Christmas Eve is in one week, and all I can think about it spending time with my family and friends back in Pennsylvania. So what do you do when suddenly get a cold and a sore throat… drink a Hot Toddy of course!! Twice now I’ve gotten a sore throat and the icky feeling of sickness creeping… I drank a Hot Toddy shortly...
Only one more week until Christmas! Our house is filled with Holiday cheer and I must have watched every Christmas movie at least twice now... except Home Alone. I have this very weird thing about Home Alone. I've never seen it, and I never plan to. When I was growing up and it was on TV, I would consciously change the channel so...
Can you believe how close we are to Christmas? I haven't even finished shopping... hence no gifts have been wrapped yet. But I have been in a very Christmas-y mood with everything that has been going on... and with that here are my top five for the week! {one} Christmas Music: Enjoy this awesome playlist by some of my guy friends... they nailed...
I think things like coupon books or date popcicle sticks are adorable, but they aren't just "right" in this house. We aren't too mushy... so what do you put in the man in your life's stocking if you're in the same boat? Here are some simple ideas that will fill your man's stocking and fill his heart with glee! ice ball molds//glass screen...
Since our tree is so big we need a few lot more ornaments! I love making my own ornaments, they just seem a little more special. So when I found a bag of pinecones in our stock of christmas decorations I decided to add a little snowy charm to our tree. What you need: Pinecones Glue Epson Salt Ribbon Dab some glue onto the...
Happy Holidays! Our house is completely Christmased out! This past weekend we picked up our gorgeous BIG tree! We had our own Charlie Brown experience. After walking around the trees for almost 20 minutes, we found a tree that was completely lopsided, but huge! It was like a hotel tree, very full, but nobody noticed it because it was in the stand wrong....
Its been a good long while since I've linked up with Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, but we're back! Here's whats been going on... {one} Glazed: The last few Saturdays... well... I've been bad. We've been heading over to Glazed, just about a block from our loft, to snag the most delicious donuts. With flavors like Earl Gray Iced, Bourbon Glazed and a bacon donut...
Hey y'all! Sorry I've been absent recently, we've been living without internet. It doesn't sound that bad, but after a day or two I was going pretty crazy. So to kill time I decided to make homemade apple cider and knit a blanket! First off, the blanket came out wonderfully! Since it was arm knit the holes are little bigger than a...
How do you prepare broccoli? I've always just thrown it into a stirfry and let it cook. But recently I've browsed a bit on pintrest and came across this basic way of cooking up broccoli. What I didn't expect, was the greatest tasting broccoli I've had outside Chinese food... What you need: 2 cups of broccoli 2 tbsp olive oil garlic salt Preheat...
