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Our Colorful Christmas Home Tour

When I was thinking about a design plan for our Christmas decorations this year, I decided I wanted to do all black, white and blush pink. I was inspired by the Sugar Paper LA holiday collection at Target — the polka dots, the gingham, it’s adorable,...

Hygge Your Home

One of the things I’ve been working very hard on over the last year or two is my attitude about winter. I’ve talked about this a bit, but after having kids, I realized that it’s my responsibility to teach them to appreciate and find joy...

An Easy DIY Platform Bed

I built a bed. I was going to end the post there and just call it a day but Kerry said I had to write something more … like how I did it. Truth be told, building this bed was pretty easy. It’s not perfect, and...

Our Traverse City Weekend

We went away this past weekend to Traverse City, Michigan, for a few days and it was so great. Our good friend Alberto was running his 49th half-marathon in his 49th state, so we went to cheer him on and also show him around one of...

Well, That Was … an Adventure…

We spent Memorial Day weekend at the cabin for the very first time, and the kids came too! It was … an adventure! To say the least. The cabin currently has no kitchen, almost no stuff, no hot water (surprise!), no internet until the company...

Hockey and Ice Cream in Columbus

It’s February, which means my 30th birthday is approaching fast. I still have quite a list of things to get done before the 21st, but I’ve accomplished a few of them recently. Let’s get right to it. 6. Eat another burrito I might end up over doing...

Painting the hallway

This should be a post about how I have painted the hallway, kitchen and pantry. Instead it’s a post about how I used the holidays, Andy’s flu and our recent cold weather as excuses to do almost nothing around the house in weeks. This is also...

Baby’s Room 12-Week Challenge: Week Five

There’s good news and bad news. The good news is our crib was delivered and Andy put it together Sunday (with a little help from a friend). I LOVE seeing a crib in here and knowing it’ll have a little tiny baby in it so soon! This...

Summer of the Burrito: La Plaza Supermarket

I can’t think of a better way to start off the Summer of the Burrito, aka Burrito Summer, than with a trip to La Plaza Supermarket for TACOS! That’s right. Tacos, not burritos. But hey, what can you do? La Plaza was a recommendation from people...

A Quick Look Back

It’s almost impossible, on the last day of the year, not to sit and reflect on the year that was. It’s even cathartic. And 2014 was a pretty darn good year. We finished some huge improvements to our house — an all new kitchen and two...