I spent the first 18 years of my life in the same house. But in the past few months I've done enough boxing up, taping shut, loading, and unloading to make up for those long-lived, cozy years. My husband and I moved, my parents moved, and my in-laws moved all in the span of 4 months...
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Bacon + Cheese
We had a friend over for dinner the other night. I asked him if he had a meal request. He quickly replied, "Mac n Cheese...and BACON!". He'd never eaten it homemade before and bacon on macaroni and cheese sounded bomb, so I accepted the challenge...
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last minute party planning
A month ago my good friend was in town. She was just over 20 weeks pregnant and I couldn't be more thrilled for their second baby to come. I desperately wanted to throw her a baby celebration while she was here.
I was soooo excited until I realized I had never really thrown a party, let alone, a baby shower. Where do I get the decorations? How do I decorate? What will we do at the party? What will we eat? So I just went with the flow. Here are the things I learned in this flurry of last minute party planning...
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Avocado Pesto Panini
Ahhh, don't you just love the beautiful harmony of the simple and the creative. I do my best to be creative in all areas of life but, let's be honest, sometimes we're just plain lazy. Those times call for simplicity...
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