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Pumpkin Bread


This year has been a year of firsts, and many personal self discoveries.

Among other things, I went on my first day trip by myself, tried growing tomatoes, and have hung out at a bar alone.  It feels so good to learn and experience new things, no matter how small they may be.  I’ve really been trying to maintain a state of constant learning.  I used to think that learning always required my nose to be stuck in a book, but it can be done, not only through the act of trying new things, but also by simply paying attention to yourself.  I love that I learn something new about myself almost every day.

Now that the weather is turning chilly, I decided to try my hand at baking pumpkin bread.  I’m one of those people that will pin things to my Pinterest Recipes board, but never actually make them.  So, I took a stab at this one, and it turned out really well!  I’m actually going to make this for my family to eat while they’re over for Thanksgiving weekend.  

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