Once every four years. What an odd phenomenon! Do you think people are really inspired with “Carpe Diem” thoughts on this day because it’s more of a rarity? Do you do things you wouldn’t normally do, because today is special? Well, David and I do something we only get to do once every four years. […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, blog friends! In an attempt to overcome my annual winter coma of laziness and get some V-Day gifts ready, I lugged the sewing machine downstairs and did some crafting last weekend. I broke two of my rules in doing so, in honor of this rather sappy, but kind of fun holiday. Those […]

I had an entire afternoon devoted to making Christmas cookies back in December. When I’m motivated enough to do something like this, I try to get out my camera and document. So, even though this is a little out of season now, I’m posting one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes. Also, I will not […]

I wouldn’t exactly call myself a great baker, but I can generally follow a recipe and not screw things up too badly. If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I am blessed (or cursed?) with sudden impulses to make things. Well, occasionally I want to make something I can devour immediately after […]

Or should I say, Merry Week in-between Christmas and New Year’s during which you just feel like napping and not going to work or doing laundry or much of anything! I’m quite sure that for most of my life, I never knew that New Year’s Eve/Day were only one week after Christmas. New Year’s must […]

Today marks (she’d rather not say) years of my mother’s existence. Happy birthday, Mom! As you can obviously see, my mom is a talented lady. (And we are going skiing next weekend, so this was just all too appropriate.) For starters, she created four amazing people (with the help of my dad). But there’s more! […]

Actually, freezing in December is more like it, but I’m working on being optimistic about winter. Not really, but let’s just pretend that’s true. What I have NOT been doing in December is buying Christmas presents. I have a tendency to get all frazzled in this lovely, peaceful, joy-inducing month and miss out on enjoying […]

Here’s just a small glimpse of how we ended a long, thankful holiday. This lady went out of her way to make it special, and it was awesome. There are no pictures of the food, because I was too excited to eat it to take pictures. And my excitement was not met with disappointment. Who […]

This week David and I celebrated our third anniversary. Three is funny to me. It seems like so long and at the very same time it is such a small number. If God decides to give us thirty years together, I’m sure we will find it hillarious that we ever thought three years was a […]

So, I’m ashamed to admit it, but I think David and I both clocked over 40 hours on this project. What a hoss. My conclusions about painting the trim white in our basement are as follows (and some of you have heard this already because I like to complain about things and make others share […]

This is happening, people. It’s totally happening. Over the course of a lot of hours. Happy Thursday!

Today I’m having a party for myself, and basically by myself, to celebrate my first full year of blogging. 365 days ago today, I wrote my first, tiny, and really boring blog post. I believe the content has improved drastically in 12 months. I hope you think so, too. Let’s review the year with some […]

I am a bit particular about colors. Obviously. I love the exterior of our house, but something has bothered me about it since we first looked at the pictures of it on the realtor’s website. It just doesn’t have any pop. I have always felt like it needs something, but didn’t know what. Color? Maybe, […]

Picture this: we’re prepping our living room for paint, so I’m taking off outlet covers. I comment on how much I dislike the outlets in the kitchen, because they look so dirty. As I approach an outlet in the living room that’s a different color than the rest, I realize that it has been painted. […]

Four years ago, my sister married a great guy. He is an awesome addition to my family, and I can’t imagine him not being around when we’re all together. David and I are fortunate to live in the same place and get to spend so much time with these two. We’ve both learned a lot […]

Wow. I have hit a record for longest break in between posts, and for that I apologize. It’s not that I think many of you are sitting around waiting for me to post every day, but I guess I’m apologizing more to myself for ignoring my goal of posting at the very least, every other […]

It’s been a lot. There has been a lot of celebrating to do, lots of work to be done, a little more work to be done, lots of people to see, several places to go, and I’ve had much more to just think about. Doesn’t life just explode on you sometimes? I’m referring to 2011. […]

Strawberry season, I will miss you. You make my life a little sweeter and my dinners a little more colorful. Too bad your fruit doesn’t last more than about a day, so I could justify stockpiling it. Don’t worry, I am consoled by the approach of comfort food season, even though it means I’m actually […]