Traverse City, Michigan, is one of our favorite places and somewhere we try to go just about every year. You can read about our past trips in 2016, 2014 and 2013. Last week we went again, this time with two kids and Andy’s parents, and had the most wonderful time, as...
Ok, so our last post was all about relaxing into this in-between season and embracing the spirit of hygge… but now I have to switch gears completely because IKEA’s “Sommar” 2019 collection just launched, and it’s so adorable I have to make sure you see it. I’m super into all...
We escaped for a few days to the lake. Well, the OTHER lake, considering we live just a few blocks from Lake Erie. We’re in Traverse City, Michigan, celebrating the beginning of summer in the place that means quintessential summer to me. There’s no more perfect place to be this time of...
We’ve been talking a lot about the downstairs lately so I wanted to change gears a little and bring you up to date on the upstairs bath. Our contractors are expecting to demo it as early as maybe even today, eek! They’re downstairs right now putting some final touches on...
The movie Paris 36 is super cute and has a great beach scene, with some really great stripes. Now, you should know I love stripes, and French stripes are totally the best. Right now I’m on a pretty serious stripe-y, French-y, linen-y kick. I keep going back again and...
Happy Monday, guys! I hope you were able to check out our finished kitchen report on Friday. If not, take a minute to go look because, personally, we think it’s pretty amazing. In that post we mentioned a few things that we still need to do, including hanging some window...
We made an interesting dinner the other day that I wanted to share with you: stuffing stuffed red onions. Who doesn’t love stuffing, right? This recipe is from the November issue of Martha Stewart Living as “sausage-stuffed red onions,” and we put our own (vegetarian) spin on it. Ingredients4 red onions2...
We’re a week late but didn’t want to miss documenting Joanna’s four-month birthday! I have to say, this past month has been my favorite yet. Joey is in such a sweet spot of being aware of and interested in the world but content to sit back and watch it — or sleep...
We officially kicked off the Summer of Ice Cream this weekend by starting at the bottom of our list: Weber’s Premium Custard & Ice Cream. Weber’s specializes in custard, which is basically ice cream made with egg yolks. If you ever make ice cream at home, you most likely are making...
When we ordered our kitchen cabinets a few weeks ago, we totally lucked out and Ikea happened to be having one of their famous kitchen sales. We didn’t even know! Except, instead of a percentage discount like they’ve done in the past, this time around they were giving away a 15% rebate...