Thanksgiving Recap
What an amazing Thanksgiving with family! This might be the best one yet…hubs and I went full Griswold style and hosted his entire family plus my parents for Thanksgiving. My parents came up from Atlanta for just one night, but we got to have Ben’s family from Michigan, Texas and Palau for the week. Yes, […]
Book Club: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My B*tches read Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid for our October selection. If you’re not familiar with this new novel, here’s a blurb from Amazon: Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and […]
The Sourdough Files: Sandwich Bread
As amazing as artisan is, sandwich bread is actually what my family needs. A sweet friend shared her favorite recipe with me and assured me it’s very doable and tastes incredible. She is right on both accounts! The recipe is from The Healing Slice. Samantha is such a fun follow…thank you Dede and Catherine for […]
Men’s Gift Guide UPDATED
I’m wrapping up gift guides and Deal Days with the trickiest group: the menfolk. I really try to curate a list of items that will actually be used and maybe make life a little easier. The adult men in my life do not ask for much. Anything they need or want, they tend to buy […]
Teen Boy Gift Guide: UPDATED
As always, the list for the fellas is significantly shorter than my teen girl gift guide. And drastically different. I can’t even break his down into categories because it’s all so random. Believe it or not, the one thing Bodie seems most excited about is Factor meals. We have a problem in our house and […]
My Turn! Ashley’s Gift Guide UPDATED
My wish list gets less exciting every year. The current version consists of lots of stuff for around my house, especially the kitchen. I’ll start with that in case any of you are also really into cooking this year. And laundry. First up, the pink Food Nanny batter bowl. I never knew a mixing bowl […]