I have been thinking about what I was going to write the morning after you didn’t receive a rose from Emily for some time now. I’ve thought about writing my opinion on why she didn’t pick you, I thought about…
Dinner Tonight: Spinach & Sun Dried Tomato Meatballs
My girlfriend Heather gave me this recipe while we were watching our girls at gymnastics practice. (I get some of my best ideas from girlfriends.) To me, these are like little Greek meatballs…feta cheese, tomatoes, spinach…delish! You know how I…
Kensington Cottage
Over the last week, I’ve been flooded with questions about Kensington Cottage. I blogged about it here last year, but since it made its national television debut, so many of you want to know how to get one for yourself.…
Bundt Cake #46: Boston Cream Pie
This cake was a winner. I mean…seriously, I had one of my taste testers telling me she was going to lick her plate after she finished her slice. I had 3 (that’s right!), 3 people text me that afternoon telling…
The Nap Mat
Smith is sooooooo excited about starting preschool in the fall. He asks me almost daily if it’s “fall-time” yet? Yesterday, we went and picked up his very own nap mat. This kid was so excited!! I told him we were…
Fun on the Fourth!
You know my super fun family…we love any reason to celebrate (and eat!)! Yesterday, we headed over to Lovie and Papa Jay’s for our annual Fourth of July party with the fam. Lovie bought Smith a water gun…this is his…
Chocolate Cookie Trifle
Hmmm…I never use my wedding stemware…so why not serve a delicious chocolate cookie dessert in there instead? Sometimes, I’m just too smart for words. Sometimes. Here’s the deal about this trifle…it started as my Grandmother’s recipe and it included bananas…
10 years ago today…
…I met the love of my life. Sean brought a college friend home for the July 4th weekend. I walked through the back door of my parents’ house as he was coming out of one of the bedrooms inside. We…
Home Town Visit
I have been wanting to talk about this for months…and today is the day. On March 10, we celebrated my dad’s birthday and said goodbye to Sean. After submitting his name for the Bachelorette, it was time for him to…
Dinner Tonight: Hawaiian Chicken
This marinade was sooooo yummy! Andrew was impressed and even asked if it came out of a bottle…no way Jose! I don’t use bottled marinades…I like to make them myself (he should really know better…). Super simple, super yummy, the…
Every day is special…
…but some days are extra special. Today is one of those days. Sean has done an incredible job representing our family on national television…let’s just hope we make him proud and do the same. Full re-cap of what you missed,…
Bundt Cake #45: Cherry Limeade
My favorite drink at Sonic…a Cherry Limeade. On the hot days of summer (all 200 of them in Texas!), one has to indulge in a cold drink to cool you down. I combined my favorite cold drink with my favorite…
