Every year I struggle with what to put on my wish list for Christmas, because I am terrible at waiting to make purchases. This year I’m really working on not overspending, so my list is all about practical things –…
My Texas Special
The one question I get the most about Sprout is what breed he is. To be completely honest, I have no idea, so I always answer “a Texas Special”. He was born in a rescue just outside of Houston, one…
Black Friday Sales
I may be the only blogger out there who didn’t share a list of Black Friday sales earlier today, but better late than never, right? This is the first year that I have felt like the deals started early –…
How to Survive Black Friday Shopping
I won’t lie, 2012 was the last year I went Black Friday shopping (in person, early in the morning). Then I discovered how much I like sleeping in the day after Thanksgiving and online shopping. Along the way I learned some…
What to Wear to Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There are few expectations, way too much food, and it kicks off a fun season of parties and getting together with people I don’t normally see regularly. I’m lucky in that my family and…
F&S 2015 Gift Guides
In the past I’ve put together gift guides for all of the people in your life and posted them each here, but this year I’m doing something a little different. I’m putting my gift guides on Pinterest so I can…
Recent Reads: Vol. 3
It doesn’t look like I’m going to make my goal of reading 40 books this calendar year (I’m only at 23 right now), but I’m surprised that I made it this far! 40 was definitely a stretch goal. Primates of…
Introducing…
I’m so thrilled to have finally transitioned my blog from Blogger over to WordPress. At the beginning of the year (yeah, 11 months ago) I wrote out a list of the things I wanted to accomplish this year, from personal…
Clean and Prep for Thanksgiving
My younger sister lives in NYC with her new husband, and they often stay with us during the holidays, which is one of the reasons I wanted to get our guest room all prettied up. (No one wants to stay…
Fall Favorites
Fall is definitely my favorite season. Red, orange, and yellow leaves against a bright blue sky, crisp days spent apple picking and cheering on our undefeated team, and prepping for the holidays… does it get any better? And it also…
Favorite Halloween Costumes
Did I miss the memo that 2015 was the year of the skeleton? Seriously, go back through your Instagram feed and tell me that 80% of it wasn’t full of skeleton costumes! Growing up, the only thing store-bought at Halloween…
Simple Rustic Bridal Shower
Last weekend I co-hosted a bridal shower luncheon for my younger sister, Amanda, who is getting married this Fall. We held the event at a local seafood restaurant that she always asks to meet at when she comes home from…
