Every year, we head over to my family’s house around noon for Thanksgiving Day lunch and other festivities with family…so that morning is our time as a family of four. When Kensington was about one, we started having an…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Party Shoes
Last week, I told you how Nordstrom asked me to review both their party dresses and party shoes for the holiday season…and even though I don’t have a place to wear a fancy dress this year, I’m always on the…
Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
Listen, this Creamy Peanut Butter Pie will send you back for seconds (and maybe thirds). It’s the perfect little pie for your next special occasion (or your next Tuesday). Easy, quick to make and delicious…really, could you ask for more?…
We decked the halls!
Whew! The Shull house is decorated for Christmas! I love, love, love having my house decked out for the holidays but geez, it’s a lot of work! This is our first year in the new house for the holidays and…
Meal Planning Monday #63
It’s beginning to look like… …that crazy time of year when we’re so busy running all over town, wrapping, singing, decorating, looking at lights, shopping, wrapping, and wrapping some more. Sigh. Let’s at least make our suppers simple, okay? Happy…
Bar 65: Chocolate Spice Neiman Marcus Bars
Growing up, my mom used to always make a chocolate sheet cake that was so delicious! As I got older, I realized that what made the cake so yummy was the fact that she put a little cinnamon in the…
Friday Favorites!
Ho! Ho! Ho! Forgive me…I’m in the Christmas spirit today! Tis the season for Andrew to drag the Christmas decorations down from the attic and we decorate our house without trying to kill each other at the same time. It’s…
Dinner Tonight: Pepperoni Pizza Soup
The Shulls eat soup at least 3 times a week during the fall and winter, so I am always trying to create new and fun twists on basic soup. Since my kiddos love pepperoni pizza, I decided a Pepperoni Pizza…
#shayeveryday2014 Week 45
It’s beginning to look a lot like craziness over here! I’m holiday shopping, party planning, preparing for Ashby, attending two Thanksgiving lunches at two different schools, packing for a trip to Missouri, baking food for my blog, baking food for…
Simple and Sweet Creamed Corn
I was watching a rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond the other night and it was a Thanksgiving episode, and Debra was preparing her meal and kept saying she needed “her yellow” for the menu…this my friends can be your yellow…
Here comes Santa Claus!
I know some of you can’t focus on Christmas until after Thanksgiving…but that’s not me. I can pretty much focus on it 365 days a year. Back in July, I added to my monthly goals to start shopping for Christmas…
Mix & Match Double Batch with Blue Eyed Bride!
Yay! It’s that fun time when I ask a friend to give me a recipe they love to make this time of year and I mix and match it! This month, I asked my sweet friend Erin over at Blue-Eyed…
