Can you believe that Christmas is only 60 days away?! I know it’s only October, but I feel once the calendar reaches November, time flies by with all the holiday to-dos and such. This year I am doing some advance planning to get a head…
Today is a special day for Jeff and me; it’s our eight-month anniversary! Yes, we celebrate our monthaversary. We are newlyweds after all, and don’t we all need celebrations to look forward to every month? I realize I never really talked much about our…
I love shopping trips to Target, and I’ll be honest I probably visit my local store at least once a week . . . okay more like twice a week. I feel like I always find a “must have” item that needs to be a…
I am so happy that September has come to an end. Purely for the fact, it means we have made it through the start of the school year, and the rhythm of the year has been established. It also means that my favorite season, Fall…
In the words of Oscar Wilde, “all at once Summer collapsed into Fall.” And, today marks the start of my favorite season, Fall! I absolutely love everything to do with this time of the year; pumpkins, crisp days, changing leaves, and most of all…
It has been a few days since our Labor Day festivities, but I still wanted to share the details of our Alaskan inspired BBQ and my contribution to the dinner, my favorite roasted broccoli recipe. On the Sunday before Labor Day my parents invited Jeff…
Every summer I eagerly anticipate the arrival of the newest IKEA catalog. And as per my usual, I read the catalog cover to cover with post-its in hand marking all the items that I like. I usually make a trip, or two, over to IKEA…
August has been a whirlwind of a month. I have felt like I have been playing catch-up all month, trying to finish projects, prepare for the new school year, and checking things off my summer bucket list. I went back to school a week and…