnhWHyE2wPCjQlbImd57W8LQaURKniYY_j1itV6a7OcoTLIzUGYHtzNlLUie2zIXyAYS-A6Ikp1Z481qSJU9krYDENY/w494-h640/joyce-hankins-o7vQxMeVepo-unsplash%20(1).png" width="494"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUao3-nzigh9Qnv9508XpZc-RYz0TDP7gapQhmBq1F29_erCKmPXysMjBt9gRIEqg3gm7WlY03lpbyPeUkFnM-NRX7ubHI-NrBCcG5thGe2L4hD9sA3C5MItRp80fninJJ_XkuSSe5bL9UV-BPvRItWbI014Y51SGMw3VUeOGOvX6MA78UaTkIAe6wXsM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUao3-nzigh9Qnv9508XpZc-RYz0TDP7gapQhmBq1F29_erCKmPXysMjBt9gRIEqg3gm7WlY03lpbyPeUkFnM-NRX7ubHI-NrBCcG5thGe2L4hD9sA3C5MItRp80fninJJ_XkuSSe5bL9UV-BPvRItWbI014Y51SGMw3VUeOGOvX6MA78UaTkIAe6wXsM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you, but this week just whipped by. That usually doesn't happen during my least favorite month of the year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6L8YHiLSUkJ0JbHWKhhp6n9vCbaR3CYcvnM83n_rIIbcRCbvTOExOjQ7vvwEzEcyyFtGquEEvbBMtuczkTYVo7ilca6dniDK3nbNO1z7zUqy9awQoB2BHuY8KZlbCCgmfmQen46tO2lwW67fjoaadyq7SsjoCfIDfXWE76JZeevFfmvP-DSpXh2IVSM/s1023/download%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1023" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6L8YHiLSUkJ0JbHWKhhp6n9vCbaR3CYcvnM83n_rIIbcRCbvTOExOjQ7vvwEzEcyyFtGquEEvbBMtuczkTYVo7ilca6dniDK3nbNO1z7zUqy9awQoB2BHuY8KZlbCCgmfmQen46tO2lwW67fjoaadyq7SsjoCfIDfXWE76JZeevFfmvP-DSpXh2IVSM/w640-h430/download%20(6).jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">photo: Christopher Chung</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-size: large;">I played pickleball for the first time in 3 months! I took some time off so that my fellow picklers could catch up to my razor-sharp skills and state-of-the-art form.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Evidently, they spent their extra practice time honing their cheating skills. <br></span><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/our-latest-reads.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-51984000204690272422024-02-06T04:41:00.000-08:002024-02-06T04:45:58.357-08:00My Favorite Reader Shannon<p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppWxlcawR4WHO3CW0tSpfNUsGVMugX8Z0lCkZqi_D49F8fxUuWzGQ8tu57BsyJr11hjW1wTa231MIBkMPccewV64HYiCCPt2IMKp_J368XdCOH1WsjIp60pFeROuuzmQsAIJQOWIK8irXXYFSh-8O28ukwWk6p9AJkHjTf2S6AgWOWM-ZfNm1DhY6VB0/s1180/5%20x%207%20in.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppWxlcawR4WHO3CW0tSpfNUsGVMugX8Z0lCkZqi_D49F8fxUuWzGQ8tu57BsyJr11hjW1wTa231MIBkMPccewV64HYiCCPt2IMKp_J368XdCOH1WsjIp60pFeROuuzmQsAIJQOWIK8irXXYFSh-8O28ukwWk6p9AJkHjTf2S6AgWOWM-ZfNm1DhY6VB0/w466-h640/5%20x%207%20in.png" width="466"></a></div><br> <br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvXA6XrOrK-olZ0LiQaY994zmt7yJ7LgCdJYJBYa43KPaVaV97MSZtt3ztv7Wn4WURKqfrDMdqomICFwG0FznGPkND9CRqeoN3THH5jfkhpg5DRZQd1PN6Jo8YlTYAki1xtXHSkkT0DUX9fSE7buzXls6GD_zlvanc45utAzknEzYAmXENLjoDuW5gyM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvXA6XrOrK-olZ0LiQaY994zmt7yJ7LgCdJYJBYa43KPaVaV97MSZtt3ztv7Wn4WURKqfrDMdqomICFwG0FznGPkND9CRqeoN3THH5jfkhpg5DRZQd1PN6Jo8YlTYAki1xtXHSkkT0DUX9fSE7buzXls6GD_zlvanc45utAzknEzYAmXENLjoDuW5gyM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was full of music as well as friends. I will fill you in on Friday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am thrilled to welcome Shannon back to this series. You can read her first post <i><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2023/03/my-favorite-reader.html">here</a></i>. I met Shannon through my dear friend, Annie, who is her aunt. Annie also contributed to this series. You can read her post <i><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2022/10/my-favorite-reader-annie.html">here</a></i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/my-favorite-reader-shannon.