A year and a half ago, we signed an offer to buy a lot and begin building a home. We had never built before, or even purchased ANY home, none of our friends had built, and we threw ourselves into a process of “learning as we went”. Here we are, in all our pre-groundbreaking excitement……
This year marked my third annual Oscar party. I can’t get enough of the Oscars – I love the dresses, the celebrity gossip, and the celebration of great film making. I also love ANY excuse to have a party! Of course, I busted out my recycled frapucino bottles…. Whole Foods has one of my favorite…
Pager’s birthday was this weekend, and while he originally planned a night out at the golf dome for some driving practice and snacks, like with a lot of other recent plans, his ACL tear has caused some changes. So golf night out….became poker night in! I made myself scarce but not before helping him set…
For the first time since our honeymoon more than five years ago, Page and I made the commitment to take a “bigger” trip this year. To maximize days off from work, we spread it out over the last few days of 2012 and the first few of 2013. We chose Hawaii because neither of us…
mad men marathons finishing the basement celebrating 5 years of marriage {drinking more vino than we care to admit to} HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 We wish you all of the things that bring you ………. JOY ……….
December was my month to host book club. It’s my very favorite month to host because A) you’re guaranteed a good turn-out (no one ever misses the annual white elephant exchange) and B) the holiday decor and theme is so much fun to play with. Major photo-taking fail on my part (I only grabbed a…
One of the many fun things about keeping a blog is the ability to go back over time and reference previous days, weeks, months, and eventually years. Sometimes I like to randomly look up what we were doing on this day a year ago, or go back and read a bunch of our “just married”…
We spend a good amount of time on the upper level of our home, so it made sense to me that it be decorated for the season as well. I kept it simple with a little silver tinsel tree in our bedroom. This is the only tree I did this year that is “colorless” although…
