Life Lately
Hello! After taking some time off to just deal with the loss of Axell, I am starting to feel a little more like myself- but it’s really tough. I miss that girl so much, and the house just doesn’t feel...
View ArticleLIGHTENED-UP Baked French Toast
I love breakfast food…but not for breakfast. In the mornings I don’t want a huge meal, I would much prefer something light- like a smoothie. Breakfast for dinner though? Yes please! Lately, nothing has...
View ArticleWaiting for my Ruca
The past two weeks have pretty much just been miserable. Life without Axell has left me feeling empty and lonely. Poor Levi keeps saying her name and waves at every dog he sees on TV or in a book. He...
View ArticleDay to Night Series: Pink Shoes
Hello friends! This week has been crazy. Taking care of Levi AND Ruca is tough work, especially when Levi is teething and in a terrible mood. Oh and did I mention after Stu killed a yellow jackets...
View ArticleSmores Cupcakes
If you like smores, then you will LOVE these cupcakes! These babies have a graham cracker crust, dark chocolate cake mix base, they are stuffed with marshmallow cream and finished with chocolate...
View ArticleWeekend Wrap Up
1.My mom bought me this frosting decorator tool from Williams Sonoma. Cannot wait to use it!!! 2. Second batch of my Smores Cupcakes. This batch I swirled the chocolate frosting with marshmallow...
View Article3 – Ingredient Cookie Dough Truffles (Gluten + Dairy Free)
Ready for the most simple and delicious recipe ever!? I had a bag of Betty Crocker’s gluten free cookie dough sitting around and decided to make some cookies. After already combining the butter and...
View ArticleRent the Runway
My first experience with Rent the Runway was last November when I rented a GORGEOUS dress that I wore to the military ball. I don’t even remember how I initially heard about Rent the Runway, but I am...
View Article9/11: Have You Forgotten
“Have You Forgotten?” I hear people saying we don’t need this war But, I say there’s some things worth fighting for What about our freedom and this piece of ground We didn’t get to keep ‘em by backing...
View ArticleSongs That Define Me
I LOVE music. LOVE it. I also love this link-up that Helene came up with that is all about the songs that define you. Well their is a lot of songs that I could have picked for this, but these are the...
View ArticleCOPYCAT Chik-fil-A Honey Mustard
My favorite thing about Chik-fil-a is their sauces, the polynesian, barbecue and especially the honey mustard. One night for dinner we had baked chicken, and all I could think about was how I wanted...
View ArticleMake Me A Sammich
I pretty much never eat fast food, but when I was asked to participate in this campaign with Wendy’s and to try their new flatbread, I made an exception. It was fresh, pretty low cal and delicious....
View ArticleMexican or Italian?
So which do you prefer? I could not answer that question if my life depended on it, so today you are going to get and Itaian AND a Mexican recipe! Both the Mexican Stuffed shells and the Lightened-Up...
View ArticleWeek Two: My RX
Hello! So if you didn’t see my post last week, I teamed up with Green Giant and Dr. V to work on cleaning up my bad eating habits (aka SUGAR) and eat more vegetables. Over the past week I have...
View ArticleWeekend Wrap Up
After a LONG week, a wonderful weekend was much needed- and man did it deliver! Saturday morning started out with an early morning barre class, and ended with some amazing girl time. After barre we...
View ArticleVeggies and Meal Planning
Hello Tuesday! I purposely didn’t mention anything about food in yesterday’s weekend wrap up post, because I was saving it for today! Their are two things that I have really been working on: Less sugar...
View ArticleBaked Spaghetti Squash
Oh hey there Friday! Gosh he is precious. So anyways, today I’ve got the recipe for that wonderful looking baked spaghetti squash that I put up a picture of earlier in the week. If you have never tried...
View ArticleLast RX + Eating Healthy for Good Health, NOT Weightloss
Hello friends! It has now been a month since I began working with Green Giant and Dr. V to clean up my diet by adding more veggies and less sugar. It has been such a wonderful experience and I have had...
View ArticleLong Time No Talk – GF Update
Hello long lost friends! I haven’t blogged in awhile, i’ve just been busy doing a million different other things (including going dark- see below!) and didn’t have much time. I’m excited to get back...
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