Do you have dessert very often in your family?
There is no time that I have been more reminded that our time as one family under this roof is dissipating fast than when the six of us have been gathered around our table, having a meal together. As a mother, I just don’t want to ever let these days go. So meals together have been something we have always done, and it has always been important to my husband and I, and I believe to our children too. Though the meals have felt rather usual in our day-to-day routines as a family for years, I knew they were memories in the making. Instant treasured memories….the day one or more of those seats were empty, because life moved on.
Well, life moved on this year, when our oldest daughter left for her first year away at college. We all managed to adjust well for the most part throughout the day. But come dinner time, with that empty seat staring us all in the face, there was no denying she really was not home.
Dessert after dinner was a nice way to extend that time we still had all together around the table, every now and then!! And after our oldest daughter was off on her own, dessert was a great comfort food, that we all felt we deserved!We do have an in-house baker, who blesses us all too frequently! But spur of the moment decisions to have some dessert are always convenient, for a busy family like us! That’s when we know we can count on Marie Callender’s Desserts! It’s the homemade, made from scratch quality that we love, because we know the highest quality of ingredients are used. And the special signature touches make us feel so fancy!
Another perk with Marie Callender’s Desserts is that we know some of them are available peanut and tree nut free! That’s very important for our son, who has an anaphylactic allergy.
There are so many of us and our family is so blessed, that we always have occasions to celebrate with dessert. But sometimes, the fact that we have dessert, is the reason to celebrate!
WHAT’S YOUR REASON TO CELEBRATE? (Scroll all the way down, to leave a comment for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card!)
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I’d celebrate Leap Year Day with a Key Lime Pie! Any excuse for a Marie Callender pie!
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I want to celebrate a sunny day today in Florida!
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I want to CELEBRATE my mom’s B-day.
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My oldest two daughters birthday is coming up
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My reasons to celebrate all occasions is to help happiness grow. It includes getting together, savoring the moment, and some Marie Callender’s Desserts!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/704394782240579584
I don’t need a reason to eat this brand. hahaha That said, I have used their pies/cobblers to celebrate birthdays and holidays, as well as just enjoying them every day!
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My most recent reason to celebrate is the beginning of a new job. A Marie Callender Chocolate Satin pie lets everyone celebrate with me.
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Just got engaged!!!
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Good health, good friends, tight bonds with family!
We celebrate everything with food!!! Don’t really need a special reason!
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My next reason to celebrate is my youngest son’s birthday coming up on March 25th.
i posted a tweet here:
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we enjoy celebrating birthdays, anniversary’s and family get togethers
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with easter coming it a great time for pie
My reason to celebrate is my upcoming birthday!
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When is comes to dessert, we don’t need a reason to celebrate! We do go all out though on Thanksgiving and Christmas. jammielmorey at gmail dot com
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/703080753010122752
My favorite reason to celebrate is… “Just Because”! 🙂 I love to surprise the kids with a fun, tasty treat after school, when they’re not expecting it!
Tweeted-https://twitter.com/birdiebee52/status/702990215825076228
My reason is to celebrate is friends coming to visit from out-of-state.
my reason to celebrate is that my kids got good grades on their report cards
I tweeted
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We are like your family we need no reason to celebrate to have desert! We love them and have them at least once a week when we have game night!
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/calebaw3s0m3/status/699054290908770304
I get to celebrate my birthday this week — would love to have a special birthday pie like one of these!
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I’d celebrate Valentine’s day with my husband over a piece of chocolate cream pie.
My daughter’s birthday.
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Our 11th anniversary is coming up, so we will be celebrating that soon!
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My reason to celebrate is when my son comes home from college for a visit.
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My favorite is just having the whole family home~
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My reason to celebrate is when my husband walks through the door after work every night!
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My reason to celebrate is my husband’s upcoming birthday!
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i tweeted https://twitter.com/DaPryz/status/693560374449344513 pryfamily5@gmail.com
our next reason to celebrate would be our wedding anniversary, great time to eat some pie pryfamily5@gmail.com
We like to celebrate whenever my daughter does well in school… which is often! Woohoo!
