Another weekend has come and gone in the blink of an eye! Since Travis and I only get one day "off" together, we always try to make Sunday a good mix of productivity and fun. We started the day off with a major grocery haul at Costco and Trader Joes, to get those things checked off the to-do list. After a busy (and crowded) Sunday morning, we made it back home in need of a little R&R. A nice big lunch and an episode of Dexter later, were ready to head back out again. I have had my eye on a "U-Pick" Strawberry field[...]
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With Easter just over a week away, I am getting in the spirit the best way I know how-creating Easter Baskets for my family! I am big on traditions, but my husband and I are still working on creating long-standing traditions as we approach each holiday as relative "newlyweds". I remember some fun Easter traditions our family had when my siblings and I were younger, but ever since we outgrew the egg hunt stage, our traditions pretty much petered out. These days, our Easter Sunday consists of a very low key brunch that do[...]
It feels like we were JUST in the thick of Christmas celebrations, and yet Easter is already on the horizon! In all honesty, Easter hasn't been much of a "thing" for us in recent years. I hope that will change once we have little ones in the picture because I can totally get behind easter egg hunts and big baskets stuffed with lots of goodies! I just feel like it is a kid-centered holiday, but in the meantime, we can make due with Mimosas and a big Easter Brunch! It's been a while since I've done any baking, and I[...]