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-5457751790559985972024-02-02T05:52:00.000-08:002024-02-02T06:13:33.230-08:00We Love Lucy!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt7so2soL1MPAiNKiYk8XI4IrxpmiuQfxBfo7hv7L354PXvkiDZSMc8x0OKWRcmPt8WGPrxH3OP8zr1ud8bW6uK91Lmn3xwdSWIqJy0Gt_5drTlYgwXrC6TPapjMRxm6YWfstqkyaf5EIOWcFe_XuOnUZtgJOBP05pPIlFvMAa2u4SKeFcHE_Vn6k7OY/s558/we_love_lucy2-removebg-preview.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="558" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt7so2soL1MPAiNKiYk8XI4IrxpmiuQfxBfo7hv7L354PXvkiDZSMc8x0OKWRcmPt8WGPrxH3OP8zr1ud8bW6uK91Lmn3xwdSWIqJy0Gt_5drTlYgwXrC6TPapjMRxm6YWfstqkyaf5EIOWcFe_XuOnUZtgJOBP05pPIlFvMAa2u4SKeFcHE_Vn6k7OY/w640-h512/we_love_lucy2-removebg-preview.png" width="640"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOiC_wwwyg7dQ-Kkoib9NV0hs0J07mKA9cnXYaIkagWXQ9YF5LjuAORclEfgraIux6zzoosOqcz8P6H6UM0FR35n6tiNc6rSFyJ4XVfep0txBbx-eaRPIaVup3ADxrmfIqYuuQ0QLJT3secySag93BCes4QXGf5eKBVNKVIqSM-wRzWRwPLiK3Nm57uU/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOiC_wwwyg7dQ-Kkoib9NV0hs0J07mKA9cnXYaIkagWXQ9YF5LjuAORclEfgraIux6zzoosOqcz8P6H6UM0FR35n6tiNc6rSFyJ4XVfep0txBbx-eaRPIaVup3ADxrmfIqYuuQ0QLJT3secySag93BCes4QXGf5eKBVNKVIqSM-wRzWRwPLiK3Nm57uU/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a productive week. North Texas was blessed with some gorgeous weather. I've gotten back into my daily walk routine, which is my mood elevator. At least, that's what the Mister tells me.</span></div><br><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/02/we-love-lucy.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-62167808221802146962024-01-30T05:14:00.000-08:002024-01-30T05:14:57.451-08:00Designer of the Day ~ Kerri Pilchik <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mB5eLuYzsx6-FYKPeXS1Ad8LUK65kVikg3ILNqDuMJD0uBi5doESg9fvweGLFLZ15x7yvHUEmBrNJZL-fLbuBMG5vo-VXK5DQUCuRC1pJfXMYqV7rbxUsRC2lTB2rVE-rOTfGmuOd3nvgtmIJjkqRIcVA4fCOOS0UCxq0qI-4TQks3e5Bnd-AZm819A/s4518/11%20x%2014%20in%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4518" data-original-width="3618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mB5eLuYzsx6-FYKPeXS1Ad8LUK65kVikg3ILNqDuMJD0uBi5doESg9fvweGLFLZ15x7yvHUEmBrNJZL-fLbuBMG5vo-VXK5DQUCuRC1pJfXMYqV7rbxUsRC2lTB2rVE-rOTfGmuOd3nvgtmIJjkqRIcVA4fCOOS0UCxq0qI-4TQks3e5Bnd-AZm819A/w512-h640/11%20x%2014%20in%20(2).png" width="512"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihND67vuj85F8kPPuJHcRpqCawkwCHbR587uz0THVnG5PNbXVN37KOftQoAOP532EhcdHqivydAxgIgw7TrcOZzBf6HrX4Z-D6yVBpdEnZFsNCUlVnCQu-xBGzQ9aKivBicH05I4GD7Ad-ZnKWfHAGgJIcmMli1q2G7WC-s0mfH1mIojWs87ZIzUO7Ul0/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihND67vuj85F8kPPuJHcRpqCawkwCHbR587uz0THVnG5PNbXVN37KOftQoAOP532EhcdHqivydAxgIgw7TrcOZzBf6HrX4Z-D6yVBpdEnZFsNCUlVnCQu-xBGzQ9aKivBicH05I4GD7Ad-ZnKWfHAGgJIcmMli1q2G7WC-s0mfH1mIojWs87ZIzUO7Ul0/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good weekend. We celebrated our new granddaughter at a beautiful baby shower. She has yet to make her appearance and is not due until the first week of March. I took lots of pics that I will share with you on Friday. And you may even find out the baby girl's name.