Oh goodness! It’s the Monday after a holiday weekend…those are just hard. I found this image on Pinterest…seriously, this girl feels my Monday pain. We had the BEST July 4th weekend! Thank you sweet calendar for making the holiday on…
Meal Planning Monday #44
Happy Monday friends!! I hope you had a fabulous July 4th weekend! I have your meals planned out for the week…enjoy! If you’re a fan of a BLT sandwich, you will love my BLT Pasta! The same flavors but in…
Bar #46: Toffee Coffee Brownies
Hello gorgeous. Listen friends…these bars are seriously good. Like, I love them so much that one of these days when I name my favorite bars (out of my 100), these will surely be in the top five. A few things…
#shayeveryday2014 Week 26
This last week, Andrew was out of the country, so it was just the kiddos and me. I’m so thankful he’s home now…we missed him!! Day 176: I woke up with two kids asleep in my bed. I guess they…
Blueberry Banana Bread
I just love making quick breads (you know…the breads that don’t require yeast). They’re easy, they’re moist, they’re fast and they’re always yummy. You should whip this little bread up and have some for breakfast…or dessert…or a snack…or just…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Building our House
I have had so many sweet emails, comments and such about our new house that I thought it was time to do a Shade of Shay on our building process. Listen…this process was almost four years in the making,…
Avocado and Shrimp Salad
I love eating shrimp for lunch! Shrimp is just so easy to throw into a pasta or salad and it instantly makes any dish a little more fancy. I whipped up this simple little shrimp salad the other day for…
July Goals
Last month, I started writing down my monthly goals and I’m so glad I did! Not only did it make me really aware of certain things I needed to accomplish but it really helped me focus and do things I…
July 4th Menu
This Friday is July 4th! I just love the fact that the holiday falls on a Friday this year. Nothing is more random and harder to work around than a mid-week holiday. Whenever July 4th falls on like a Wednesday,…
July Pin-spired
Happy Pin-spired Monday!! Mel, Sheaffer and I are showing you how Pinterest is helping us get dressed this month! If you missed my post on Friday where I shop with Sheaffer, you need to read that one too (click here)!…
Meal Planning Monday #43
Woohoo! It’s a holiday week edition of Meal Planning Monday! Even though the actual holiday isn’t until Friday, I pretty much count this entire week as holiday-ish. Today, I’ll show you a few quick suppers to make at the…
Bar #45: Red, White and Blue Bars
My kiddos love a basic vanilla bar…you know, the kind that tastes like a really good sugar cookie. I took my basic bar recipe, added some red and blue M&Ms and sprinkles and voila…a very Red, White and Blue…
