Holidays tend to bring out the crazy in me. I can be very neurotic and want every detail to be perfect. My family finds my crazy funny and irritating. They usually start Thanksgiving Day by making fun of me and mocking me behind my back (They do it loudly but it's still behind my back.), then they get annoyed and ignore my crazy tendencies, usually my sister tells me to shut up (She's the only one I will listen to), and finally they apologize and tell me everything was perfec

This week has been absolutely crazy! Blogging always puts my mind at ease. The only thing better than blogging my stresses away is crafting them away. Today I’m sharing a quick tutorial on making gold paper flowers. These metallic beauties add glam to everything and are the perfect holiday craft that will add cheer to your tree, gifts, and centerpieces. Let’s get started… What you need is pictured below I used an oval gift tag as a stencil for my flowers. It was perfect and t

It's been so cold here! Brian was lucky to have the help of a friend to clear the yard of all the fall debris before the first big snow! As a repayment, we had Noah and Emily over for dinner. After the guys’ long day outside, I decided to cook something warm and spicy! It was a fun night full of curry, wine, scotch (not for me), music, and dancing! Yes, we moved the couch and danced in the living room! We probably looked like complete fools to anyone driving by...but oh well

After a long and relaxing extended weekend in Miami, I'm still feeling a little weighed down from our travels. Like any delightful vacation, ours was full of friends, food, and cocktails! As much as I love a pound of crab meat and a pina colada, my body would probably disagree. When we returned from the tropical vacay, I needed a cleanse stat! With a little help from a gallon of h20, some brothy veggie soup, and of course this absolutely delicious Strawberry & Lemon Smoothie,

For the finish to our Fall Harvest series, I could not think of anything better than an apple pie. We are fortunate enough to live in an area ripe with apple orchards, and seeing as it is now Fall, it is also apple season, which means it is also apple pie season. I have mentioned in a previous post that I made my first apple pie when I was seven. Everything was from scratch, and of course, nothing has changed since then. I will say though, every now and again I like to take s