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a treat for you today. Prepare for some delicious eye candy. One of my favorite interior designers, Kerri Pilchik is my first Designer of the Day of 2024. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/designer-of-day-kerri-pilchik.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-24973597542921756492024-01-26T06:31:00.000-08:002024-01-26T06:53:11.185-08:00The Friday Files<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp4swsBo75HC7oMgaFKizhJks3784RoaKUmRuGKSVw9E3AFws08QT36qGGExuEwAec6goOBsiBcWTzKX02jgh3qe2KmRv4_FGQpFiR0Hpt8OTgZTLqUtsDcqcpiQofT845dNf6RVBqGYQoPtObjNthOjC0QWW2rIGIb2RU_INIIvH1TD9y3jNozt3t0Y/s6400/colin-lloyd-RTJ36Km7CI4-unsplash%20(1)%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp4swsBo75HC7oMgaFKizhJks3784RoaKUmRuGKSVw9E3AFws08QT36qGGExuEwAec6goOBsiBcWTzKX02jgh3qe2KmRv4_FGQpFiR0Hpt8OTgZTLqUtsDcqcpiQofT845dNf6RVBqGYQoPtObjNthOjC0QWW2rIGIb2RU_INIIvH1TD9y3jNozt3t0Y/w446-h640/colin-lloyd-RTJ36Km7CI4-unsplash%20(1)%20(1).png" width="446"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyYv-irUGLJYJE6eJw7FNDiXta1RMBTL03n-6lORyQOUGp05ni52Pp4HfQDFrKMtAuzKxElADBAHGbSfxoHcY1c54caTUp7y5MgFtWrzdzGRK2uTIVQwOwERSLTZisXyKnTcVXUc423cVkZsygMFCtyj4JS5D4gR-TQJuCaHI3PbDmXwf7Nrd_u7O4wo/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyYv-irUGLJYJE6eJw7FNDiXta1RMBTL03n-6lORyQOUGp05ni52Pp4HfQDFrKMtAuzKxElADBAHGbSfxoHcY1c54caTUp7y5MgFtWrzdzGRK2uTIVQwOwERSLTZisXyKnTcVXUc423cVkZsygMFCtyj4JS5D4gR-TQJuCaHI3PbDmXwf7Nrd_u7O4wo/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good week. Ours was very wet and cold. A lot of time was spent reading in front of the fireplace and catching up on blog stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-friday-files_26.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-68750625199826527942024-01-23T03:54:00.000-08:002024-01-23T04:04:07.179-08:00A Preppy Empty Nester Getaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1bg7cP_4hLZfFHL8KnQcSoGLvk6S_BHJSBCDqKvX7d0hMrBucoPy8bvgF0gInTEjG87mi1Xc0Juiz8-9NIpHT6JBgTPrzY2gpZ5GCxHecsCEiumYTS85Mcrrh0kyF94i474lz4nFZxJnQTSiepRYgFyWyQwhtN0f89OplRDGtgyJscxAfzxXzm5Be-w/s3116/IMG_2493%20(1)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3116" data-original-width="2402" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1bg7cP_4hLZfFHL8KnQcSoGLvk6S_BHJSBCDqKvX7d0hMrBucoPy8bvgF0gInTEjG87mi1Xc0Juiz8-9NIpHT6JBgTPrzY2gpZ5GCxHecsCEiumYTS85Mcrrh0kyF94i474lz4nFZxJnQTSiepRYgFyWyQwhtN0f89OplRDGtgyJscxAfzxXzm5Be-w/w494-h640/IMG_2493%20(1)%20(1).jpg" width="494"></a></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgvmCik6Gnudx7T6flMqPiRYmlVGqwRRHDFpQhIyePpIPUyl8J5SR9fSAScOZt4VRzLmAmrZzS2Dyb4SrD9WfOIWHt3XNd5cPyDXX4IVeE_NlzfEGrDNP5nPi2i7riHL4_n4T8vBOXPzUX-0I-s9o44rcT4sxkm1abQez0WyfHGacX9eWBr0C04n9B8Y/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgvmCik6Gnudx7T6flMqPiRYmlVGqwRRHDFpQhIyePpIPUyl8J5SR9fSAScOZt4VRzLmAmrZzS2Dyb4SrD9WfOIWHt3XNd5cPyDXX4IVeE_NlzfEGrDNP5nPi2i7riHL4_n4T8vBOXPzUX-0I-s9o44rcT4sxkm1abQez0WyfHGacX9eWBr0C04n9B8Y/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><br></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend, the Mister and I snuck off for a little getaway in Mexico. For once in our lives, we had perfect timing. North Texas was experiencing bitter temps, and I couldn't get out of town soon enough.