What a WEEK! School started. My mom was in the hospital recovering from an esophagectamy for esophageal cancer. We brought her home to our house Saturday evening, and we’ve turned the guest room into a makeshift hospital room, and it was a holiday weekend, and.. and… and…. I kinda missed Monday. Sorry, y’all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I…
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!! Happy Monday, y’all! First – I want to share a video with y’all that my brother shared with me. It made me giggle. It’s Alice Cooper for Staples back to school and I kinda love it. Did you watch it? Hope you’re smiling. Y’all outdid yourselves last week. I can’t…
{I’d like to thank McCormick Grill Mates for sponsoring this post and allowing me to share my love and grilling and recipes with y’all} It’s no secret that Nathan and I like to grill. We own 4 grills and one propane powered outdoor flattop grill. {ahem} In our new neighborhood nearly everyone on our street…
I want to thank California Avocados for sponsoring this post, and helping me to share my passion for avocados and delicious food with y’all. It’s no secret that I have a major love for guacamole. We even have a #guactribe hashtag on twitter
I don’t know about y’all, but we’re in the last days of summer ’round here. We’ve just gotten back from an absolutely wonderful weekend in Galveston with Carnival and the Galveston CVB {hey FTC – they paid for our accommodations and gave us passes to city attractions} I have a whole post coming with tons…
Hey y’all! I hope y’all have had a wonderful week! My birthday was beyond compare – my husband won the internet, the marriage, the year with his surprise for me. I’ll share more about that later! On to y’all! Y’all inspire me each week and tempt and tantalize me, too! ********************************************************************************************************************* These pickled red onions…
It’s Birthday WEEK! 🙂 I’ll be 35 on Wednesday and hopefully will be out on the boat in the middle of a large body of water celebrating with my family and soaking up the sun and laughter. Hope y’all are enjoying yourselves and relishing in the last bit of summer before school starts back up…
Happy August, y’all!!!! It’s my birthday month!!!! I think this month calls for some fun, don’t y’all? Let’s kick it off with these delicious Spicy Chocolate Bourbon Pops and a guest post from Sarah aka bluegrass redhead. Sarah and I met at Blissdom in 2012 and instantly bonded over photography, food, southern-ness and redheadedness 🙂 …
Happy Monday, y’all! At 7 AM today, I’m dropping Princess off for her first ever sleep-away camp!!! The excitement level is off the charts! We’ve spent the weekend back in the old stomping grounds with good friends and Princess has gotten some much needed soul sister time, as have I. Since it’s a special weekend…
Happy Monday, y’all! Hope everyone had a great weekend. We got a pay it forward surprise yesterday when a neighbor walked across the street and handed Nathan an envelope with 4 tickets and a parking pass to yesterday’s Astros vs Marlins game. This was the kids first ever MLB game and they loved it! The…
I want to thank California Avocados for sponsoring this post, and helping me to share my passion for avocados and delicious food with y’all. I really have the coolest job, y’all. I am so blessed and I love it so much. Before I get to the recipe for the Creamy Avocado Custard with Candied Pistachio…
Thanks to Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed for sponsoring this post. Click here to see more of the discussion. I have a confession to make. Lean in a little closer and let me whisper it to you. I have a fresh fruit problem. It’s an addiction really. When I pass by a stand filled with rainbows of fresh fruit, I…