Yay! I got my act together and rounded up a list of my favorite things, along with items from my wish list this year! Be sure to read through all the product descriptions because I included additional items to several of them that are also so good but I couldn’t fit them in the collage! …

For our Community Group holiday party we celebrated with another favorite things gift exchange this year! This party was so much fun last year that we knew we wanted to do it again this year. Last year the attire was pajamas so this year we decided to go fancy. We kicked off the night with …

Phew – this week has been crushing me! Since returning home late Thursday night last week from vacation, I’ve been trying to play catch up on work, blogging, grocery shopping, meal planning, laundry — all the things! We were also out of town last weekend visiting Matt’s family in Winston-Salem and then I’ve had a …

I’ve received a few messages recently asking for the Marinated White Bean Dip I shared recently. So I’m sharing it again as a separate post! For the Ohio State game a few weekends ago, I made Natalie’s Marinated White Bean Dip and it was SO good. I slightly adapted the recipe for Matt by using …

To celebrate 10 years of marriage, Matt and I spent 5 glorious days in Sedona, Arizona. While planning our vow renewal, we both spent a lot of time reflecting back on our last 10 years of marriage and agreed that Sedona felt right for kicking off our next decade together. This beautiful destination has been on …

Whether you’re hosting your loved ones or visiting family, I wanted to re-share some of my favorite tips plus a bunch of reader submissions for Thanksgiving traditions, time saving cooking hacks, hosting tips, family games, unique traditions or meaningful ideas for making this holiday a little extra special. Recipes & Cooking Tips Outsource the turkey …

Oh man, oh man do I have an amazing soup for you today! One of my readers (thanks Brit!) shared this recipe and I couldn’t wait to make it. I like gnocchi but I’ve never had it in a stew. Also, I incorrectly assumed gnocchi was not vegan-friendly…but many brands are! So I scooped up …

Another round-up of audio books I’ve listened to lately! Thank you to everyone for leaving your favorite reads in the comments — this is how I decide what to read next!! TripTych by Karin Slaughter I was so excited to see all of the book recommendations on my Instagram post recently. I added them all …

For the small percentage of my readers who follow a vegan diet, this post is for you! For the last 4’ish months, I’ve been cooking vegan meals for Matt. To be honest, it is SO much easier to find tasty vegan ingredients in 2021 than it was 10 years ago when he last went vegan. …

It’s been really fun watching Thomas’s interests evolve over the past year. He is truly obsessed with all things ninja, beyblade, sports, race cars and super heroes and I LOVE IT. In fact, we worked on this gift guide together to select some of our most favorite items from the past year to include, as …

I’ve got another salad for y’all today! This one couldn’t be easier to throw together and it’s dairy-free and vegan! I have a pretty small percentage of vegan readers but it seems I have a lot of dairy-free readers! I hope you all love this salad as much as we do. This is one of …

Happy Friday! It’s been a good week around here and I’m looking forward to a nice weekend ahead! I’m pumped for pizza, pumpkin beer and Family Movie Night tonight. Matt has been playing in a golf tournament so I’ll have the kids to myself tomorrow and am trying to think of something fun to do …