a happy sprinkling of joy and generosity
elinor’s aunt bree and honorary aunt hallie threw us a little party last weekend. well, them plus a gaggle of gals who came together to help with ideas and execution. we are so blessed to have so many...
View Articlejust do it • is it in you • i’m loving it
hopefully some of you recognize this from jack’s pep talk on 30rock. no, i am not just randomly combining taglines for the sake of a blog title. i would like to proudly debut a new feature on the blog...
View Articlejust do it • is it in you • i’m loving it
hiking before it becomes all blistering and oven-like around here, i want to take advantage of the splendor of the desert and spend some time enjoying the scenery of the trail. olive oil cake from the...
View Articleb-day par-tay
a few days ago, the fam gathered for a joint birthday celebration for my parents. they are just the cutest and are pretty much inseparable. even their birthdays are only eight days apart....
View Articlean itty bitty birthday cake
what a dream come true. to pull out the celebratory red plate and serve up a darling little cake with plenty of glitz on top. loved this. while out shopping {ahem, dragging ben to the craft store}...
View Articlego shorty, it’s your birthday
oh boy. this has been such a splendiferous weekend. it was everything that i wanted a thirtieth birthday to be. the perfect mix of celebration and family gatherings and relaxation and pampering and...
View Articlethree things | fall comfort food edition
three recipes that i am wanting to whip up one | three cheese macaroni a la martha stewart two | oatmeal chewies via dessert for two three | pumpkin spice cake with cinnamon bourbon buttercream...
View Articlea weekend of ben
ben’s birthday was on thursday so instead of doing a date night and then having to face friday the next day (lame) we opted for a nice family celebration at home with some tasty treats for ben to...
View Articlesundayness
so sunday was a busy one. we did all. the. things. but it was the very best kind of day. we started extra early at church since february is my “on” month for teaching my first through third grade...
View Articlemother’s day moments
what a splendid day. celebratory and sweet. i felt so full in all the right ways by the time the evening came around. we started the day at our usual, early time. mostly because i am a sucker for...
View Articlecelebrating ridley (and elinor too)
on sunday, our crew went out for dinner at the home of longtime family friends. and we were greeted by this shebang. the sweetest decorations with personal touches galore. and presents presents...
View Articlecelebrating sixty
over the weekend, the family gathered to celebrate both of my parents turning the big 6-0 this month. we had an elevated pizza party for them and headed back to their place so that they could blow out...
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