Spain packing list

May 14, 2025

Sharing some of the things Iโ€™ve packed for our Spain trip and Europe adventures this summer. Hi friends! How are you? I hope youโ€™re having an amazing day so far. Cue the Mariah Carey *itโ€™s tiiiiiiiiiiime* because weโ€™re escaping the scorching Tucson oven before it begins and are off on some adventures. (To be honest,…

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24 week update

Grow baby, grow! 22 weeks:                                                                      24 weeks: My belly continues to grow โ€“itโ€™s funny to look back at earlier pictures when I thought my belly was soooooo big- and the baby continues to move and shake around.. itโ€™s amazing. I could lay on the couch and feel her kick for hours, and sometimes thereโ€™s a…

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Like a baby

Hey! How are you? Hope your morning is going well <3 I slept last night. Like, all night, through the night. If youโ€™ve been following along on the family page, then you know this is a pretty huge deal. Maybe it has to do with the fact that our new mattress came yesterday? Bella called…

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Just another marinara Monday

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya? Hope you had a lovely day <3 Enjoyed reading your comments this morning about budgeting! Some of you are totally on the budget bandwagon, while others, like the college days Gina, just go with the flow ๐Ÿ™‚ Donโ€™t let budgets stress ya out though- it can be intimidating at first,…

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A can of worms

Iโ€™ve definitely created a monster with the whole baby book thing. Iโ€™ve read so many, and continue to read as many as I can. Like I said before, I definitely wonโ€™t know what to *really* do or what works for our family until the little Nuggette makes her appearance, but in the meantime, I like…

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Breaking in the new budget

Hiiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Monday to ya. Hope your morning is going well! After I last *saw* you last night, we went over to the madreโ€™s for my stepdadโ€™s bday dinner. My contribution to the feast: Mashed sweet potatoes ๐Ÿ™‚ I just baked about 12 organic sweet potatoes at 375* for an hour and 15 minutes,…

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