Live, Laugh, & Love

This is about any and everything! It will contain some learnings, thoughts, and observations of things around me. It is about friends, family, love (finding it), fashion (or lack there of), fitness, health, wellness, entertainment, pets, the list goes on; anything about my being that I see and have my own spin on it.

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Tonight on Cooking with Colin we made a bruschetta inspired tomato sauce with cheese ravioli, spinach and chorizo sausage. I cheated a little used store bought ravioli. #pasta #cookingwithcolin #chef #cheffing #homemade #chorizo #bruschetta #pastalover #sundaysupper #colinskitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRetL5pxAo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Spend all morning trying to eat and attack each other. The rest of the day cuddling on the couch. Ginger love his Georgina. Every cat should have a pet Great Dane of their own. #greatdane #kitty #cat #kitten #ginger #fawn #dane #pet #dog #dogsofinstagram #greatdanesofinstagram #tabbycat #catsofinstagram #cuddles https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1QyTzLqaF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s a soup day. Well really any day is a soup day. Italian inspired soup. Gnocchi, spinach, kale , spicy sausage, and some tomatoes. Quick and easy but oh so good. #soup #soupson #dinnertime #chef #cheffing #homemade #gnocchi #spicysausage #cookingwithcolin #colinskitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/Co04krxL9vC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Dress up as something that starts with the same letter as your name. My attempt at a Colin cupcake. Happy new year! All the best for 2023. May you’re year be full of cakes and sweet and good prosperity. @katiemark14 did glitter and sprinkle art. #cupcake #nye #happynewyear #bye2022 #welcome2023 #2023 #icing #sprinklescupcakes #spinkles https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm3LirQrXZB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lovely Christmas Eve morning class @mnpsportcentre . Always so glad you all came @philtravale1979 @uncommon_vibe and David. #grouppower #mnpsportcentre #mossa #workout #training #stronger #fitness (at MNP Community & Sport Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkB2Szvxqj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s cold out and the season of soup is in full swing. (Really the season of soup is every day). Something warm and hardy and great as a meal on a cold winters eve. Spicy Italian chicken, with vegetables and pasta. Nice thing about this recipe is it’s quick and you can really put anything in it. #cookingwithcolin #soupforthesoul #soup #dinnertime #homemade #spinach #kale #tomatos #ditali #chef #cheffing #househusband #carrots #celery #onion https://www.instagram.com/p/ClkauAnLfQC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cooking with Colin brunch edition! Quiche! Mother effing quiche. Leek, kale, and calabrese sausage quiche. #cookingwithcolin #colinskitchen #quiche #cheffing #brunch #chef #homemade #homecooking #egg #leek #kale #sausage #calabresesalami https://www.instagram.com/p/CledmtNyAcO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s a cold one out there. Snow and temperature warnings. Stay warm. Today’s edition of Cooking with Colin and nice pasta and warm the soul. Spicy sausage marinara with pappardelle. Throw in some extra veggies to making it a little more something. #cookingwithcolin #homemade #chef #cheffing #himecooking #inthekitchenwithcolin #pappardelle #marina #pastatime #dinnertime #spicy #imakealotofpasta https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckrq1sJrqVM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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These photos were taken within about 20 seconds of each other and same geolocation. This proves that time is an arbitrary and artificial construct that humans place on each other and thus doesn’t exist. Or I have broken the space time continuum and am able to exist in three different times. #quantumleap #spacetimecontinuum #mst #timechange #standardtime #omnipresent #anytimeanyplace #yourestilllate #istimereal #3placesatonce #3timesatonce #isthisreallife #mnpcentre #timeparadox (at MNP Community & Sport Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkpBalRpqAZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sunday night cuddles before bed. #georgina #greatdane #fawn #cuddles #dog #yycdog #dogyyc #love https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXNJVqrBKc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s been a while since the last episode of cooking with Colin. So here’s the new one. Just a simple big ole pasta. It’s cold out and snowy. Made some arrabbiata sauce. Lots of garlic and red pepper flakes. Not kissing anyone tonight. As always added some veggies. #pasta #arrabbiata #cookingwithcolin #dinner #cheffing #cooking #chef #garlic #homemade https://www.instagram.com/p/CkKRsPlrlms/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Big day for this girl. She is the big 17 today. Happy Birthday to my little big girl Paris. #littlered #paris #minpin #minaturepinscher #pup #happybirthday #17 #17yearsold https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0xCbuS-Er/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Evening to night sky during a full moon. Clouds make an incredible orange and yellow texture. And the hunter’s moon is very bright. #bowisland #fullmoon #huntersmoon #southernalberts #smalltown #prairies #bigsky #clouds #sunset (at Bow Island, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjhQKj-uybG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sight we see on the morning constitutional. In late fall a sunflower poked themself out of a concrete retaining wall. And interesting heavy mist in the morning. It’s fall. #yyc #calgary #fall #autumn #sunflower#fallinyyc #fog #mist #walking #morning (at Calgary, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjbu6BnJzBP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Tonight’s cooking with Colin dish is inspired by chicken with chickpea and tomato ragu by @giadadelaurentiis. Made a double batch and added some pasta to it to make a full meal deal. #pasta #giada #giadadelaurentiis #dinnertime #chickpeas #chicken #cookingwithcolin #colinskitchen #cheffing #homecooked #pantrymeals #tomatoes #fennel #homemade #sundaysupper https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciq32mKL4_j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Rest in peace your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. #rip #qe2 #hermajesty #queenelizabethii https://www.instagram.com/p/CiQVhCChWqq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=