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-preppy-empty-nester-getaway.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-37891435644212190602024-01-19T06:44:00.000-08:002024-01-19T07:05:04.596-08:00Our Favorite Books of 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3lFpcOL0_1uVTDHDM5W4H1ZavcYgdpAtAkegPcHWUlIWrOVmhTgvpT9BKDfwH8cxHwN4Q-hA5H5tJkEGUThyphenhyphenZsrZNnnm9fEy7gozzKiWl0shiNfhbnKAVX7o_z4iPxgw3_FeDrs3MX9zb0w-W77QgtVfgiRGxhWQVx5k79sGO74263vIOrz7d-ca0oo/s3814/ed-robertson-FDzRG30DeVM-unsplash%20(1)%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="2614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3lFpcOL0_1uVTDHDM5W4H1ZavcYgdpAtAkegPcHWUlIWrOVmhTgvpT9BKDfwH8cxHwN4Q-hA5H5tJkEGUThyphenhyphenZsrZNnnm9fEy7gozzKiWl0shiNfhbnKAVX7o_z4iPxgw3_FeDrs3MX9zb0w-W77QgtVfgiRGxhWQVx5k79sGO74263vIOrz7d-ca0oo/w438-h640/ed-robertson-FDzRG30DeVM-unsplash%20(1)%20(2).png" width="438"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdim1FR2Gpr4elL7ALS_mkHeyDTKElSLYp3rxRdF9U4bjTVYtV2MN_1xPnCbW372z-XfkAm0oRM7L4mUbojpJtSZx-Y7FtMW35TunjxfPwvHOdVcnD6Y8U61BPwkBqRy8Wm1ppz2bw6xvIjJM-xEDQf1ytxVUiIqhmsSXAV4V3lTyfHLq-qYw6GQrjlXs/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdim1FR2Gpr4elL7ALS_mkHeyDTKElSLYp3rxRdF9U4bjTVYtV2MN_1xPnCbW372z-XfkAm0oRM7L4mUbojpJtSZx-Y7FtMW35TunjxfPwvHOdVcnD6Y8U61BPwkBqRy8Wm1ppz2bw6xvIjJM-xEDQf1ytxVUiIqhmsSXAV4V3lTyfHLq-qYw6GQrjlXs/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Baby, it's cold outside! I'm pretty sure that I'll be hunkering down today in front of the fire with the Mister and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3HnQd23">my book</a></i>. The Chef made beef stew which makes the house smell so good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/our-favorite-books-of-2023.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-11552792296376145012024-01-12T04:46:00.000-08:002024-01-12T04:46:26.467-08:00My Favorite Reader Jude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfSiqxz4BOh1AK_XRH_LCuwnUem5Ua2bQnSwo2Whah_KjWAz7ZoKkh3rtb8wUFvS-x3IqU2ohBASD26gUdUJK8WWPv2TavghSyBb7TN6Lezhs6JVSt70YqxbJr1XVp8zMyejJzGOfTyPqAB-ChZpycQLyF9zcn-xajjkd2dUfVqf-Pu4mf4Ac5Lm6LRc/s2282/5%20x%207%20in%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfSiqxz4BOh1AK_XRH_LCuwnUem5Ua2bQnSwo2Whah_KjWAz7ZoKkh3rtb8wUFvS-x3IqU2ohBASD26gUdUJK8WWPv2TavghSyBb7TN6Lezhs6JVSt70YqxbJr1XVp8zMyejJzGOfTyPqAB-ChZpycQLyF9zcn-xajjkd2dUfVqf-Pu4mf4Ac5Lm6LRc/w472-h640/5%20x%207%20in%20(2).png" width="472"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszN2f_GoqDFrRWZHBco3rAIayyEo3PaPZw4pZtgtmUalHs-P8dYQpOqT-Eg_uUbJnvQz3SN7lnRNgzgnNuw6FCGGooMLsolM527O8ncUyBfA3FRLbpfXZMoNbAvBY-sC0WvdH6UpSAxpqY5WloQaur7tkN2lWSsn4kxq6QxU0k-8-J25FslX2j8q_e5I/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszN2f_GoqDFrRWZHBco3rAIayyEo3PaPZw4pZtgtmUalHs-P8dYQpOqT-Eg_uUbJnvQz3SN7lnRNgzgnNuw6FCGGooMLsolM527O8ncUyBfA3FRLbpfXZMoNbAvBY-sC0WvdH6UpSAxpqY5WloQaur7tkN2lWSsn4kxq6QxU0k-8-J25FslX2j8q_e5I/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you