For our Thanksgiving break we tackled an item on my 45×45 Carpe Diem List: TAKE THE BOYS TO DISNEY WORLD! In the midst of a crazy and trying year, we were thrilled to able to bring some magic to our family and enjoy Disney as a family for the first time. After researching all of the safety precautions in place… View Post
Happy FRIDAY! Hard to believe we have already conquered the first week of 2021. For us, it’s been hunkered down doing virtual school and trying to get back into a routine! 19 days of a break wreaked havoc on our sleep and schedules and we are on the struggle bus getting back in the swing of things. I’m definitely going… View Post
If you enjoy “whodunit” type books like Girl on the Train or Woman in Cabin 10 – you will like the latest book I can check off my TO BE READ list: The Guest List . The book is story of a wedding set on an island in Ireland and each chapter is from a different wedding attendees- the guest… View Post
I know I am a little late in getting this year’s Scenes from our Christmas post out but I can’t resist sharing some of the highlights from our December with you! It’s always fun to take a look back at the Christmas season – the big memories and small moments that we enjoyed. Here is a look at some of… View Post
Every year I wait and wait and wait but sadly the Christmas Fairy never arrives to pull out all of our Christmas tubs from storage. Wouldn’t you know that I wait and wait and wait but the Christmas Fairy never arrives to put it all away either! Turns out I am always the one that ends up dragging the tubs… View Post
Knowing it was going to be a low-key New Years Eve in Charlotte with our “framily”, I decided to make our in house party a little “extra”! Our friends just moved and while I hadn’t seen their new house yet, I knew there was a large basement that would host us ringing in the new year. So I let them… View Post
Happy weekend dear friends. We are in the final countdown and unless you can find it on Amazon Prime with 2 Day delivery – I hope all of your Christmas shopping is done. This post is a few days later than my normal Friday timing but ‘Tis the Season!!?? I have found myself extra sentimental this week just thinking about… View Post
It makes NO sense because I feel completely strapped for time with all of the holiday hoopla, but somehow I managed to start and finish One Day in December in less than 48 hours this week! Want to know my trick? I downloaded the kindle app to my phone and voila- I was able to read this while waiting in… View Post
It’s been a weird December with few parties and engagements, so it definitely felt like the perfect year to try a new tradition. This past weekend we went to a local Christmas Tree Farm to chop down a Christmas Tree and it was the perfect new “socially distant” family Christmas activity to try! If you follow me on Instagram then… View Post