This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of CENTURY 21 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love New York City. I think I could live there, though I know I’d miss my house, my yard, my being able to drive to the grocery store and not want to kill myself […]
Were you even aware that October is National Apple Month? Well, it is. Of course, it’s also Pasta Month. And Vegetarian Awareness Month. And Pretzel, Pasta, Pork, Dessert, and Seafood Month. Not sure why everyone piled in there all together, considering there are oh, 11 other months, but, who am I to judge? I’m just […]
I wish I loved peanut butter like I used to. If you’ve had a kid, you may get this. It used to be I’d eat peanut butter cups, peanut butter sandwiches, peanut butter on a spoon. But then, halfway through being pregnant with Seven, something happened. Peanut butter started tasting awful. I don’t know why. […]
I write to you a lot. Like, 3 or more times a week. I give you recipes. I tell you little stories sometimes. I get paid to offer you reviews of some products. I’m tired of hearing about myself just thinking about it. And yet, you keep coming back, for whatever reason. Thank you for […]
Have you ever just been sitting around the house and think – Man, I could go for some chocolate? No? Me neither. But, had that random scenario ever really taken place, say, on a lazy Thursday afternoon while watching back episodes of the Walking Dead, I imagine I would not only have been craving chocolate, […]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. In my world, there are but two seasons. Football season, and everything else. Yes, I’m a girl. But there’s something about NCAA football that gets me going. I don’t really care who’s playing (though […]
I rarely surprise myself. But here’s the thing…when I do, I REALLY do. For example, these Pizza Popovers. They shocked the snot out of me. What started as an experiment using what I could find in the fridge turned out to be something I will be making time after time. They were ridiculous, in the […]
About seven years ago (I really can’t believe it’s been that long), Jon decided we needed a grape arbor. Okay, perhaps it was ME that decided we needed an grape arbor, but it was Jon that agreed to build it. I spent a few days designing it – sorry, nothing is ever as easy as […]
A Weekend Trip to Roanoke Virginia. Before Seven started Kindergarten, I had this urge to get away, to whisk us off to some fun-filled weekend. The beach? The mountains? Close? Far? Oh, I have great expectations. The destination I had chosen up until 2 days before we were set to go was a 6 hour […]
You know what’s fantastic? Rainy days. Rainy, cool, cloud covered days when all that sounds good is an old quilt, John Hughes films, and a date with the couch. Oh, and hot chocolate. Lots of whipped cream. Typically, I leave it to the Keurig to keep my hot chocolate fix under control. Or, if I […]
Every year at my in-laws, we have a tradition of taking turns choosing the Christmas Dinner Menu. It started humbly, with my mother-in-law choosing pasta. Then the next year, my father-in-law chose Turducken. Then my sister-in-law changed things up and ordered Low Country Boil. Kind of a strange thing for Christmas, as it’s typically cooked […]
I love a good sandwich Fresh bread, the right cheese, sliced tomato, just-right bacon, crunchy lettuce, a slather of mayo, some avocado, salt, pepper, oil, vinegar, and then just about as much oven roasted turkey as you can find. To me, that’s a great sandwich. But maybe that’s a little too ordinary? Too – done? […]