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When your parents turn 60…you blow. it. out.


My super cool mom and dad turned 60 this year, so my sister and I and our husbands decided to throw them a BASH! I tried to get #BrennanBirthdayBash trending on Twitter but it was one of those nights that was so fun, you didn’t even look at your phone. (And almost none of my parents’ friends are on Twitter) We rented the party room at The Rochester Inn in the North Hills (highly recommend…

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Baby stuff is WAY more fun than house stuff


My husband went to Toronto this past weekend to hang out with his brothers, and so (naturally) I did absolutely no work on our house and just hung out with my sister. Kelly is in her second trimester. I went with her and her husband on their first trip to buy baby stuff. Kelly literally fits in the crib she will put her child in. There were SOOOO many crib choices. This one looks like…

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Super EXCITING news!!!


I have never been more excited in my life. NEVER. My beautiful sister, Kelly, is HAVING A BABY!!! Aunt Courtney is literally bursting with JOY!! I’m going to take that little punkin’ everywhere!! You’ll remember that I shared Kelly’s very poignant and moving story about the miscarriage she had six months ago. The loving response she got from that blog post was so terrific that she decided to continue to blog about her pregnancy adventures:…

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Good Genes


Sooooo many people have asked me, “How does your husband know how to do all of these renovations?!” Here’s the answer…the handsome Dutch man leaning on the brick fireplace taught the handsome Dutch man in the blue shirt everything he knows. Add in this lovely lady and that’s how Mark got his know how. When my husband’s parents were newly married, they bought a fixer upper in Toronto and did exactly what we’re doing. They…

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Oh Canada, our home & native land…


We didn’t work on the house AT ALL for the last 2 days. It’s the FIRST time my husband and I have had time off and we DIDN’T work on the house. I know…it’s like blasphemy. Instead, my Canadian hubby took my American father to Toronto for the Rogers Cup tennis tournament. How lucky for them they got to see Roger Federer!! My dad plays tennis and is a huge Federer fan, so this was…

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The muscle has arrived


This is my brother-in-law, Dave. He was a big, fancy advertising executive and, now, he runs a corporation in Toronto and goes to very important meetings. That said, it is not beneath him to come down to Pittsburgh to help out his lowly brother and sister-in-law. We took him to Industry in Lawrenceville last night and today he wants to go to Primanti’s. We told him we will only continue to feed him if he…

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Marriage isn't what I thought it was going to be


Today is my 2-year wedding anniversary which means I have accumulated LOTS of wisdom that I’m now allowed to disperse to others. 🙂 I had no idea when I walked down the aisle that I was not marrying Mark, but a superhuman who is the epitome of Bob Vila, Ty Pennington and Scott McGillivray all in one person. When we tied the knot, I figured we’d have a nice house in the suburbs with a…

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My brave and beautiful sister


Kelly is my younger sister and I’ve always seen myself as the one who needs to protect her, but now I know she’s stronger than I ever imagined. Today’s post isn’t about our house, but about something that happened to Kelly that was heartbreaking for our entire family. Back in May, Kelly told us she was pregnant. It was a COMPLETE SURPRISE and the whole family was so excited that we didn’t know what to…

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Proud Mary & Crazy Mary


My sister and I are HUGE spinning fans…nothing like riding 25 miles on a bike and never getting anywhere. 🙂 We took some spinning classes in Avalon, NJ while we were at the beach and our one instructor was called “Crazy Mary.” She was probably 60 years old, had ZERO body fat and went so hard and fast, we both thought we were going to die. It was awesome! Then we went from Crazy Mary…

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Coffee Talk & Cronuts


The beach is the best place to run, walk, bike…pretty much any physical activity is made better by the cool ocean breeze. After sweatin’ to the oldies (hello Tina Turner), we refreshed ourselves at Coffee Talk, a great spot on 97th Street in Stone Harbor. I got a green detox juice with pineapple and my dad got this little gem… We might be the only family in the world that hasn’t tried (and doesn’t like)…

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