Archive for November 2013
11/29: Black Friday and Faves
-An amazing Thanksgiving with the fam. (such a gorgeous view!) To start off the morning, we hung out here at home in pajamas for as long as possible, watching the parade while eating scones, eggs and turkey bacon. Nana, madre and my friend Marisa came over to hang out and look at sales fliers and…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Hope that your day is filled with warmth, happiness, people you love… and pie. All the good stuff 😉 Have a very happy Thanksgiving! I’m spending some extra time today to be mindful of my many blessings, including all of you. Thank you for making this little blog such an amazing space. A special thanks…
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Gift guide for new moms and mamas-to-be
Hi! How’s your day going so far? <3 I’m kind of stoked for tomorrow’s festivities. Since the dessert party is at our house, I’m going to spend tonight getting some things ready. I’m planning on some pecan pie bars, pumpkin pie (Costco makes the best), pumpkin cheesecake, mulled wine, and slow cooker hot chocolate. I’ve…
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Custom shoe giveaway
Hiiiii 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Is anyone else running around cooking for tomorrow? I’m determined to go to Costco at some point today just to watch the insanity. I looooove holiday hustle and bustle (…and we need another $5.99 pumpkin pie, K-ups and box of chia seed pouches). Last night, I took an AMAZING spin…
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Gift guide for your guy
Hi! How’s your day been? I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the gift guides, especially because they’ve been so much fun to put together. I’m sure many of you can relate, but I feel like husbands are simultaneously hard and easy to shop for. He pretty much always likes what I get him -or pretends…
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Grain-Free Peppermint Brownies
Last night, we braved the cold (ok, Tucson cold, but still) to head up to Mt. Lemmon for our family photos. The chill was just the perfect weather to enjoy the peppermint brownies I have for you today. Perfect for a wintery dessert after being out in the cold! I think our photographer Jacquelynn got some…
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Gift guide for your fitness-loving friend
Hi friends! How’s your day going? Livi is taking her afternoon snooze, and then we’re off to get our family Christmas photos taken, and then to Kyle and Meg’s for Friendsgiving. It should be a blast! Today, I’m also bringing back an annual feature on the blog that I’m always excited about: holiday gift guides!…
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Tabata strength circuit {video}
Is anyone else really excited this week? It’s not just the visions of Black Friday shopping and face-planting into some stuffing, but I really love our family traditions. We always end up playing poker, the guys golf, and we spent a lot of time eating and chatting around a bonfire. Thanksgiving is one of my…
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Clean eating sweet potato casserole
Here’s the sweet potato casserole you need at your Thanksgiving table. Livi and I were planning on going to squadron Thanksgiving on Friday afternoon. She ended up being awake all night Thursday night -teething is the worst- so after playing with friends Friday morning, we came home for naptime. Since she didn’t sleep well the night…
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11/22: Friday Faves
-An amazing party with amazing friends. (My neck is doing something intense haha) Last night was my little “see ya, later” party, which came at the perfect time because worksickness kicked in a little this week. The shenanigans of the locker room were the best ever, and something I miss the most. The hostess with…
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All-new barre burner
Hi friends! How’s your morning going? Is it the weekend yet?! We have some fun things to look forward to this weekend: Friday morning play date with the girls and their kiddos, “Thanksgiving” at the squadron, family pics, brunch, yogaaaaaa, and tonight, my work friends are throwing me a little shindig. I know it will…
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