About two years ago, in a blogging group on Facebook, I “met” a woman named Grady who lives in New Hampshire. We started following each other’s blogs and social media accounts and slowly started communicating. (This sounds like an episode of Catfish in the making…I promise it’s not!) Eventually, we exchanged numbers and began to [Continue Reading…]
What I’m Loving (April 2017)
Today is the 11th installment of an ongoing post series, What I’m Loving (June edition, July edition, August edition, September edition, October edition, November edition, December edition, January edition, February edition, March edition), where I share what I’ve been loving lately in the following categories: Food and Drink, Makeup and Beauty, Home Décor and Products, Entertainment (TV, Music, Books, [Continue Reading…]
Long Weekend in Galveston, Texas Recap
You know me–I’m ready and willing to head to the beach (any beach) whenever! I am a “beach person” through and through. Since we got married, we’ve tossed around the idea of going to Galveston for a weekend getaway, but other priorities pushed our trip off. After this past February, when Riley lost his maternal [Continue Reading…]
Siesta Key, Florida Trip to Visit My Grandparents
I returned home on Wednesday evening from a trip to visit my paternal grandparents in Siesta Key, Florida; more about them and why I took this trip in my recent post, On Aging Grandparents. In summation: life is too short and my grandparents are precious and cherished. My Mimi and Poppy don’t live in Siesta [Continue Reading…]
What I’m Loving (February 2017)
Today is the ninth installment of an ongoing post series, What I’m Loving (June edition, July edition, August edition, September edition, October edition, November edition, December edition, January edition), where I share what I’ve been loving lately in the following categories: Food and Drink, Makeup and Beauty, Home Décor and Products, Entertainment (TV, Music, Books, Internet), Clothing and Accessories, [Continue Reading…]
4 Simple Ways To Make Mother’s Day Special This Year
Mother’s Day is tomorrow! If you haven’t already thought about how you’ll celebrate your mom, your mother-in-law, your mama friends, your grandmothers, your aunts, or your so-close-they-may-as-well-be-your-moms, now is the time! Holidays like Mother’s Day don’t have to be expensive or elaborate to be meaningful and heartfelt. Today I’m sharing four simple ways to make Mother’s [Continue Reading…]
9 Spring Cleaning Supplies That Are Pretty Enough To Leave Out
I love a clean home. Just love it. Counters cleared and wiped down. Mirrors and windows smudge-free and sparkly. Vacuum lines on the carpet. Beds made, closets tidy. Pillows fluffed. Heart eyes for days! We are far from being completely settled into our new house, but we’re working on it. We’ve set up little spaces [Continue Reading…]
You Need To Take a Break
We’ve made it. It’s March 1st, meaning we only have 19 more days until our calendars remind us that it’s the first day of Spring. It already feels like Spring here in Texas and I’m completely in love with the beautiful blue skies and warm, sunshiny 75 degree weather. I don’t handle Winter well, so [Continue Reading…]
#11: A BIG Elon Graduation
I wish I could tell you why it’s taken me almost two months to post about Elon University’s 2012 graduation, but here I am writing about it. Better late than never, right? Although attending graduation and watching my beautiful big sister graduate was always on my list of things to do, but I did add [Continue Reading…]
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