When we moved into our house, we were fortunate in that the owners had recently upgraded the granite in the kitchen but it still had the original oak whitewashed cabinets. About 3 years later, we had a major slab leak that pretty much destroyed the lower half of our kitchen. On the bright side, we got updated cabinets but on the negative side, we had to cover the costs to have the higher cabinets match, something we weren’t planning on. [Read more]
With Thanksgiving just days away, I’m sure many of us are in the mad dash to get the final preparations underway. We host a large group of people, usually 25+ so being organized and prepared for the day helps ensure everything runs smoothly and everyone gets to enjoy our time together. Today, I thought it would be fun to share a few of our family tips that help bring the day together. Hopefully a few of these may help you[Read more]
As I write this, I am scrolling through some beautiful Instagram photos of homes already decorated for Christmas, on November 4th! I’m not judging because I love the holiday decor too but I can’t help but think that these people are obviously not staying at their homes for Thanksgiving this year. I can’t even think about the Christmas decorations yet because sadly, the Halloween ones still need to come down. Not to mention, I host 25+ people every year for[Read more]
From the moment our son was born, he had a special bond with my husband. Don’t get me wrong, he and I did as well but there definitely is something different about a father-son bond. When he was little, I can remember that Daddy was always the one who was a little more fun in his eyes, mainly because he would do the down and dirty stuff like sports, learning to ride bikes and getting into anything and everything “boy”. [Read more]
As the month of October started, it was met with excitement and anticipation of great things to come. The back half of the year is one of my favorite times. I love the opportunity to get together with family over the holidays with some fun events mixed in between. With the official start to the holiday season, it becomes very easy to say let’s give in to eating what we want and become lazier than normal with the days being[Read more]
With our wedding anniversary today, I thought it was fitting to talk about this next phase of our life. After 18 years, we have definitely been through a lot together. From navigating the early years as newlyweds and trying to focus on our careers at the same time, to parenthood and living off little sleep and finding ourselves clueless half the time as we just try to survive one day to the next. As most parents do, we become consumed[Read more]