Hello, friends!! I would be lying to tell you that this Christmas was perfectly planned, all holly jolly and merry. I could get into all of the details about what my view looked like, peering out of the bathroom all of Christmas Eve Day. Let’s just call this year, the Christmas that wasn’t supposed to […]
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Bridal Shower & Entertaining Tip!
Spring is such a popular time for bridal showers, and I went to the cutest little bridal shower a few Saturdays ago. While we wanted the weather to be warm enough to wear sandals and cute dresses, the reality was that there was still snow on the ground, so I threw a jean jacket over […]
Holiday Morning French Toast
Christmas is less than a week away and I’m really looking forward to seeing my people…and eating this special breakfast on Christmas morning!! In fact, I may have to make 2 pans of this awesomely good french toast casserole because our family is growing! My kids look forward to having this every Christmas- it’s a […]
Our Favorite Christmas Traditions
Our family time is pretty important to us and so are our traditions! Today I want to share a few of our favorite traditions through the years! We have strong feelings about decorating for Christmas. The decor goes up AFTER Thanksgiving…even if it’s just the next day! Now, Christmas music, that’s a little different! I […]
Field Trip To Trader Joes!
After a long and hot tennis practice, I decided to take my daughter out for a nice girlie lunch at one of her favorite restaurants- Potbelly!! She ordered her usual sandwich and an Oreo Shake of course! I had my usual too, the Mushroom melt and added avocado!! Woo hoo!! Because I needed some groceries […]
My Recipe Binders
In a past post, I talked about my planner being “my brain.” Well, when it comes to meal planning, these 2 binders are “my brains” too! I used to use a wooden recipe box to store my recipe cards, but I eventually grew out of it. It was a great place to store all of […]
My Favorites at Costco
When you have 4 hungry men in your family, Costco becomes your best friend!! Even though some of those men have grown up and moved out of the house, I still like going to Costco! ( not on the weekends, though!!) I really enjoy hearing what others like purchasing at Costco, so I thought […]
Week in Review- July 4th Weekend, 2016
July is here and I’m still wondering where June went!! This summer is the fastest yet!! Our holiday weekend started on Friday night, as we fulfilled a promise to one of our sons to try “Pho.” (pronounced “fuh”) Let me tell you, it was way out of my comfort zone eating-wise, but it was […]
Week in Review- Memorial Day Weekend
Why is it that I always get Memorial Day and Labor Day mixed up? Does that happen to anyone else? Well….Welcome to our Memorial Day, 2016! Memorial Day usually signifies the start of Summer for us! When we heard that the weather forecast for the weekend was going to be a rainy one at our […]
Week in Review- March 11, 2016
I know you’ll be surprised that my post this week is primarily about basketball and food, but this is our life right now…are you ready??? We were nearing the end of son #3’s basketball season and each family is supposed to “feed the team” a pasta dinner the night before a game and last […]