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Celebrating the Rams Super Bowl Win!

I'll be the first to admit: I'm not a huge football fan. It's funny to say that because I am a huge sports fan. I just love sports. I was an athlete in high school and college and I enjoy sports to this day. While I'm hesitant to watch golf (I mean, the shit looks boring!), I understand it. I'm also the lone member in my family who can't
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Visiting the Rose Parade Floats!

Every year since we've moved to Pasadena, we've made it a point to go see the Rose Parade floats the day after the parade. It's a fun activity to get out of the house and Bear really loves seeing the floats in person. We couldn't see the floats in 2021 for obvious reasons (and the parade was canceled), but the parade was back on this year! And of course,
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2021 Year in Review

It's been one interesting year on Meet the Blussians. I got back into regularly blogging on here after taking some time off to, well, recharge. 2020 was a doozy and 2021 was only slightly better. It’s best to do this post by going through the highs and lows of the year with a spectacular wrap-up for next. LFG!  Low:  Bear had to stay home from school. This year found him being
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Bear turns 8!

It’s so crazy to think I have an 8-year-old, but I do. I’m not going to lie and say motherhood has been easy-peasy (and any woman who says that is truly lying out of the crack of her ass), but I have to say I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.  Over the past year or so, I’ve read many women who regret motherhood and having children. I honestly can’t say the same.
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Family Trip to LAFC!

I recently scored tickets to LAFC as a Yelp Elite Perk. While we were there, a Verizon rep upgraded our tickets and we were able to get on-field access (I knowwwwwww.....crazy, right?) After an experience of a lifetime and being this close to the players (we weren't allowed to interact with them but that was fine by us), here are are some amazing photos from our weekend! The black and white photos are
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Our Trip to the L.A. Zoo!

For my birthday, we went to the L.A. Zoo. I haven't been to the zoo in a very long time and it was my first visit to the L.A. Zoo since I moved to L.A. some 10 years back. The zoo was much bigger than I thought it was going to be. In fact, it was so big, we didn't have time to fully experience all of the exhibits. Next
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He’s the Best Father I Know

You never really know how your partner will be as a father until he is one. The same can be said for mothers; you just don't know until you're 100% responsible for a little human. I knew Maks was going to be a great father because of how big his heart is. He's super generous with his time and energy. He loves to give people benefit of the doubt even
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Family Vlog – Going to the Tram!

Last week, we went on a family vacation to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in my hometown. Maks and I were there before as an unmarried couple with no children, so it was nice to go there with Bear. It was also our first time going there when it snowed. Going up the tram was crazy. There are five towers and each time we passed a tower, we did a
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Blussian Christmas traditions – New Ornaments

It seems every year we do the same thing just a bit differently. But I love that about our little family - taking something new and putting our own spin on it. As I've explained in the past, we celebrate Christmas pretty much starting from Saint Nick's until the Orthodox Christmas and New Year in January. We typically have our tree and decor up until February, though I've started decorating
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Thanksgiving Adventures

We celebrated Thanksgiving in my hometown of Palm Springs with my family.  We were only there for 24 hours (if that), but we had a lot of fun. Way too much food and my parents were anxious to get rid all of it because they were going to see Charlie Wilson at Stateline (gotta love the old folks who have their own lives. #goals). Enough babbling...here are the pics (no