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themarniemae
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Hallmark Christmas All Year Round
If I haven’t said it enough, Hallmark just knows my heart. So much so that they are continuing with their Christmas movie Fridays on the...
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themarniemae
Dec 31, 20203 min read
Book of the Month: "Winter Stroll" by Erin Hilderbrand
I am going to preface this by saying that I found this book in the clearance section at a book store, so while it’s the second book in...
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themarniemae
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Recipe of the Week: Santa Cupcakes
This recipe really just stemmed from my need to make something festive for the holiday and my overwhelming desire to have something...
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themarniemae
Dec 26, 20203 min read
Christmastime Is Here
COZY. COZY. COZY. COZY. If there was a theme for our Christmas this year, “Cozy” would be the word to describe it. I literally spent the...
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themarniemae
Dec 24, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Project Christmas Wish
Project Christmas Wish definitely takes the cake as my favorite Hallmark movie of the weekend, and it’s a good thing too considering that...
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themarniemae
Dec 24, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Swept Up By Christmas
Swept Up By Christmas stars Lindy Booth and Justin Bruening as Gwen and Reed, respectively. The movie follows Gwen, an antique dealer who...
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themarniemae
Dec 23, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Cross Country Christmas
I didn’t expect to like this movie as much as I did. The characters really pulled me in and kept me invested in the whole movie. Starring...
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themarniemae
Dec 23, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Christmas Carousel
Starring Rachel Boston and Neal Bledsoe, A Christmas Carousel follows Lila (Boston) who is hired by the Prince of Ancadia, Prince...
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themarniemae
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Album of the Week: The ULTIMATE Christmas Playlist (2020) by Marnie Mae
It’s the week of Christmas — a.k.a. the BEST week of the year — so I couldn’t limit the album of the week to just one. Instead, I created...
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themarniemae
Dec 18, 20202 min read
Movie Review: A Glenbrooke Christmas
I watched this because I really like Autumn Reeser. Generally, any Christmas film she does for Hallmark is pretty cute so I had no qualms...
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themarniemae
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Unlocking Christmas
Unlocking Christmas stars Taylor Cole and Steve Lund in this new Christmas movie. It follows Kate (Cole), a doctor who has just moved to...
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themarniemae
Dec 17, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Christmas Comes Twice
Between Love, Lights & Hanukkah! and this movie, my heart just exploded with nostalgia for my favorite 90’s television stars. Christmas...
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themarniemae
Dec 17, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Okay, you’ve got a chef, a food critic, and a newfound family to make this film a really fun and interesting one to watch. Also, the two...
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themarniemae
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Christmas Baking Galore!
So…I did a lot more baking than I thought I would. It took me and my mom two weekends (both Saturdays and Sundays) to bake the amount...
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themarniemae
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Album of the Week: A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio
It’s weird but when I hear the main song for Charlie Brown, I always associate it with the Christmas episode, regardless of the fact that...
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themarniemae
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Recipe of the Week: Never Fail Fudge
If there is one thing that my mom and I absolutely have to make for Christmas, it’s fudge. Maybe it’s because you usually can eat cookies...
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themarniemae
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Movie Review: A Little Christmas Charm
A Little Christmas Charm is exactly what it says it is — charming. While it’s actually referring to an actual charm bracelet, the story...
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themarniemae
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Time For Us To Come Home For Christmas
In the third installment of the “Come Home for Christmas” franchise, Lacey Chabert and Stephen Huszar star as Sarah and Ben,...
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themarniemae
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Movie Review: Christmas She Wrote
If Danika McKellar is in anything Hallmark-related, I’m going to watch it, so of course, Christmas She Wrote was a no-brainer for me....
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themarniemae
Dec 10, 20203 min read
Movie Review: Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
As some of you can imagine, I was super excited to see the fourth installment of the Christmas in Evergreen franchise. Christmas in...
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