This will make a great dessert.
My son and daughters birthday are reasons to celebrate.
Anytime we have a chance to gather with friends and family is a reason to celebrate!
This would be great to celebrate Valentines Day!
I shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/689542790615846920.
My wife and I love to celebrate after we finish a marathon and pie normally does the trick!
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my son’s birthday is coming up!!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/mmstarla/status/688940702416244736
We have always loved Marie Callender’s sweets! My reason to celebrate is the fact that I still have my sweet 80 year old Nana to eat dinner with, so we often celebrate with delicious dessert!
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I’m celebrating reconnecting with an old friend.
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No reason to celebrate I can eat anytime
There is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate! Birthdays, anniversaries, good grades, holidays, etc. etc
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just making it through the day is reason enough
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I’m wondering what to get my dad for his bday in January…he either has what he wants or I can’t afford it! 🙂 This would be perfect…I know he would love it! And hopefully he shares!
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We have five terrific, healthy children!
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Every day is a reason for celebration! My family loves their sweets!
I would love this to celebrate my birthday this month!
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my mother in law bday is coming up
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We are celebrating my Mother’s birthday in January.
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A great reason to celebrate with pie, when my son gets promoted on his job. #sweepstakes 🙂
Every day is a reason to celebrate! Pie for dinner!
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My reason to celebrate is family and friends, and who better to enjoy a great Marie Callender’s pie with.
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We’re celebrating my dad’s birthday this month.
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We’re celebrating 2 new babies!
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My reason to celebrate is because I have loving family and supportive friends.
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Thanks so much.
When we have unexpected guests visit, it’s reason to celebrate and it’s great to have a Marie Callender pie on hand. Thanks so much.
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I celebrate every day – to be grateful for everything in my life.
thank you
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My reason to celebrate is with my son, daughter and the rest of my family! Family is the reason to celebrate. And I love Marie Callender’s Chocolate Satin Pie!
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we celebrate every day as a blessing
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We’re celebrating a new baby!
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/674386655642411009
Birthdays in my family are a reason to celebrate. My mom’s birthday is this month.
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My family is my reason to celebrate.
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I am all for celebrating! I love it when the family gets together to celebrate an accomplishment or simply to be together. Marie Callenders pie makes that time even more special.
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My reason to celebrate is my family, friends and pets. I love the Dutch apple pie the best from Marie Callender’s it is so delish.
I celebrate my marriage every day by showing my husband gratitude!
I tweeted at https://twitter.com/farmquilting/status/672282944271073282
I miss sitting down to dinner with the kids at the table. Now that they are grown and gone, it is always a reason to celebrate when any of the 7 of them are here for a meal!!
I didn’t read the rules because I just care to comment and not really about the g/c. Dessert hmm…..every Friday my usual homemade meal is followed by dessert made by Cerrato’s Bakery that Uncle Mike brings. We call it Uncle Mike Friday.
Any other day just depends on whether I am in the mood to bake or I can convince my son’s girlfriend to bake for us. If I do bake it’s cookies because that’s my husbands favorite. There isn’t a dessert per say just an after dinner sit down snack if you will. Gone within the blink of an eye if it’s cookies.
Your dessert looked yummy and enticing. I think I’ll let Uncle Mike know that that might be a good choice for this Friday. He loves chocolate but is always creative with trying new things.
We celebrate every day moments with pie. Some times I bake or buy a pie just so we could have a dessert to chat over each evening.
I would love to try that Chocolate Satin pie!!! Looks so good.
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/Heidi_Smith/status/672120244551446528
ohhhhh pie!! Doesn’t that chocolate just look so delicious right now?! Our favorites are cherry and apple. Now you have me craving, I’m adding pies to my grocery list this week!!
Family dinners are so important to our big family as well. It’s time to tune out the electronics and crazy from the day and tune into each other.
xoxo