My hope is that this space serves YOU and helps to make your life feel a bit more elevated and a lot more joyful. I will be sharing simple recipes, affordable finds (and what to do with them), tips and tricks, our home (wherever the Air Force and life takes us), and a lot of joyful life in between.
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Happy National Cookie Day! How perfect is that timing?! One of my favorite family Christmas traditions is having cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning. One Christmas my mom forgot until late on Christmas Eve to buy the cinnamon rolls (a huge part of the tradition is that they HAVE to be Pillsbury!). My brother […]
Day 3 of the 12 days of cookies has arrived! Today I’m sharing with you all another recipe that was passed along to me from my Aunt Donna. They are the perfect classic chewy oatmeal raisin cookie- full of flavor, crispy on the edges but soft and chewy in the center. I usually don’t gravitate […]
December 2, 2017
Day 2 of the 12 days of cookies! This coconut macaroon recipe is one for the gluten free eaters out there! It was created by my Aunt Donna who is a phenomenal baker. These are so simple to make, only require 4 ingredients, and are so delicious. I would’ve never been able to tell that […]
Happy December 1! As I mentioned here, I love this time of year. I mean, I really really love it. Shoot, I wear Christmas socks all year long! I believe that every moment during this month should be soaked up and celebrated while it can be because before we know it, we blink and it’s […]
IT’S DECEMBER 1! I say this over and over again at this time of the year but my heart is just so happy. A lot of people associate it with stress with all of the gifts to buy, things to ship, etc. which I suppose it can be but I choose to hear, smell, and […]
November 16, 2017
This past Sunday Stephen and I drove up to Las Vegas to meet my parents and their “gang of six” (their group of long time friends) as they call it, so that my Mom and I could complete a marathon in the state of Nevada. It’s always a blast around them. They crack jokes and […]
I wrote this post last week and never had the chance to get it up here since I wanted to make sure my weekend meals were included. Now that the weekend (and race) is over, here it is- my diet the week leading up to marathon day. Spoiler alert, we finished the marathon despite a […]
November 10, 2017
This tradition started about three years ago in grad school and we loved it so much we promised that we would do it every year from that point on. We each get a shoebox, decide on a gender and age, and then go shopping for items to fill the boxes with. These boxes get sent […]
