Two weeks from Christmas! I still have a few gifts to buy, and I haven’t wrapped a single thing. I’m planning to drink extra coffee today and knock out some of my to-do list! (p.s. If you have some more gifts to buy, I have 2 gift guides coming tomorrow! These are for the foodie/home […]
Our Halloween Weekend
This past weekend was so fun! On Friday night, Todd was out of town, so Davis and I went to ride on a Halloween trailer ride near where my parents live. They had a neighborhood contest to judge whose house was best decorated. Davis of course loved being pulled by a green tractor! On Saturday […]
Halloween Flashbacks
I gotta say, I’m a bit of a Halloween scrooge. Actually I’m just a total scaredy-cat! So I don’t really get into the Halloween decor, haunted houses, movies, or ghosts, goblins, witches, zombies, etc. In my opinion, seeing littles in their costumes is the BEST part of this holiday! They are just SO stinking cute! […]
Five on Friday
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week! I am back from my trip to Paris, and I have been attempting to catch up on life, while conquering jet lag. 🙂 I am so grateful for the experience of traveling overseas with one of my best friends! Life is getting back to normal now, and […]
July 4th Weekend
Independence Day this year has to be my favorite to date! We enjoyed the long weekend with most of our family. The weekend seemed extra red-white-and-blue and patriotic! I loved seeing everyone’s festive instagram and blog posts. We spent a few days at the beach with my family, then Todd’s family came to our house […]
Mother’s Day with FTD
I had the great opportunity to do another guest blog for FTD’s blog Fresh this past week. The post is dedicated to Mother’s Day, and it was so special for me to write about baking traditions I have with the moms in my family. I told the story of my Granny’s famous chocolate cake, and also […]