had a wonderful week. All is well here. It is freezing out. But as the Mister says, you don't have to shovel cold weather. Feel free to quote him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnULsSdjPRSP8fG7Ja3FxC-FKkp65uSkCURFXsRVrYpnU3shSkgmpMKnwJm82voSLTU3z431-jkRTnVLnF2AGkXjvZGgVuDbJb2uIXn0tesn4xdDOwbMO55jilqqJtoM9mYiXBAk64SGNaJF9n0UFVY7cKdal4pX4f_lSA6Dx2bbNos5LhynzbLZsTJ3Y/s640/unnamed%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnULsSdjPRSP8fG7Ja3FxC-FKkp65uSkCURFXsRVrYpnU3shSkgmpMKnwJm82voSLTU3z431-jkRTnVLnF2AGkXjvZGgVuDbJb2uIXn0tesn4xdDOwbMO55jilqqJtoM9mYiXBAk64SGNaJF9n0UFVY7cKdal4pX4f_lSA6Dx2bbNos5LhynzbLZsTJ3Y/w480-h640/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="480"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a treat for you today. My pal, Jude of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heyjudereads/">@heyjudereads</a>, agreed to answer my hard-hitting questions for the second time! You can find her first post <a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2022/10/my-favorite-reader-jude.html">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-favorite-reader-jude.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-16376221271904158782024-01-08T05:38:00.000-08:002024-01-08T05:45:20.491-08:00Prime Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2x54Wb5RuJ50oxzHIAvbozsylNTzDuVhVhhv4X1mTL13cUd5mGNeQJ-Dcm5V4d5zCqwnl5JQ_Jc2XZVOfntYrdE77GFmVSOOzl_eEKUdPI_hzQi3PMpknk2tAImzgPzHjjJ4hc7s_ckaODuT8U67qe_1IWfLk-Dq6xphMcC7AHMbxuNyHMLYiHiJZQ/s3882/olivie-strauss-uJCvE1Zejhg-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3882" data-original-width="2682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2x54Wb5RuJ50oxzHIAvbozsylNTzDuVhVhhv4X1mTL13cUd5mGNeQJ-Dcm5V4d5zCqwnl5JQ_Jc2XZVOfntYrdE77GFmVSOOzl_eEKUdPI_hzQi3PMpknk2tAImzgPzHjjJ4hc7s_ckaODuT8U67qe_1IWfLk-Dq6xphMcC7AHMbxuNyHMLYiHiJZQ/w442-h640/olivie-strauss-uJCvE1Zejhg-unsplash.png" width="442"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgD24tYD4RbI_4ayJR9kWfGK06YNshE6Mqfbev41pTPRPRHgW4j1W5K2QQyKePHZS4aI966Db-fpf80SYNyIbpMn9XpztRtIZtWY6PIdUESBrRn0gMRZvATBcceZ7-MCbN9Jnogs3uUuGTU1j_GJ6hNxzrm7z5kwOgndxrOlLEhYHGge_95_cSLPsPM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgD24tYD4RbI_4ayJR9kWfGK06YNshE6Mqfbev41pTPRPRHgW4j1W5K2QQyKePHZS4aI966Db-fpf80SYNyIbpMn9XpztRtIZtWY6PIdUESBrRn0gMRZvATBcceZ7-MCbN9Jnogs3uUuGTU1j_GJ6hNxzrm7z5kwOgndxrOlLEhYHGge_95_cSLPsPM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good weekend. I had a great time on Friday with my #2, enjoying my Christmas gift from my #2. We had fabulous facials at the <a href="https://hiatusspa.com/">Hiatus Spa</a>. I really hit it off with my aesthetician, Monica - she was great. I left with sparkling skin and a few book recommendations. I was then treated to lunch at <a href="https://www.hudsonhousehp.com/location/lakewood/">Hudson House</a>, a fan favorite. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/prime-time.