Well the four day weekend may be over but I'm still on a Thanksgiving rush! This was the first year I hosted so I spent the two weeks prior to it planning extensively- but it all paid off! Nothing burned {seriously!}, everything came out RIGHT at 4pm and it was a very nice evening where for the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Anniversary, Hubby! <3
In honor of our anniversary, Hubby got me flowers. &When I say "Hubby got me flowers", I mean I bought myself flowers. But I used his debit card. So Hubby bought me flowers! *********************** Anyway, today is Hubby & I's 7 year anniversary! No, we didn't get married at 15- we're … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday {with #Linky}: Daddy & Shane
Shane & Hubby have had lots of cute moments this week, but of course I forgot to photograph most of them. Daddy helped Shane to sprinkle the cheese onto the pizza we were making- one of Shane's favorite things to do! &After a long day, I found my boys cuddled up together in bed. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday {with Linky}: Natural History Museum
Since this weekend was a three-day weekend & Hubby had some extra time-off, we headed out to the Natural History Museum. We were a little nervous about how it would go since Shane fell asleep on the way there & we had to wake him up, but he did really well except that he was too fascinated … [Read more...]
Missing the Sand Between My Toes…
I want to go to the beach. Really, really bad. It's been four years now since I went to the beach- which means Shane has never been there. Living in the middle of the desert makes it quite difficult to hit the beach on the weekends- sure there's a "beach" attached to Lake Mead but it's not a real … [Read more...]
Love at First Sight
I was a high school freshman, &a social butterfly, splitting my time between two "tables" before school & at lunch- the group of friends I had from junior high that had come to the same high school as me, and the new group of friends I had recently met through some friend of a friend. This … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday with Linky: Happy Birthday, Hubby!
{Hubby's Birthday is actually tomorrow- yes, Cinco de Mayo.} Four years ago tomorrow we drove out to Disneyland, spent the day there, drove to San Diego, spent the night in "our hotel" {the Coronado Bay Loew's where he had taken me instead of prom} & after hitting the beach the next morning, … [Read more...]
Split the Check: How We Handle Financial Responsibilities in Our Home
Thank you to TurboTax for sponsoring my writing about household finances.Learn more about how TurboTax can help you find every tax deduction you deserve. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. This week, there will be no … [Read more...]