Lisa

  • 25for25 wrap-up

    At the beginning of this year, I challenged myself with 25 goals to complete by my 25th birthday in September or by the end of the year. Here’s how I did! 1. Be a better Christian: attend church regularly, finish The Purpose Driven Life, read the Bible.With another move, I’m changing churches again. I’ll be…

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  • Game Day Dockers

    Note: I was provided compensation including a free pair of pants in exchange for this post. All opinions are mine. A few months back, I was contacted by Dockers® through Canopi to review their newest line, Game Day Khakis. The brand’s first collection of licensed college apparel will consist of two different khaki styles that incorporate…

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  • Christmas traditions

    Mac and I have been able to spend the first few Christmases of our marriage together, and we’ve started some traditions as a new family. On the whole, I do not put up Christmas trees before Thanksgiving. I also am not in a hurry to put them up, anyways. My sister’s birthday is December 11,…

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  • Life lately

    This past week has been a whirlwind. We packed up all of our stuff and moved up here to Virginia. Our storage unit is currently packed to the brim (I’m glad we went with a 10×20 unit instead of the recommended 10×15 unit). This week, I have two exams to finish out my second semester…

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  • Sunday Social: Christmas

    1. What is your favorite Holiday Movies/TV Specials?The original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Elf,” and “Love Actually.” 2. Do you do any volunteering during the holidays if so what? If not what would you do?Not so much these days since we wind up traveling so much. When we were younger, we used to make…

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  • Mashed potato tater tots

    We had some leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving and decided to make mashed potato tater tots with them. These were pretty tasty and would be amazing loaded with baked potato toppings (like the ones at Arby’s). They’re also similar to my copycat Cheesecake Factory loaded baked potato tots. This recipe is pretty adaptable. We’ve made them…

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