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-23733716052573865932024-01-05T06:03:00.000-08:002024-01-05T06:16:21.055-08:00The Friday Files<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF1eKO9i5k1SPl1xaziZsb3jyCdSvEHCme4m19pvFUWs9NBP6OXw99jq1ArbNSrOHOL01M3_-E92vIXdUTHSeDGo9Q6T98nByB10MbMVFLO_QcQ2EsK8VwgPH4E5AQufteAc0NFk1padkl0pPRLgtKZj8pFKiwFfxnWfr9eT1RvUSzrh-z6Fpg_uSxjM/s3917/colin-lloyd-RTJ36Km7CI4-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="2710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKF1eKO9i5k1SPl1xaziZsb3jyCdSvEHCme4m19pvFUWs9NBP6OXw99jq1ArbNSrOHOL01M3_-E92vIXdUTHSeDGo9Q6T98nByB10MbMVFLO_QcQ2EsK8VwgPH4E5AQufteAc0NFk1padkl0pPRLgtKZj8pFKiwFfxnWfr9eT1RvUSzrh-z6Fpg_uSxjM/w442-h640/colin-lloyd-RTJ36Km7CI4-unsplash.png" width="442"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zTy6Yh4WFpUD2lJIL8Wx8A-_O9jbWZ_JTCWgl_4gctPvJKcrMbEHCz2dkN1C-XGQWg1XjlOiK3Vb-hqa57_9dfEvs0e5R_ww5iZ9CHtE6AY7hyphenhyphenBhIWUmaQA20j_-SRICF357Qcb_m6Ls40cd-BA70MH03rp8DiceoajFyu_dTVgHk7Aov5G0sJnOYU/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zTy6Yh4WFpUD2lJIL8Wx8A-_O9jbWZ_JTCWgl_4gctPvJKcrMbEHCz2dkN1C-XGQWg1XjlOiK3Vb-hqa57_9dfEvs0e5R_ww5iZ9CHtE6AY7hyphenhyphenBhIWUmaQA20j_-SRICF357Qcb_m6Ls40cd-BA70MH03rp8DiceoajFyu_dTVgHk7Aov5G0sJnOYU/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you had an enjoyable week. It just whizzed by for me. I took care of a lot of errands and caught up on laundry and Bravo TV.</div><span></span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-friday-files.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-28855503068968689082024-01-02T05:13:00.000-08:002024-01-02T05:13:01.026-08:00The Holidays In the Rearview<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE168NuBJkmOeT09z9UJd6hTxoVkFKFvonGyzwGnMGTkJuWYI7UIcfhKFFGSnimlI3v3dpdaHcrQ7BF_D8_B3Tk3tHwbr0hRqweYkuNP1hBUCBYhYvjeF7ZH5CTVXTJUn2_XZx88tEojcoicbWotkT-RxqyxhcDp_9CgfwY_8R7uRAKcnzBEASAECduzE/s3856/olivie-strauss-qjscXkoq42E-unsplash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3856" data-original-width="2656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE168NuBJkmOeT09z9UJd6hTxoVkFKFvonGyzwGnMGTkJuWYI7UIcfhKFFGSnimlI3v3dpdaHcrQ7BF_D8_B3Tk3tHwbr0hRqweYkuNP1hBUCBYhYvjeF7ZH5CTVXTJUn2_XZx88tEojcoicbWotkT-RxqyxhcDp_9CgfwY_8R7uRAKcnzBEASAECduzE/w440-h640/olivie-strauss-qjscXkoq42E-unsplash.png" width="440"></a></div><br><p></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgD24tYD4RbI_4ayJR9kWfGK06YNshE6Mqfbev41pTPRPRHgW4j1W5K2QQyKePHZS4aI966Db-fpf80SYNyIbpMn9XpztRtIZtWY6PIdUESBrRn0gMRZvATBcceZ7-MCbN9Jnogs3uUuGTU1j_GJ6hNxzrm7z5kwOgndxrOlLEhYHGge_95_cSLPsPM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizgD24tYD4RbI_4ayJR9kWfGK06YNshE6Mqfbev41pTPRPRHgW4j1W5K2QQyKePHZS4aI966Db-fpf80SYNyIbpMn9XpztRtIZtWY6PIdUESBrRn0gMRZvATBcceZ7-MCbN9Jnogs3uUuGTU1j_GJ6hNxzrm7z5kwOgndxrOlLEhYHGge_95_cSLPsPM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year! It is great to be back. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Any time where we end a holiday all in one piece, with no broken parts, no divorce papers filed, and all family members still speaking, is a great holiday in my eyes.</span></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VXu9sYbmopBZlDfwkYTR8JCTW5ER0qtRWQRtSxSnNDL8nvcAqS_hCptVWvF6LK4MEyH93Pau32NvIZj8qhtJH4EtmFLCTj2-BCDR4Qpdy_XgJgKIZ8yqR_AaWQb11-qoubYmjSq92f0_j7KooIjXl3JGMgoSy_nUeKdWOesyV6JdTcjN9IDI2e4do00/s2016/IMG_3357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VXu9sYbmopBZlDfwkYTR8JCTW5ER0qtRWQRtSxSnNDL8nvcAqS_hCptVWvF6LK4MEyH93Pau32NvIZj8qhtJH4EtmFLCTj2-BCDR4Qpdy_XgJgKIZ8yqR_AaWQb11-qoubYmjSq92f0_j7KooIjXl3JGMgoSy_nUeKdWOesyV6JdTcjN9IDI2e4do00/w480-h640/IMG_3357.jpg" width="480"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-holidays-in-rearview.