Brandon is Chris’s brother and Steph is his lovely wife.  For the three Christmases that they have been married they have always delivered a hilarious card, usually involving them (and their cats!) in some seriously questionable sweaters.  One year there …

New Year’s Eve. Usually Jules and I celebrate by going out to eat (just the two of us or 1 other couple), watching TV at home until 9 or 10 then going to bed early. We’re not partiers. But yesterday, …

In twenty-ten/two thousand and ten (tomato/tomahto), we became a family of three.  The addition of one cute little girl changed every thing.  Definitely the most life-changing thing I have experienced.  I have learned that I can do things that I …

Pomander!  I made some tissue paper poms today for Greta’s room.  Five to be exact, and they turned out pretty good for my first time EVER making them.  They are super cheap and added so much depth and color to …

Our bedroom is nice and big.  The majority of the room is about 19’x13′, but our bed currently sits back in a 10′ wide nook.   Hopefully the diagram below will give you a better visual.   I whipped this …

I am not the best multi-tasker when the tasks are blogging, having fun, and taking pictures.  Which presents a major problem, really.  Because it is best to take pictures to capture moments of fun and then to blog about it …

That’s an actual book.  One day when I have a guest room, I think I will probably put that on the nightstand so that my guests can swoon over other people’s romances and giggle themselves to sleep.   But if …

I mentioned last week that we had picked out some new sheets and pillows for ourselves for Christmas.  And although I promised myself and was adamant with Chris that we would wait until Christmas to open them…we only lasted until last …

Our Christmas Card Our Christmas Dance

 When berry-donned sticks shrivel up and die (even though you really loved them), it’s time to replace your centerpiece.  It is a good thing I like changing up my centerpiece at least once a month–it’s a better thing when it …