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Celebrating family and the holidays in the Motherland

A Beautiful Life· Audra Elizabeth· Fun· Going· On the Road Again· The Salesman· Victoria Leigh

10 Jan

Family is such a blessing!  We extended our family Christmas celebration until the new year and beyond.  With busy family schedules, it worked best for The Salesman’s family to gather in the Motherland last week at his parents home. I wish we could’ve gotten a picture with everyone in it; but these are close to having everyone in them!

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After we left his family, our little trio traveled to Asheville for a three day adventure.  The Salesman wanted to do the Biltmore Candlelight Tour, so we enjoyed that on January 1st.  It was a very cold day for the Biltmore; but the beautiful art, architecture, decorations and company were amazing.  Enjoy the pictures!

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We had some time for shopping in downtown Asheville:

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And we tried several new restaurants…

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Got some good exercise in while enjoying the architecture…

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The Basilica was gorgeous…

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Victoria’s pick for dinner: Chai Pani:

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We are all settling back into work and routines.  I hope you had a good holiday season!

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I want to share my borrowed bouquet with you for V I want to share my borrowed bouquet with you for Valentine’s Day. 

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When I got the message to pet sit last week, they also mentioned there were flowers on the kitchen table…

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Henceforth, my borrowed bouquet for Valentine’s Day. 

I was so happy to step in and enjoy the beauty. 

Now, I want to share it with you and say:

Happy Valentine’s Day! 
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I have never seen anything like what I saw when I I have never seen anything like what I saw when I walked in Walmart this last week. 

Right there where they normally have fresh berries and Grainger county tomatoes and such, was a Valentine’s Day floral display the size of an above ground swimming pool. 

And I wanted to dive in the deep end. 

There were blooms as far as my eye could see and there was no way possible to get every one in the picture, though I tried. 

I wish you lived in my town and we’d go enjoy them together. 

It’s going to be a beautiful Valentine’s Day! 

Scroll right to see the biggest display ever and a few colorful, and beautiful, bouquets. 
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Happy weekend, friends! ♥️ I’m raising my Happy weekend, friends!

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I’m raising my red drink to the weekend! 

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And since Valentine’s Day is coming up, why not make drinking it festive with the glassware?!? 

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Swipe right for a graphic of all the antioxidants in this super juice. 

And here are two recipes to try:

♥️Just the Two of Us♥️
2 ounces NingXia Red
1 tube NingXia Nitro
4 ounces coconut water
2 ounces mineral water
1 drop Lime Vitality essential oil

♥️Sparkling NingXia♥️
2 ounces NingXia Red
2 ounces club soda or sparkling water
1 can NingXia Zyng
1 drop Orange Vitality essential oil

You can also dip the rim of your glass in icing and holiday sprinkles OR use Greek Yogurt and THM Gentle Sweet.

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Making the holiday healthy and fun!

Happy Valentine’s weekend! 

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We had a fun time making natural perfume tonight! We had a fun time making natural perfume tonight! 

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Spray away because we made the perfume with 100% plant juice!

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No toxins for us. 

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The natural perfume recipes are in the pictures!

Scroll to the right! ➡️

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We may have had *festive Ningxia* too! 

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“Sometimes you have church in buildings that don “Sometimes you have church in buildings that don’t have steeples” is how I’d describe my visit to the hair wizard this week. 

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God is so good to intertwine cousins, curls, and church. 

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Amen and amen. 
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I’m carrying forward the childhood joy of openin I’m carrying forward the childhood joy of opening my Raggedy Ann lunch box to find mama had cut my sandwich out with heart shaped cookie cutters.

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It’s the little things.

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I got my mama’s heart shaped cookie cutters out & am serving love & beauty with heart shaped, & heart healthy, Trim Healthy Mama Blender Freezer Waffles. Shout out to the organic Aldi raspberries that appear to be heart shaped as well!

The waffles are Salesman approved. ♥️

I make an entire batch of the waffles & keep them in a refrigerator box so he can grab them just like a L’eggo My Eggo & enjoy the convenience of healthy, & now heart-shaped, waffles.

You can see the Salesman’s legs in the background of one of the pictures of me trying to capture the perfect picture of the heart shaped waffles.  I stepped out on the back porch, which is right outside his office, and he came out to see what I was doing.  And let me tell you, he had a good laugh seeing me trying to get the picture perfect shot of my plate of love!  After he ribbed me a bit, I told him that I really enjoyed taking pictures, & he then shared a nugget, or two, about the photography industry.

This is us. ♥️

This is me carrying on a tradition my mama started of making sweet memories for holidays & special occasions. It did not cost any money to use my childhood cookie cutters, it was just a sweet, and delicious, investment of time.

The most beautiful memories are tied with heart strings & not purse strings. ♥️
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A beautiful Sunday to you, my friends! The groce A beautiful Sunday to you, my friends! 

The grocery store flowers were scrunched all together in preparation for Valentine’s Day. 

Do you have a favorite bouquet among these pictures? 

Let me know and it will be virtually yours today. 

Sending love and flowers to you today. 
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