House Updates

Before and After: Home Renovation

montrose oak floors

I promised I’d share some more about our home renovation that we needed to do after the freeze. A couple of weeks ago I shared the before and after of my home office. I’m still loving the fact that I’m back in my home office after three, long months. It dawned on me that I need to do a post…

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Four Easy Recipes for the Rest of your Week

taco night

Happy Tuesday, friends! I’m here today with four easy recipes for you to make for dinner this week. All should take you less than 30 minutes. I have officially reached the point of summer where I feel like, as adults, we should really get a summer break. Needless to say, cooking dinner isn’t at the top list of my priorities…

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Weekend Recap

houston | spring branch trails

Happy Monday – I’m back today with a recap of our relatively low-key weekend. It was raining all day Friday while I was working, so I knew that would be the perfect evening to just stay in. Aaron was on board, so as soon as I stopped working on Friday, it turned into pizza night at the Gomez house. We…

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Happy Friday + Home to me

houston | park at memorial heights

Happy Friday, friends. If you had a short week, I hope it was good to you. It’s been raining here in Houston for the greater part of the week, which tends to be an excuse for me to kind of slow down a bit. I’ve been especially nostalgic lately, especially as the fog lifts on the pandemic, and we begin…

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Best Costco Summer Items

Costco | topo Chico hard seltzer

Remember when I said I had to do a Costco trip prior to my Fourth of July party? Well, I had to do a huge trip. I hadn’t been to Costco in awhile, so I needed a little bit of, well, everything. I always like to see what other people are buying at Costco, so I figured I’d share some…

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Three Simple Summer Recipes

Rattlesnake bites

I thought it would be fun to share some simple summer snacks that you can enjoy poolside – or just have around to snack on. This post was inspired from my Fourth of July pool party this weekend, and I figured I’d share some simple recipes to have on hand. Four ingredient Potato Salad I call this my mother-in-law potato…

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Fourth of July Weekend Recap

Houston Fourth of July

Happy Tuesday – I’m back at work after my long, Fourth of July weekend. I guess I *kind* of feel relaxed, although I’ve also been going a million miles an hour since Friday. So, I figured I’d share what we were up to this weekend. Friday I started my day off with a little workout outside. It’s been raining a…

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Happy July 1 – Sentence or two per picture

Lake Conroe

How have we already made it to July? figured it might be fun to share some photos and give ya’ll a sentence (or two) per picture. I feel like the last couple of months have been a blur with our trip to Mexico, the puppies and our house repairs. I’m prepping for a small 4th of July get together this…

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