We had a great time at our annual Halloween Party this past weekend. In addition to good friends, fun times, and delicious snacks it's always great for the kids to do a test run of their costumes! A spooky clip-art owl was my inspiration for the party. Here are the materials I used to make … Continue reading A Happy Spooky Halloween Party
15 Reasons I Know It’s Fall
15 Reasons I know it's Fall: 15. No more iced caramel coffees, bring on the hot pumpkin spice lattes. 14. Blankets come out of the linen closet and are placed on the end of the beds. 13. School supply aisles become school supply sections. Notebooks for brand new to-do lists and schedules. Highlighters! Post-its! Sharpies! 12. Cardigan sweaters … Continue reading 15 Reasons I Know It’s Fall
Back to School Brunch
Yesterday, I hosted a small Back to School Brunch for Olivia and my girlfriend's two kids. Fall is almost here and I hope that I can get back into some of my usual routines - one being blogging! Besides a fun time for my friend and the kids - the best part about this party … Continue reading Back to School Brunch
Helpful Hump-day Hints 07.30.14
Today I need YOUR hints! You know where I am NOT organized at all? In my email inbox! Which is weird because I am super organized about my files on the computer. Folders for everything, clean desktop. But for some reason, I cannot get my head around a good email system. I make the folders, … Continue reading Helpful Hump-day Hints 07.30.14
My Friday Favorites 07.25.14
Happy, umm, Sunday! Hope you all had a fabulous week. Here are all my favorites this week (2 days late!) On TV - Well, as you can imagine since this post is two days late - my DVR is full! I finished OITNB (much to discuss there) and Suits is still the only show I … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 07.25.14
Farfalle Basil Salad
While making a basic pasta dish the other evening, I saw this recipe of the side of the farfalle box. I had all the ingredients so I decided to cook the whole box and try this out. It was a great cold pasta dish and very easy to make! Farfalle Basil Salad 12 oz … Continue reading Farfalle Basil Salad
My Friday Favorites 07.18.14
Happy Friday! Here are all the things I'm loving this week! On TV - I haven't talked about TV in awhile. We did have some great season finales this spring! Chicago Fire & PD, Scandal, Grey's, Parenthood! I can't wait for all of these to start back up. I binged watched Orange is the New … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 07.18.14
Helpful Hump-day Hints 07.16.14
Now that my daughter is getting older, we have several different bags that she uses. When she was a baby, it was one-stop shopping - everything in the diaper bag. Now she has her school bag, a pool/beach bag, a ballet bag, the list goes on! I have always saved the plastic cases from pillows, … Continue reading Helpful Hump-day Hints 07.16.14
Gift Wrapping for Superheroes
Olivia attended a superhero birthday party a few weeks ago. I knew I wanted to wrap the presents we brought to go along with their theme. It was a brother and sister who were celebrating, so we needed two gifts. Through a quick search on Pinterest, I found the Meaningful Mama and her awesome free … Continue reading Gift Wrapping for Superheroes
4th of July Fun!
I'm looking forward to just relaxing this 4th of July, spending time with family and having fun in the sun. I decided to put together small gift bags for the kids to give them some fun things to do poolside. I put all this together from the Target dollar bins and my own computer! I … Continue reading 4th of July Fun!
My Color-Coded Life 