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		<title>Valentine Bangles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing better than some cheesey, plastic Valentine bangles. Happy late Valentine&#8217;s day, lovers!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2012/02/19/valentine-bangles/</link>
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		<title>From This To That: Mikado Made-Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It takes a lot to look beautiful &#8211; especially for the stage. I took some extra pictures in the dressing room today to share the full experience of what it&#8217;s like to get ready for a professional show. Even as a chorus member, you still need full makeup! First, you need to get your hair&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2012/01/29/from-this-to-that-mikado-made-up/</link>
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		<title>A More Modern Mikado&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a great opening night for Gilbert and Sullivan&#8217;s the Mikado. A standing ovation, lots of crazy fun, and a pretty amazing show. You know you want to see it. Click here for our review in the Modesto Bee, and here to see the Facebook invite, and spread the word!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2012/01/28/a-more-modern-mikado/</link>
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		<title>A Pet&#8217;s Tail&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you asked my family, 2011 was not  a year for pets. Our two cats (19 and 14) and our beloved dog Aimee (14) passed, I lost three kittens to various diseases and accidents, and then Mama Cat ran away in October, never to be seen again. I had a panic attack this morning when we realized&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2012/01/15/a-pets-tail/</link>
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		<title>New Years, New Adventures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whew. Riveting, depressing, hard, invigorating, stimulating, intriguing, painful, exciting, disappointing&#8230;every emotion and adjective could be used to describe my year in 2011. So many blessings and so many heart-aches; it&#8217;s difficult to know where I stand emotionally sometimes. But God is good, and already has showed me a little miracle this New Years Day. It&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2012/01/01/new-years-new-adventures/</link>
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		<title>Holiday-Hungry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why hello Fall. Better late than never! Our bedroom windows are officially closed for the season. Pull out the tacky sweaters! This chilly weather means&#8230;the holidays are right around the corner! There are certain things I do every year to get in the holiday spirit. From food to decor, my holidays will be a kind of&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2011/11/05/holiday-hungry/</link>
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		<title>Fall-ing for Weddings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m. So. Excited. Yes, it&#8217;s true: I&#8217;m making my very first wedding invitations! My cousin Ashley is getting married in March, and has graciously asked me to play this vital role in her wedding plans. I&#8217;m super inspired by her themes and color choices: vintage, dirty olive green, brown, cream, antique birdcages, moss and tree bark.&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2011/10/29/fall-ing-for-weddings/</link>
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		<title>Fall-ing for Spooky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know you want one. These ladies did.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2011/10/25/fall-ing-for-spooky/</link>
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		<title>Fall-ing for Flowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Potted some fall flowers over vacay this week. Mums, snapdragons, and pansies. Let&#8217;s see how they do!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2011/10/16/fall-ing-for-flowers/</link>
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		<title>Photo Challenge: Day 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 28: A photo that incorporates motion Please visit S&#38;BB, where Shelly took this amazing &#8220;photo that incorporates motion.&#8221; Better than any pic I could take. &#60;3]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brianandlauren.net/2011/10/14/photo-challenge-day-28/</link>
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