It’s Christmas week – hooray!!  Tristan and I (along with our 3 kids) made our Christmas card last week, and you get to watch it today!  We wanted to do something a little different, so we made a remake/cover version of “It’s the Most Wonderful…

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Do you love washi tape as much as I do?  I thought you might… If you don’t know what washi tape is, it is basically Japanese “masking tape”.  Typically printed with different patterns and colors and having an almost transparent look, it is great for…

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Lately I have found myself watching silly ABC Family Christmas movies while I wrap presents at night.  For the most part, they are not very good – but they provide okay entertainment while I’m not really focused on them fully but on wrapping. Last night…

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Growing up, we always had a cute Christmas tree in each bedroom.  I always loved that tradition, and I loved that each tree could be customized to each of us.  One of the things that I always wanted on the tree was a pretty angel….

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As I mentioned in this post, I hadn’t planned to do a lot of Christmas decor in my house this year because I haven’t had a lot of time.  I did do a few things though which I wanted to share with you – my…

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Hiya!  Is anyone else still decorating for Christmas?  I love to decorate, so it’s way too fun to stop….there is always another nook or cranny that needs some sparkle, ribbon, or lights:) Learn how to make this adorable jersey pom pom. Cute!  Every Christmas deserves…

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Most people associate the start of the Christmas season on the day after Thanksgiving or December 1st.  Not me.  Mine starts on November 1st – the day after Halloween.  Christmas is (in my opinion) the BEST time of the year.  I love everything about it,…

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Let me just preface this with: I may or may not have gone completely off the deep end. I have been going back and forth with what to do for Christmas decorations in my house for this first year.  With the wedding and everything else…

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Hi!  Today I have a yummy Buckeyes recipe for you.  I got the original recipe from Smitten Kitchen (she makes all the best food!), but I did make a few changes to it.  I made these last week for my sister’s wedding, and I didn’t even…

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Happy Thanksgiving!  We are hanging out with our family today (35 of us!) and also officially kicking off the wedding weekend:)  We will be taking a break from blogging until Monday, and then we will be back with tons of wedding photos -hooray! P.S.  We…

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