Hello 2022! Does anyone else like the promise of a new year with new possibilities? It’s our first Monday in 2022, and it feels like a fresh start. I’m sitting here at my desk, with my cup of coffee (somethings never change) and feeling ready to take on the week. It’s going to take me a while to get back…
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My Top 12 Moments of 2021
It’s New Year’s Eve, ya’ll. Tonight, Aaron and I are staying in, enjoying a bottle of nice champagne and heading to bed shortly after midnight. We don’t have any grand plans on the schedule other than ushering out 2021 in the comfort of our own home. It seems like the most appropriate way to reflect on some of the struggles…
Merry Christmas
From my family to yours, thanks for reading along with me in 2021. This little blog has been sort of a passion project of mine that I decide to resurrect during COVID, and I’m so glad that I did. Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas. I’m taking a couple of days away from my computer to spend with…
Christmas Traditions
This is a girl who is officially on holiday break for the next 11 days. I’ll be spending some quality time with my family, and taking some time to recharge and relax. I love finishing up a year with the anticipation and excitement of a new year just around the corner. Taking time to pause and reflect at the end…
Weekend Edit: Ho Ho Ho Family Christmas Edition
Happy Tuesday, friends. I hope that your week is off to a wonderful start and that you are geared up for the holidays. I’m counting down the days (T-1.5) until my vacation begins. At 2 p.m. tomorrow, I’m off for 11 glorious days. Aaron and I are going to head to California to spend Christmas with my family, and I’m…
Friday Favorites: week before Christmas edition
We made it, and I feel like this week absolutely flew by. I have one more project I’m trying to get done today, so it can be a relatively quiet week next week. I’m also looking forward to some time off the week after Christmas. I’m really going to try to unplug, not check email and just have some quiet…
Christmas House Tour
Happy Thursday, friends. It’s good to be back to regularly scheduled programming this week. I thought we had one more weekend before Christmas, but we are just down to one, my friends. My shopping is done, the stocking are hung and the festivities are in full force. I’ve got a to-do list miles long for work, but I’m just trying…
Weekend Edit+Last Week’s Surprise
Happy Monday, friends. Sorry for being a bit out of pocket last week, but we had a ton going on. I’ll share more details about last week’s surprise in today’s post. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I can’t believe we only have 13 days until Christmas! I tried my hardest to do all the things like finish…
Houston Zoo Lights
Happy Thursday, friends. Thanks for sticking with kind of a crazy blogging schedule this week. I went to Houston Zoo Lights on Tuesday evening and had the best time. I’ve recapped Zoo Lights before because it’s truly one of my favorite Houston holiday traditions. Traditions Speaking of, can I take a second and reflect on traditions, because I’ve got a…
Weekend Edit + Festive week ahead
Happy Tuesday, friends. Sorry I missed you yesterday, but I didn’t stop moving until about midnight on Sunday evening, and I was in some need of a few extra snooze-button hits yesterday morning. We had such a busy weekend, but we got so much done. Why were we so busy this weekend? It’s because we’ve got quite the week ahead…