When Matt and I travel we try to stay at places that will help make our trip comfortable and memorable like a quaint bed and breakfast, a charming inn, or a cozy cottage. We always do our research on places like this, and to be honest, most of the places that are labeled with the above title are tacky and have a price tag that isn't worth the experience they are trying to offer. However, if you look hard enough, you'll find a few places that stick out from the others. The...
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Matt and I have another summer getaway coming up this week, so I thought that this would be a good time to finally share with you the St. Louis getaway we took Fourth of July weekend. It's a month late, I know, but at least I'm getting around to posting about it :)On our way to St. Louis, we stopped in neighboring Alton, Il. It's a small, quaint town thirty minutes outside of St. Louis.While in Alton, we stayed at the Beall...
Saturday, 30 July 2011
You can read previous posts about my love story at the following links : Introduction ; Part 1 – How We Met ; Part 2 – Getting To Know One Another ; Part 3 - Engaged ; Part 4 - Planning the wedding. ; Part 5 - Saying I Do; Part 6 - Two Weddings Is Better Than One. The last post in my love story series has finally been typed. My original intent was to...
Happy National Cheesecake Day! Don't you love how there's a holiday for everything these days! I discovered that today was National Cheesecake Day last night when the hubs and I were at Cheesecake Factory for our weekly date night. LOVE Cheesecake Factory! If you go today, July 30, you can get any slice of...
Friday, 29 July 2011
our sad, brown, crispy grass While Webster defines Dog Days as follows....1: the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere 2: a period of stagnation or inactivity I prefer to define it with a little more clarity and creativity:You know it's the dog days of summer when.............you can fry an egg on the sidewalk......you look...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
While at Home Goods last week, I came across a few plates that would be the perfect completion to a collection of plates that I've been working on with the intention of hanging on this wall.Now as far as hanging plates on a wall goes, I found a fantastic and inexpensive tip at Blessed Beyond Measure that involved epoxy glue and picture wire. You can find the tutorial here. After several months of...
As I said in yesterday's post, my family came over for a cookout this weekend, and I made A LOT of food. One of the things I made for dessert was a super easy fruit pizza. I've made this for several get-togethers, and it always goes over well. I seriously can't stress how easy this dessert is to make.INGREDIENTS:sugar cookie dough - you can make your own, or you can use store bought dough (I bought mine)cream cheese frosting ...
Monday, 25 July 2011
We had my family over for a cookout this weekend, and I am sooo bummed that I didn't think to take any pictures!!! Even though I don't have any photos to show it, we had a great time, and it was great seeing everyone. I have a big family, and I made a ton of food for our little shindig. Before my family arrived, I wrote the menu down on a makeshift dry erase board hanging in my kitchen. Some of my nieces...
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
This post is a few weeks late, but better late than never, right? Anyway, June 26, is our "fakiversary". If you read my love story posts, then you probably get the idea of a "fakiversary". If you recall we had two weddings. March 20, is our actual anniversary, but Matt and I ....or should I say I....like to have a small celebration on June 26. Matt definitely got the bad end of the deal when it came to...
It's been several weeks since we painted the living room, and I was in need of some inexpensive wall art to go above the couch. For less than $30, I came up with something to fill the void on the living room wall. Using three canvas boards and items from my craft closet, I was able to create these...... Here's how I did it...... I bought three of these canvas boards at United Art and Education. ...
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