First and foremost, it is two days later and yes, I am still in recovery mode from girl’s weekend… WOW we had a wonderful holiday celebration together, but I am still reminded we are older than we act, but will sacrifice so our boys will know we can still “hang” with the best of them. Here’s […]

That’s right friends!! My best friends (AKA the beeshes) are coming to frolick through Nashville this weekend… this is our 2nd annual Girl’s Christmas Weekend and I couldn’t be more excited about everything we have planned–my fellow party planner and I have been busy little bees preparing for all of this for a long time! […]

As if I didn’t have reason enough to sing-a-long with every holiday tune that comes on the radio these days, but today’s topic for Aly’s blog challenge has me blasting music while trying to accomplish a bit of work at the office–oops: Day 10: Favorite Christmas Songs/Caroles Jeff commented the other week that my family […]

First of all, thanks for everyone who commented on my 600th follower post and giveaway… glad you all liked the CSN gift certificate–seeing as I don’t care to understand how to do the “random number generator” technical stuff, I did it the old fashioned way–cutting out slips of paper and drawing from a hat and […]

It’s sad that it’s only the 1st of December and we’re nearing the end of the challenge over at Aly’s blog… is it obvious to everyone just how much I absolutely love Christmas and everything about it? Oh well, I’ll suck it up and just stick to the plan. Here is today’s topic: Day 9: […]

It’s officially December now meaning I can really devote all posts to Christmas and shopping! Last year, I began a series of posts dedicated to all things gift giving… being a savvy shopper myself, I am always on the hunt for creative presents that are a bit “out of the box”–unique items you can’t just stumble across–here […]

Rather than the traditional listing of “My Favorite Things” about the holiday season {and yes I love that song!}, today Aly is asking everyone to think about: Day 8: Least Favorite Thing About the Holidays Gaining weight  It’s actually a myth that we gain anywhere from 5 to 7 pounds during the winter holidays, however, […]

I was a horrid photog this weekend in that I didn’t take a single picture from our family’s Thanksgiving festivities… so sad. Let me put it to you this way, we came, we saw, and we most certainly ate! Please tell me I was not the only one that ate themselves into a food coma […]

Sorry bloggy friends, today I am having to play catch-up for Aly’s 12 Days of Christmas Challenge… my apologies for being MIA this weekend, but I was playing hostess to Jeff’s mom visiting from Knoxville, dancing around a restaurant doing the chicken dance for my Papa’s 70th birthday dinner, shopping all over Nashville for Christmas gifts for […]

Day 4: Tips/Tricks to a Budget Friendly Holiday Season If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you know how budget conscious I am when it comes to shopping, even moreso for myself! As this post is going live, I am out shopping with my Mom and trust me, we are BOTH […]