Two of my favorite people are celebrating their birthdays! A special happy birthday to my father and to my best friend. I love y’all both, and sadly I can’t repeat last year’s feat of celebrating with both of you in two different states. And after digging through all of our wedding photos, I could not find a single one of both my dad and Ashley in the same frame.
A welcoming guest room
Even though we won’t have visitors for months, we decided to finish off our guest room. I’m embracing my inner Martha Stewart and trying to make the guest room a bit more homey. Nice linens Back in the day, we splurged and bought ourselves 600 thread count sheets. Now, I’m totally spoiled and really enjoy super luxurious sheets. I found a set of 400 thread count sheets majorly on sale… View Post »
Lasagna rolls
The first meal I made for Mac when we started dating in 2009 was lasagna. It wasn’t my finest cooking experience. I decided to bake the whole package of lasagna in a loaf pan, and it took about two hours to cook. Flash forward to 2010. We had just moved in together and were adulting with our brand new Sam’s Club membership. I always peruse the cookbook section, and we… View Post »
21 Day Fix lunch ideas
And I’m back with a bunch of 21 Day Fix lunch ideas. I’m trying to avoid the salad rut, so I’ve been experimenting with some new lunch ideas. You’ll see that my go-to veggies are bell peppers and onions. I prep them and freeze them until needed. You can swap in your preferred veggies or whatever you have on hand. Make that morning Sandwich with fruit: 2 yellow, 1 red,… View Post »
Corralling the Army clutter
One major side effect of Army (and military) life is that your home soon resembles an Army surplus store. From uniforms to PT gear to issued equipment, our service men and women just have a lot of crap. Over the years, we’ve learned through trial and error how to corral all of Mac’s Army gear. 1. Invest in a large dresser. Mac and I bought our whole bedroom set over a… View Post »
February 4×4
I’m joining with Alex and Amanda for their 4×4 link up this month! It’s a recap of four favorites from each month. 4 favorite blog posts The emotional stages of job searching Why I only dated my husband Raspberry chocolate chip cake The early bird and the night owl 4 favorite Instagram posts 4 favorite Pinterest pins 4 favorite friend’s posts Jamie’s whole post about visiting the Austrian… View Post »