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What I’m Into (July 2015 edition)

August 2, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

I haven’t done one of these in ages. Seems like a good time to get back in the habit. Since it’s been so long, I’m going to include a bit from the last of June, too.  Celebrations July, for our family, always begins with our daughter’s birthday. Isn’t she gorgeous? We celebrated the 4th of…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, Friends and Family Tagged With: 4th of July, birthday, Books, Family, Hopeful Leigh, Idaho, July, karoke, Lisa, moon landing, party, The Donna Reed Show, wedding, What I'm Into

A trip to Idaho

July 31, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

David’s mother has had some health challenges recently so we decided to make a trip to Idaho to spend some time with her. We took her out for coffee, lunch, and a couple of dinners. We also went for long drives through the beautiful scenery in the Boise area.  It was good for David to…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, Travel Tagged With: Family, Idaho, Las Vegas, mother, trip

Fun times around here…

July 11, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Last week was busy and lots of fun. First up…we celebrated our daughter’s birthday on Wednesday with dinner at a nice restaurant in a nearby town. David, Chris and I were there, along with our son-in-law, niece and her boyfriend. We had such a nice time together. Our beautiful daughter Thursday we went up to…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life Tagged With: 4th of July, Abba's Tables, birthday, Family, fun, music, Our Mother's Martyr, Shiloh, Warren Theatre

A perfect Sunday evening

March 30, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Photo by Jen Payne Oklahoma weather is fickle and one never knows how long these gorgeous Spring days will last. Before we know it we may be sweltering in 90+ degree heat. But for now, the days are lovely and the evenings are utter perfection. Last night we took advantage the perfect temperatures and hosted…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Family, fire pit, friends, Layered Salad Recipe, life well lived, springtime, Sunday Family Dinner

I’M GOING TO PARIS!!!

September 3, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

This past Friday night was one of the best nights of my life. I’m hesitant to even blog about it because there is no way I can do it justice. However, I’m going to give it a whirl. First we went out to dinner with these beautiful people: David and Joy Winchester   Then we…

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Filed Under: Dee's Life, French Inspired Living, Paris, Travel Tagged With: birthday, Family, friends, Paris, party

Birthday: Part 1

August 29, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Yesterday was my birthday and Round 1 of the celebrations. David is hosting a party for me Friday night and sent me off on a mission to buy a new dress. I went to Norman and finally found something. I’d much rather shop for books or records, though.  After I got home we went to…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: birthday, Family, flowers, friends, Gambit, gifts, Rib Crib

A new tradition…

August 25, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Last night we began a new tradition – Family Dinner. Our niece, Leslie, recently moved here and she is the one who deserves credit for the idea. And because our definition of “family” is broad we had a few others join us as well.  David grilled burgers and we all had an enjoyable time eating,…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cards Against Humanity, Family, Family Dinner, friends, fun, tradition

Tales From the Trip (Part 2 – Somewhere around Barstow)

July 4, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

“We were somewhere around Barstow  on the edge of the desert  when the drugs began to take hold.” (Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson) David and I both grew up in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. And we are both so happy we no longer live there. If you love…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, Apple Valley, Family, Mojave Desert, Route 66, vacation, Victorville

Tales From the Trip (Part 1 – Life’s a Beach)

June 26, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

David and I took a short trip to California to visit relatives and just returned Tuesday evening. I’ll share our trip adventures and photos in a few posts…in no particular order. We were in the desert most of the time but had a nice little break in the middle at the beach. Let’s start there….

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anniversary, beach, Dana Point, David, Doheny, Family, Glendora, ocean, seagull

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