Holidays + Seasons

It's that time of year to gear up your family for the holidays! One of my favorite family traditions is getting matching holiday PJs for the kids. Sometimes my husband and I even join in! Every holiday season we...

It's always recommended to "shop small" around the holidays in order to support small businesses and local artisans. This year, I think that recommendation is even more important. As of October, nearly half of businesses with 4 or fewer...

Looking forward to my 1st Mother’s Day What a joy! I am so excited to be getting ready to celebrate my first Mother's Day. I have been thinking for a while about how I wanted to celebrate this year. Last...

If you would have told me that this Florida native would have been able to survive and thrive in a city with snow for years, I would have called you a liar. For three years, my family lived in...

My husband loves all things New Orleans, specifically Mardi Gras. He loves it so much that I threw him a Mardi Gras-themed party for his 40th birthday. Every year since I have tried to capture a little of that...

My husband is Puerto Rican. We lovingly joke our daughter is "Sorta Rican." Since finding out we were pregnant, we've tried to keep T connected to her Latin heritage. Her middle name is Spanish, we watch Plaza Sesamo, I attempt...

After decades of Sundays with football playing on my Dad’s television, the Falcons, of course, I still cannot get excited about a football game to save my life. For me, all the starting and stopping makes me antsy. Just...

Summer is my favorite season. I love warm weather, sandy beaches, summer vacations, and holiday cookouts. I was pregnant last summer. This summer is my son's first summer. He is 10 months old. I decided to create a bucket...

 Oh, summer...I’m going to miss you. There was a time when I dreaded you. Please don’t be offended - it was me, not you. As the mom of four small people, school days used to be my saving grace. It...

The first of the year has come and gone and many of us are still in holiday hangover mode and feeling drained of both energy & money, or is that just me?. We’re getting used to how the house...