J and I stayed put over the holidays and it was a great and relaxing weekend, just the two of us. On Thursday, I had contemplated running the local Turkey Trot but ended up sleeping in a bit and just did a solo 10k Turkey Trot around the neighborhood. I made...
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I’ve been sharing things I am thankful for on Thanksgiving Day for the last few NaBloPoMo-years and this year will be no different. It’s always a good time of year to reflect on the year and remember the things we are thankful for. If you’re not into these kinds of...
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As you might recall, I hosted a Secret Santa Mug Swap last year. 13 people participated and I was thrilled that so many of you wanted to spread some holiday cheer among blogger friends. It was a lot of fun. I was asked a couple of times if I was going...
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Hey, hey! How was everyone’s Memorial Day Weekend? My recap comes a bit late, but we had a nice, relaxing weekend and the weather was beautiful (which means, not too hot!). On Saturday was J and my 11th anniversary (*gasp*, I know! I can’t believe we’ve been married for that...
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Hi friends, how was your Easter weekend? I hope it was lovely! I have to be honest with you: if my Mom hadn’t reminded me that it’s Easter weekend, I probably would have completely blanked on it this year. Oops. I blame the fact that neither Good Friday, nor Easter...
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This was our first official Christmas in our new home. We had the keys last year, but hadn’t technically moved in. (Moving day was the 30th.) While I was bummed that we again couldn’t see family for the holidays this year, I wanted to embrace this quiet Christmas in our...
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Hi friends, just popping in for some low-key Christmas fun (in case anyone is bored enough to even bother reading blogs over Christmas – haha! – but I know I probably will!) Sometimes, I just love reading fun surveys learning some randoms things about each other that way. I hope...
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Hi friends. Thanks so much for all of you who participated in my first Secret Santa Mug Swap this year. 13 people signed up, which is awesome. I never expected so many participants. Today is reveal day (no worries, if you already shared your mugs on IG – I...
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