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Have I mentioned that I love holiday traditions? JK, I know I have (here, here, here…I’ll stop). Since living with Erick we’ve made it a point to create our own traditions while carrying with us those that we each experienced while growing up. Our first Christmas morning together, three years ago, we decided to make […]
I am really squeaking in this recipe at the last-minute here because Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Last November around this time I talked about the chocolate chip pumpkin bread my grandma makes every year, read about that here, and I wanted to check back in to share the details. For twenty-eight years of my life I was […]
My Grandma’s birthday falls on the day before St. Patrick’s Day. So naturally, when we celebrate the theme is always shamrocks, corned beef and Irish soda bread. Typically my offering of dessert follows suit with something sweet that requires green food dye, inevitably staining your teeth. This time around I decided to switch things up […]
The weather has been absolutely perfect over here on the East Coast this week and it has me feeling everything spring – open windows, soft florals, outdoor dining and of course, Easter. Now, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; I’m a sucker for any and every holiday tradition. (Need proof? See here, here, and here). Dying […]
I think my favorite part of the holidays is wrapping gifts. I mean, spending time with family and friends is great and all but the day you’re ready to wrap up your presents is just magical. It marks the end of the shopping, the running around to find a gift or stocking stuffer for everyone […]
Apparently, Erick and I have extremely high standards when choosing our Christmas tree. This year we went to six different tree farms over the course of two weekends in our search for “the” tree. I don’t think we’re asking too much, it just has to be the right height, not too big, not too small, […]
I’ve never questioned where my knack to create things came from. Growing up my mom made all of my Halloween costumes, if something was broken my dad would fix it and our homemade gingerbread house parties were a hit with all of my friends. It was no different when it came to decorating the house […]