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-30601318638344227412023-12-15T07:32:00.000-08:002023-12-15T07:54:54.472-08:00Stocking Stuffers Under $25 Bucks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YBcc_ACfW_HebJuajkiaZxLCZbuvtHB_7BHCJ-JTcAL9YREaB0OLTnrY8EPxr9XF8Wz2aQ11Qb26QYiVpq-mvwPoOGuQE0Mqz-zaGf1j1PaM88bwKfXzywca6Sj2ZWC3JAit7zmap6XOTBj3ppBs3oT9wDd2qh6AQuvP7MB6OY6IjFoml-5R2AtabyI/s3900/jason-hawke--GFgJw16rIE-unsplash%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3900" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YBcc_ACfW_HebJuajkiaZxLCZbuvtHB_7BHCJ-JTcAL9YREaB0OLTnrY8EPxr9XF8Wz2aQ11Qb26QYiVpq-mvwPoOGuQE0Mqz-zaGf1j1PaM88bwKfXzywca6Sj2ZWC3JAit7zmap6XOTBj3ppBs3oT9wDd2qh6AQuvP7MB6OY6IjFoml-5R2AtabyI/w444-h640/jason-hawke--GFgJw16rIE-unsplash%20(1).png" width="444"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwFpzOWtRA8G7dCDQjx-FJ16zwjNwlUSvoe46ZgTOimsMV8xVfov3gsWDfpjQuF9vt6gH4iMqg3Gr3trL2edDN3PXb_T6B_qBr-FtaiAssdCz3VsibpZApiUautsbw-cG33p9DJOtOd03e6p_co36q_BNOZ4AKpLLrhBhm8lKrJhWhQACXj2Z44-KZSM/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwFpzOWtRA8G7dCDQjx-FJ16zwjNwlUSvoe46ZgTOimsMV8xVfov3gsWDfpjQuF9vt6gH4iMqg3Gr3trL2edDN3PXb_T6B_qBr-FtaiAssdCz3VsibpZApiUautsbw-cG33p9DJOtOd03e6p_co36q_BNOZ4AKpLLrhBhm8lKrJhWhQACXj2Z44-KZSM/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a productive week. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can pretty much say that I have finished my shopping. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For myself, that is. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This is my last post of 2023. The next couple of weeks will be </span><span>filled with reading, catching some new movies, and keeping up with our favorite shows.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2023/12/stocking-stuffers-under-25-bucks.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-44858970273194527582023-12-11T08:41:00.000-08:002023-12-11T10:13:20.230-08:00Faherty & Me/ Take 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2PXwbHZEYlQcKzF99vKyHLey2YuAGiKvwM-utmcpBkUj5Bd_cI4LEqaybRv9zRzXiePp2b5GUcR6AD8kjhs-y0awrOws9xyMEX7PCS1UcT4SZbOygr9Doa7m9YbhO1aIt-s6-4QUrD9Bv47gmeHS3kgyN3jLLL5ErSOPn4CIw7wTFF5jkK_5tVCeMkg/s1857/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2PXwbHZEYlQcKzF99vKyHLey2YuAGiKvwM-utmcpBkUj5Bd_cI4LEqaybRv9zRzXiePp2b5GUcR6AD8kjhs-y0awrOws9xyMEX7PCS1UcT4SZbOygr9Doa7m9YbhO1aIt-s6-4QUrD9Bv47gmeHS3kgyN3jLLL5ErSOPn4CIw7wTFF5jkK_5tVCeMkg/w372-h640/thumbnail.jpg" width="372"></a></div><br><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ07wWhARUq4o27SEWdsytcuRHPlAon-RfkEHec77lzZsiSaZIt7GTrC6rGCtDIKWC8MWsCGU3SR8lEMJqhqgEoflYQ4__6YtKbDcaf81Z9UinGHHQ8KhAeWS5UOVl3LVN1SMPiu3lrADE2D09aPmdzBvTs-rXLr0S4YXRMVGF96TFDmtNVzenaH2PmEg/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ07wWhARUq4o27SEWdsytcuRHPlAon-RfkEHec77lzZsiSaZIt7GTrC6rGCtDIKWC8MWsCGU3SR8lEMJqhqgEoflYQ4__6YtKbDcaf81Z9UinGHHQ8KhAeWS5UOVl3LVN1SMPiu3lrADE2D09aPmdzBvTs-rXLr0S4YXRMVGF96TFDmtNVzenaH2PmEg/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>A few