Jason had a conference in Colorado week before last and I got to tag along! While he was enduring lectures on Oil & Gas law, I spent two fun days visiting my friend Christian who lives nearby. I finally got to see her new house and the sweet nursery she is decorating for baby Clara. [...]
Categories: Food,Friends & Family,Holidays,Travel
Last weekend I had the honor of hosting a baby shower for my beautiful friend Christian who is expecting her first little bundle of joy in March! Our friend Bethany, Christian’s mom, and I had so much fun planning the shower for her. We had it at Tea Embassy, a cute tea room in downtown [...]
Categories: Austin,Food,Friends & Family,Invitations,Party,Portfolio
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, I have two things on my mind: pie and a nice, long nap. Seriously, I can’t even tell you how much I’m looking forward to that after-pie nap! Apparently not much has changed over the years. My family frequently reminds me of the Thanksgiving when I was about [...]
Categories: Food,Freebies,Holidays,Organization,Party,Uncategorized
Wow, I can’t believe Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away! This will be my second year hosting and I’m really looking forward to it. Putting such a big meal together always seemed like an overwhelming task, but last year I learned that starting preparations a few days in advance not only makes the process [...]
Categories: Decor,Food,Freebies,Holidays,Inspiration,On the Cheap,Organization,Party
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I have to admit I’ve never been much of a breakfast eater (most likely because I’m not a morning person!). However, I know that when I skip breakfast it affects my energy level for the rest of the day. Over time [...]
Categories: Food,Organization
In my last post I mentioned that we were planning a little getaway to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. Every year we try to visit someplace we’ve never been and kept hearing wonderful things about Charleston, South Carolina, so we decided it was time to check it out for ourselves. I’m so glad we did! [...]
Categories: Architecture,Food,Friends & Family,Travel
One of our friends from work recently had a precious baby boy and we wanted to do something special for her, so Amanda and I teamed up to make dinner for the proud new parents. We were inspired by an article about putting together a “Welcome to the World” meal where each dish is given [...]
Categories: Food,Freebies,Friends & Family,Gifts
Well, now that the leftovers are in the fridge and the china is washed and safely stowed away, I can finally sit down to recap our Thanksgiving. I hosted the big meal for the first time this year and, thankfully, it went pretty smoothly. I always imagined hosting Thanksgiving to be a really stressful and [...]
Categories: Decor,Food,Friends & Family,Holidays,Inspiration,Organization,Party
Sorry to leave you hanging for a few weeks; I’m sure you’ve been in complete suspense awaiting the next Sanity Saver! If there has ever been a month that challenged my sanity, this October has been it for sure. So, without further ado…. My second sanity-saving tip is creating a monthly menu rotation. I’ve written [...]
Categories: Food,Freebies,Organization
It’s Summertime and the livin’ is easy… especially when it comes to cooking! It is just too darn hot right now to be slaving over the stove, so most evenings we’ve been firing up the barbecue instead. Usually we just grill fish or chicken, along with whatever fresh veggies we picked up that week at [...]
