This year’s Thanksgiving was a great success! And by great success I mean that we enjoyed Thanksgiving day with Riley’s family and then did nothing on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. We had planned on going out on the town, but the torrential rain we received kept us inside since the roads were dangerously flooded in many places. At first the [Continue Reading…]
So Much To Be Thankful For This Year ((Happy Thanksgiving!))
What a compilation of unforgettable memories this past year has been. Since last Thanksgiving, I turned another year older, celebrated Christmas in Maryland, watched Riley turn another year older, got engaged, quit my job, began blogging full time, moved to a new city, got married, went on an incredible honeymoon, and settled into newlywed life. [Continue Reading…]
13 Ways I Refocus Myself During The Day
I have a wandering mind full of gypsy thoughts. They just meander, making random connections, pulling my attention away from the task at hand. I believe my bouncing thoughts are often what spark my creativity, so I rarely become frustrated with myself when I can’t focus. Instead, I have an arsenal of refocusing techniques that I use to pull [Continue Reading…]
How To Find Volunteer Opportunities This Holiday Season
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Create the Good. All opinions are 100% mine. I often wonder whether I’m doing enough to help, serve, and love others, especially at this time of year. Despite my best intentions, it’s all too easy to get wrapped up in my own life, selfishly [Continue Reading…]
Dear Younger Self,
Dear Younger Self, First things first, I have some bad news to break. I know you think Hannah Montana is the best show on television, and Miley Cyrus is an awesome role model, but it’s not and she isn’t–don’t worry sister, you’ll come to realize the truth in time. (Oh, and you’re going to marry a [Continue Reading…]
Our Thanksgiving Dinner For 2
As I shared in my Instagram post yesterday, Riley and I had a just-us one-week-early Thanksgiving dinner last night. Why? Because I absolutely love to cook and we wanted some Thanksgiving leftovers of our own–but mostly because we just have so much to be thankful for this year. Why not celebrate with a delicious meal twice? We enjoyed it so [Continue Reading…]
Love Grows Best In Little Houses
A few months ago, I saw a pillow on Instagram with the following words dancing across it… But you know, love grows best in little houses With fewer walls to separate Where you eat and sleep so close together, You can’t help but communicate Oh, and if we had more room between us, think of all [Continue Reading…]
Our Thanksgiving and Christmas Traditions
I savor traditions. I feel like they give a rhythm and heartbeat to each calendar year. This year will be different than any other because it’ll be my first holiday season as a married lady! I look forward to merging my holiday traditions with Riley’s, as well as adding some of our own as a couple. [Continue Reading…]
How I Get Fast, Perfect Curls With a Miraqueen
Back in May, my dear friend Sonja (of Sonja DiNanno Photography) took engagement photos of Riley and I. We had so much fun and I am so thankful to have had that period of our life captured forever through snapshots of precious moments. Of course, once Sonja sent us our images, I shared a few [Continue Reading…]
Sitting In Brokenness
I spent time on Friday afternoon filming a lighthearted video about how I curl my hair–editing it, uploading it, and adding a post to go with it. I set it to publish at 8am today. As you can see, this is not that post. Because right now, at 10:30pm on Sunday night, I am writing this [Continue Reading…]
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