Happy Friday, friends!! I am so excited for this weekend as I will be headed to Lake Geneva, WI for the annual women’s retreat with my church. I am looking forward to a weekend away to connect with other women and hear from God’s Word. The theme of the retreat this year is “Made New”…
Archives for October 2014
Thursday Things – Sweater Weather
As much as I love summer clothes for the bright colors, to me there is nothing better than feeling cozy in a big sweater paired with your favorite skinny jeans or leggings. Now that sweater weather is officially here to stay, here are some of my favorites for this season: J. Crew Factory Turtleneck Sweater…
Butternut Squash Soup with Pomegranate Seeds
Now that the weather has been getting colder, I have been seriously craving soup for almost every meal! The thing I love about soup is it is easy to make and can last for several meals. Today I am sharing with you one of my favorite soup recipes – Butternut Squash Soup with Pomegranate Seeds….
Farmhouse
Several months ago, Kevin and I stopped in Farmhouse for Sunday brunch. Farmhouse is a Midwestern Craft Tavern that focuses on local food and drink. They are a farm to table restaurant making all of their burgers, condiments, and sodas from scratch. They source all of their food from Midwestern farmers and serve Midwestern beers….
Weekend Recap
Good morning! Today’s post will be short and sweet since this weekend was pretty low key for us. Not too much to report and I really only have food pictures to share so here we go! {friday} After work I headed to the store do some grocery shopping for the upcoming week. I stopped in…
Five on Friday
Friday, FINALLY!! I am exhausted after a week of having something to do every night after work and not getting home until late. I am so glad the weekend is finally here and a very low key one at that! We don’t have any real plans other than to seriously concentrate on car shopping. We’ll…
Thursday Things – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As you probably know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime? source Here are some other alarming facts about breast cancer: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Breast cancer is the second leading cause…
Apple Cider Donuts (Gluten Free)
Is there anything that screams fall more than a warm apple cider donut on a crisp autumn day? Let’s be honest, isn’t that why we really visit the apple orchards and pumpkin farms? Well today I have for you a super simple homemade apple cider donut recipe that tastes just as good as the ones…
RPM Italian
RPM Italian is one of those staple restaurants for Kevin and me that we love sharing with our friends and family. We’ve been for birthdays, date nights, Easter brunch, and most recently to celebrate our friend Jacki’s 30th birthday. source When RPM first opened in 2012, I’ll admit the main reason I wanted to dine…
Weekend Recap
Good morning! How was your weekend? We had some crazy weather here in Chicago. Saturday was the coldest October 4th recorded in history and it even snowed in some places. Yes, you read that correctly SNOW in October! I’m so not ready for that! Fortunately, those temperatures only lasted a day and Sunday was a beautiful…