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A Look Back on an Epic 2014

I've been looking forward to writing this look back on 2014 since I finished typing up the 2013 year in review. Writing this post is one of my favorite things to do every year. It's an opportunity to look back on the last 365 days and recount the many blessings that have been bestowed on Jenn and I. And boy were they plentiful in 2014. It's hard to even know where to start. So lets begin where any good story begins, at the beginning.

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Our Favorite Things from 2014

Welcome to the 4th Annual "Our Favorite Things." Today its all about Jenn and I's favorite things from the past year.  If you want to go back and read past years posts here are the links (20112012, & 2013). So without any more introduction here are Jenn and my favorite things from 2014!

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year - Christmas Decorations 2014 Edition

With each passing year I feel like I'm becoming more and more into Christmas. In early October of this year I can remember driving with Jenn somewhere and just blurting out "I can't wait for the holidays." Sure as a kid I always loved the gift aspect of the season but now I'm starting to care less about that and more just the joy of the season. A big reason for that is Jenn's hard work in making our home into a Christmas wonderland.

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Five Absolutely Amazing Years

I'm the luckiest man in the world. Five years ago today I married my high school sweetheart, my best friend, and the love of my life. On September 19, 2009 Jenn and I walked down the aisle at the stunning St. Regis in Monarch Beach. It was a picture perfect day and was the start of what has been an absolutely incredible five years.

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Discrimination Is Alive and Well in 2014

In the past few weeks both Jon Stewart and John Oliver have done incredible segments on their shows about how discrimination is alive and well in 2014. Jon Stewart used his first episode back on The Daily Show after a two week break to talk about the Ferguson shooting and the fact that racism is still alive and well in the US today. And John Oliver used his show, Last Week Tonight to bring up the embarrassing fact that in 2014 we are still paying women less then men. 

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Review: Harry's Winston Set

Last week I purchased the Winston Set from Harry's.com. Harry's is a shaving website where all they sell are razors and shaving cream. I've heard about Harry's from a couple of the podcasts I listen too, and it just so happened that I was listening to one of the latest episodes of the /filmcast when I realized that I needed some new razors. I went on their website and was super impressed with their offerings and went big with their top of the line Winston Set. 

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