I don’t really like road trips. My husband will agree. He almost threw me out of the car a few times. I get antsy and whine about how it’s taking FOREVER. But despite not enjoying being stuck in the car for long periods of time, I do enjoy making memories with my family. And this…
Archives for July 2015
Family and quiet and childhood memories.
I remember the quiet the most. When I first moved to Colorado two years ago and walked on the trails that bordered farmland in the evenings, the quiet and the smell of the earth sparked memories of my childhood in Michigan. It reminded me of being out in the country, at my grandma’s house, my…
A simple IKEA hack: Painted Bathroom Cart
Our new home has two small bathrooms. Like most women, I’ve always had big dreams of a giant master bathroom with a soaker tub where I could lock the door and escape… but of course, we can’t have everything we want. A master bath is one of the things we sacrificed when we decided to…
Pirate Birthday Party
I’m so used to throwing girl birthday parties… we’ve done mermaids, tea parties – you know, over-the-top girly stuff – and I’ve loved sharing those moments with my little lady. But now that I have two boys who are getting old enough to warrant fun thematic parties, I’m realizing that boy parties can be fun…