Happy Halloween!! And more importantly, Happy 29th Birthday to my love! Today is Kevin’s birthday and I like to say the world definitely got a treat (not a trick) when he was born. I love celebrating birthdays, especially his! Tonight we are going out to dinner at his favorite steakhouse and tomorrow I have a…
Archives for October 2014
10 U.S. Cities I’d Like to Visit
Last week I shared with you my international travel bucket list. Today I am sharing with you ten places within the United States that I would love to visit. Some of my favorite U.S. cities I’ve traveled to include Washington D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, and New York City. I would love to grow that list…
Two Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies
Are you ready for the easiest cookie recipe you’ll ever make?? These delicious pumpkin cookies are only TWO ingredients! Yes, you read that correctly. All you need is a can of pumpkin and a spice cake mix and that’s it! How simple is that? Two Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies Ingredients 15 oz. can of pumpkin 1…
Eataly
Chicago has so many things to offer, yet there are still things you have to travel to New York City for that we don’t have. Until a year ago, Mario Batali’s Eataly was one of those things. I was so excited when it was announced that Eataly was coming to Chicago and on my first…
Weekend Recap
Good Monday morning afternoon! This post is coming to you a little later today since I didn’t get home until late last night. We had a fabulous weekend visiting with family and I was so sad to see it end. Kevin, my parents, and I headed south to Alabama to visit my brother and sister-in-law…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday!! I am so happy the weekend is here because I am going to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Alabama today! You may remember that Kyle and Faith got married this summer and I haven’t seen them since they visited us in July so I am really looking forward to spending the weekend…
10 Places I’d Like to Travel Outside of the U.S.
I love to travel! Although the list of places I’ve been outside of the U.S. is short, I’m always thankful for the opportunity to go somewhere new. Each time I experience a new city I am amazed at the beauty of this world and it makes me want to discover even more new places whether…
Halloween Treats
With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve been scouring Pinterest for some fun and festive treats to make next week. Halloween also happens to be Kevin’s birthday so we usually don’t make too big of a fuss for Halloween and focus on celebrating him instead. 🙂 Here are some fun and easy treats that would…
GT Fish & Oyster
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that Kevin and I love going out for Sunday brunch. Last week I wrote about one of our favorite brunch places and today I am sharing with you another one of our favorites. We brunched at GT Fish & Oyster for the…
Weekend Recap
Good morning! How was your weekend? I am feeling so refreshed after a little weekend getaway. I mentioned Friday that this weekend I went up to Lake Geneva, WI for a women’s retreat with my church. I had such a wonderful time connecting with other women and hearing from the Word through our wonderful speakers….