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
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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
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
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
Patio Makeover Part 2
I shared with you the beginning of our Patio Makeover in my previous post. I have finished spray painting the rest of the chairs. This chair was in our backyard when we bought our house. Drumroll... This chair was from my childhood. My mother spray painted it green when I was a kid. And after … Continue reading Patio Makeover Part 2
Summer Calendar
Today is my first day of summer vacation! I returned to teaching this year after ten years, so this is my first summer home with my daughter. I am very excited for us to have this special time together. I wanted to create a calendar with her of all the things we want to do … Continue reading Summer Calendar
Patio Makeover
When Larry asked me what I wanted to do for Mother's Day, he was pretty surprised when I said, "Clean out the garage." But in all honesty, it is what I wanted to accomplish. So we spent two Sundays (Mother's Day and the next weekend) sorting through everything: saving, tossing, cleaning, and organizing. In the … Continue reading Patio Makeover
My Friday Favorites 04.04.14
Here are all my favorite things from the past week! On TV - I realize I need to do a whole separate post about my thoughts on TV lately, but here is a quick snapshot. This week I still have a few Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Law and Order SVU and one Parenthood on … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 04.04.14
My Friday Favorites 03.21.14
Seriously, I need to rename this My Weekend Favorites... who cares about the alliteration. On TV - I still need to catch up on Scandal , Suits, Chicago Fire & PD, and Law & Order SVU. But I am finally caught up on Nashville and Grey's ( can we talk about Isaiah Washington coming back? … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 03.21.14
My Friday Favorites 01/10/14
one day late! here are all the things I am loving this week- On TV - White Collar - Is Peter going to take the job in D.C.? Will Neal and Peter ever be the same again? Lots of "what ifs" happened in this episode - but there was no bigger question then this one: Who … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01/10/14
My Color-Coded Life 