lilly's pizza – my favorite is the hawaiian with real (not canadian…) bacon and pineapple!
lilly’s pizza, located in five points, is a long time local staple of downtown raleigh.
lunch, dinner, or take out, lilly’s offers the BEST pizza in raleigh – local, fresh meats and produce, homemade pizza dough, and even {yummy} gluten free options.
lilly’s provides an eccentric, eclectic atmosphere – and everyone loves it!

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lilly's eccentricities
on the new raleigh blog “Lilly’s is a great example.  Their …

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Oh let me count the ways I love Morning Times!

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tyler and i enjoy great date nights – it’s not always super fancy and expensive – but it’s always special time together.
when i cook special date night meals at home for just the two of us to enjoy, i like to light tea light candles and put them in small glass dishes. you can buy tea lights by the hundreds (think your closest Target) and use whatever glass dishes or glasses you may have around your home. Small bulb …

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yum yum yum * i ate there twice in one week *
tyler and i just visited and LOVED a new to downtown restaurant called capital club 16 – don’t get it confused with capital city club! capital club 16 corners salisbury and martin and offers fresh, inexpensive, delish!! appetizers, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts with a bit of a homemade german twists. the decor features ultra big windows, white whites, great throwback wooden chairs, marble topped tables, and a beautiful …

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this summer tyler and i hosted a couples summertime BBQ for our friends who were having their first baby (he’s a boy!!)! here’s how we pulled off this special event!
1. choose a great invitation.
i purchased the cute cookout invitations from hallmark.com for .96/invite which included a stamp and the address printed on the envelope! this is an EXCELLENT deal – it makes it so that for any party you can afford a great invite!

OH SO GREAT * template …

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