week</span><span style="text-align: center;">s ago, <b><a href="https://fahertybrand.com/?utm_source=village&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=holiday&utm_content=CLOONEY20">Faherty</a></b> got in touch with me and proposed another partnership. I couldn't be happier - it is one of my favorite brands. If you recall, I partnered with <b><a href="https://fahertybrand.com/?utm_source=village&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=holiday&utm_content=CLOONEY20">Faherty</a></b> in April. I lived out my supermodel <a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2023/04/faherty-me.html">dreams donning darling dresses.</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">As a matter of fact, those dresses are already packed in my suitcase for a January getaway.</span></p><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2023/12/faherty-me-take-2.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-88928719033401422222023-12-08T07:18:00.000-08:002023-12-08T12:27:48.298-08:00A Holiday House Tour<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDrFzWSJM_6KTOWytZCc4MVJoTBkCAnbFeLNftf7YkJnp9ytbuQQ0wHTYx98nCUOAkO-BrPPIO9SomLkLI6_oBDllZNtdsbD52Zqz0mBP6Oc_A8z3V1U9zeMxQEO0Ck7zOJwLvUgEVl3HCr4YoC-fNYKYkCKtE703VMgPYaj88xPE1712st7KpUzsulU/s3844/mira-ohoro-joJvzMV1imA-unsplash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="2644" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDrFzWSJM_6KTOWytZCc4MVJoTBkCAnbFeLNftf7YkJnp9ytbuQQ0wHTYx98nCUOAkO-BrPPIO9SomLkLI6_oBDllZNtdsbD52Zqz0mBP6Oc_A8z3V1U9zeMxQEO0Ck7zOJwLvUgEVl3HCr4YoC-fNYKYkCKtE703VMgPYaj88xPE1712st7KpUzsulU/w440-h640/mira-ohoro-joJvzMV1imA-unsplash.png" width="440"></a></div><br><p></p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgHW0iNxhOuKR_7MdGXknoUCdsBS0wyk6bwZcZAbEnRpnazDlDEUU5WIoVmSaNOvRfBCp_HAxvvsN5adfQURLhjxBCc2u69QbQnpnYQjfpRrxSIMwS_VmCnA2PlU1lzhXSXFL3odHxpWpWVfR3wnRg0V2i3xh7Kl7eFAfOnjnNxySWxqiDNIclmJdX_M/s320/hello%20dear%20friends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="320" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgHW0iNxhOuKR_7MdGXknoUCdsBS0wyk6bwZcZAbEnRpnazDlDEUU5WIoVmSaNOvRfBCp_HAxvvsN5adfQURLhjxBCc2u69QbQnpnYQjfpRrxSIMwS_VmCnA2PlU1lzhXSXFL3odHxpWpWVfR3wnRg0V2i3xh7Kl7eFAfOnjnNxySWxqiDNIclmJdX_M/w400-h73/hello%20dear%20friends.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a good week. Mine was busy but productive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weather has been a bit nippy, but we had lots of sunshine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaXYqcsuV6VSREB5vVvhicfOGj56gGLjZeKHtflbTSKktIOQFoRY5L5XzQdVcart7zNTBowTrG9EOVSAERQOqzusgdPfBhe-hr2sUpl3JWFXaB9IEXdGjGycZQr-3kwKPYUL9GARM9uQjh_R8p1diU-XZtP_TdCTXeK0Yf_4ghUaEOIhMV-evWf8OBMY/s2539/IMG_1831%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="2142" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaXYqcsuV6VSREB5vVvhicfOGj56gGLjZeKHtflbTSKktIOQFoRY5L5XzQdVcart7zNTBowTrG9EOVSAERQOqzusgdPfBhe-hr2sUpl3JWFXaB9IEXdGjGycZQr-3kwKPYUL9GARM9uQjh_R8p1diU-XZtP_TdCTXeK0Yf_4ghUaEOIhMV-evWf8OBMY/w540-h640/IMG_1831%20(1).jpg" width="540"></a></div><div><br></div><span></span><a href="https://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-holiday-house-tour.html#more">,</a>Preppy Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.com9