Last Fall Taylor snapped a few pictures of me and Matt during the last 10 minutes of our annual family photo shoot and I can’t believe I never shared them! In fact, I saw them in my “drafts” folder and was like “Whaaaaat are these doing here?!”  I love all of these pictures so much and am …

One of the first things we did when we moved into our home was have custom bookcases built in our family room. When we toured the home, Matt and I both agreed book cases were an absolute necessity for the room. They house our media equipment, toys, DVDs, open up our space tremendously and well, …

As much as I dread making the trip, we are big IKEA fans. Over the years we have purchased so many things that are sprinkled throughout our house. Here are a few of our favorites… Note: I tried to find the same or similar products from Amazon for those of you who do not have …

One of the keys to keeping our sanity during the work week is meal prep. This includes breakfast. For a while I was making egg sandwiches, then switched to breakfast wraps, and am now obsessed with breakfast bowls ever since our Whole30 challenge. I can eat the same breakfast every day but I try to …

Thanks to vacation I have two more book reviews for ya!  Luckiest Girl Alive Author: Jessica Knoll Genre: Thriller & Suspense Back Cover Summary:  As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome …

Coming in hot with another recipe using the crockpot hack! The kids were out of school yesterday for Teacher Workday and I attempted to catch up on work from home, leaving me very little time to cook any sort of meal that involved more than dumping a few ingredients into a crockpot. So early yesterday …

We are back from paradise! Even though we sat on the beach for 4 days straight the trip went by at warp speed, and in the blink of an eye we were back home to a fallen tree, a sink pipe leak, power outage overnight, an urgent care visit and two wild toddlers (who we …

I haven’t read a book in two years but somehow motivated myself to read two books in the past month. Well, technically 1.75 books. And I’ve learned I am a tough critic. All The Missing Girls Author: Megan Miranda Genre: Thriller & Suspense Back Cover Summary:  A story about the disappearances of two young women—a …

It’s no secret that Asheville is one of my very favorite cities. Between day trips and long weekends, we try to visit this gorgeous city as often as we can — usually a few times a year. With every visit I blog about I receive lots of messages asking about recommendations! So I thought I would create …

Last weekend Matt and I joined our best friends, Brynn and Palmer, in Asheville for the weekend. We did this trip last year and it was so amazing that we decided to make it an annual tradition. After coming off of a 3 day holiday weekend followed by 3 snow days, we couldn’t have been happier to …

We made it to our very last week of Whole30! Thank goodness. As much as we love this diet we are definitely starting to fall off the bandwagon a bit (ahem, weekends). Once this week is over I think we’ll transition to the paleo diet! We have been really happy with our results though. We …

We just completed week 2 of Whole30 and have never felt better. Also, I cannot thank you all enough for the insane amount of emails I received with amazing recipes and tips. If you haven’t already, I highly suggest peeking at my Whole30 pin board as I’ve tried to collect all of the recipes that …