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Friday Favorites

Happy Friday! I’m back today talking about some of my favorite things from this week for this edition of Friday favorites. Right now, I’m enjoying a hot cup of Nespresso to kick my Friday off the right way. So, let’s get to it, shall we? One of my favorites was reliving our short little trip to New Braunfels this past…

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Life Lessons from a dog: Part I

Soy boy

I’ve been missing my boy extra hard these days. We lost him on March 29, so he’s been gone for just a little over two months. I’ve often thought that animals are some of life’s greatest teachers, and Sawyer was one of the best. Let me backtrack a bit so you understand some context here. My family and I used…

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Memorial Day Recap

pool floats

Hope you enjoyed my post on our short trip to New Braunfels this last weekend. We headed back to Houston Sunday so we could host a little Memorial Day get together. It’s been a hard year for so many people. In our friend group, we’ve all experience some of loss or hardship over the last year. And, if there’s anything…

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New Braunfels Weekend

whitewater amphitheater

I hope you had a wonderful, long weekend. I’m having the most Monday-feeling Tuesday today. I took Friday off because Aaron and I headed out of town for the long weekend. So, I enjoyed a four-day weekend, but it’s been even harder to get through my inbox today! Without further ado, here’s a quick recap of our weekend in New…

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Happy Memorial Day

marine | vietnam veteran

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. I’m taking a break from blogging today because we are spending Memorial Day with some friends for some quality pool time. I’m stopping in today to honor all the men and women – and the families – who bravely died while serving our country. I am the proud wife of a…

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Friday Faves

flamer thrower

Happy Friday ya’ll! I have the day off from work today, and I’m out running some errands before the long weekend! We are having some friends over for some pool time this weekend, the contractor came yesterday to sign all of our contracts to get our house fixed, and we had the most delicious dinner at Federal Grill, which is…

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Three Things I’m Thankful for on Thursday

La Jolla California

Happy Thursday friends. A little gratitude can go a long way sometimes. I’m often reminded of that sentiment because part of my job entails thanking people for a living. Over the course of the pandemic, I tried to look for at least one positive thing in each day. And, sometimes coming up with that one thing was difficult. Luckily, I’m…

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Costco Picks

Neutrogena sunscreen

Happy Wednesday- I want to share some of my top Costco picks today! It’s been raining every day in Houston since last weekend, and the last couple of days have been no exception. It typically starts raining right around early afternoon and pours on and off through the rest of the day! Buttercup does not love all the rain, so…

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Sentence (0r two) per picture

Happy Monday, friends. Remember when I said on Friday that I had zero plans on the books for the weekend? Well, it ended up being eventful in the best way possible. I figured I’d show you my weekend through a series of photos. Friday I had been sitting at my desk all day on Friday and in desperate need of…

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Friday Things + Healthier Version of Zucchini Bread

healthier zucchini bread recipe

It’s been a great week- I’m here today with some favorites from the week, and I want to share a healthier zucchini bread recipe. May is Employee Appreciation month, so I got to wrap up an hour earlier yesterday evening. I loved having the extra hour back on Friday-Eve. What did I do with that extra hour? I took a…

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