Dear Friends! We did it! Almost….this pandemic is in our rear view mirror! Praise God! This year, I got to celebrate my birthday doing things with family and friends! It was so great. (I know, all the exclamation points. We should be able to do that now, right.)  My “35th” birthday was a blast. The younger we get….  I know since I got your attention with the Best Birthday Chocolate Cake with No Sugar, I’ll get to that most important contribution to the internet in long time.                              ..read more

"For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans to prosper you and  not to harm you to give you a future and hope." Jeremiah 29:11 This verse has been a bit of a North Star to our family from the early years. 2020 is certainly no different. In fact, it's been all the more comforting in these times! We hope you and your family are well. We pray you all are. It seemed fitting to check in with a little visual Hello from Us.  First up, a Spring Concert our son was in for his Senior Chorus. Since we homeschool, we chose a Fine Arts for his final art credit. We have loved ..read more

The Chinese Lantern Festival Koka Booth Amphitheatre is live through Friday, January 12th, 2020! you've got to go! If you follow my sons and me on Instagram, you saw all of our activity when we visited the NC Chinese Lantern Festival! Here's more! NC Chinese Lantern Festival #KokaBooth You've got a perfect way to kick off 2020 and enjoy Winter! The NC Chinese Lantern Festival at Koka Booth is one of our favorite Winter activities! Take a look at some of this year's creativity because every year is different and so spectacular! They out do themselves each year! We fell in l ..read more

Introducing you to our favorite hot breakfast!   Most mornings are quick here! I like to make sure my men are well fed for their days. This is the most requested breakfast in our home. Seriously, they ask for the "Egg Bake" or the Egg Bake Muffins! :) Isn't that cute! I'm always happy to whip these up. They freeze well and they keep in the refrigerator - but never long.  These are really simple to make and your family will love them. We have added spinach and cheddar cheese to mix it up. I'll share my recipe here so you can enjoy!  Add a little Goat Cheese wi ..read more

Hey, Y'all! It's been a while since we have talked about one of our favorite things - Recipes! Even though I share more real time over on my Instagram, I wanted you all to have this best recipe in a convenient place for you to make it as often as we do or will! When we were newlyweds, I was vegetarian and this was one of our favorite Italian recipes! A vegetarian magazine that I likely got from Vegetarian Times magazine or some other cookbook. Recently, I remembered how much we loved it and decided to recreate it. As most food bloggers do, I had it re-created in my head befor ..read more

Introducing the Toyota Sienna XLE! This is the Toyota Sienna XLE in Predawn Gray Mica. Toyota has the most unique and beautiful colors for their stellar vehicles. We had a week to explore in this incredible luxury minivan. So, we hit the road to Washington, DC!  The drive to DC was so smooth and comfortable. Doesn't the Wahington Monument look fabulous against the Toyota Sienna Minivan!  Of course, I shared the fun on Instagram.  Here you can see the sleek new look of the Sienna. So modern, luxury and functional. You can see we were loved using the sunroof ..read more

Hey y'all! Let's talk about Fashion and Beauty this Friday! A little self-care! I am so excited to share with you my six-week trial experience with REVIAN Scalp-Care, healthy scalp care system. As a Fashion Blogger, I love sharing the best beauty products so that you can enjoy not only fashionable products but attainable beauty.  "REVIAN RED is a company that is bringing together Light Science and Life Science to help re-activate your body’s natural renewal through the use of precise light. Our first light-based product is REVIAN RED indicated for androgenetic alop ..read more

Teen Birthday Parties can be so much fun with Rush Hour Karting of Garner / Raleigh!  The cars are so fast and fun! They get up to 45 mph! So it is perfect for teenagers.  Fast and Furious! This is a great activity for summer fun!  The track is large enough to test out turns and pick up a good speed! A little too fast for some of us (adults)! lol  Here is the fun in action on the track. You get the idea. A good time for all!  We LOVE that the race track has stats and times of all of the racers!  Here's the latest: We LOVED the Rush Hour Axe Throw ..read more

Guest Post: This post Ugly Dolls movie review is written by my amazing movie reviewer husband, Boulder Mt. Man  Enjoy! During my early college days, a newly married man and a new father of twins, I struggled with procrastination. This can be a very detrimental imperfection that I learned to overcome to get through college. The biggest lesson I ever had with procrastination found to be in a computer lab working feverishly literally all night long to complete the end of semester project that was due. It probably wouldn’t have been as big a lesson learner had I not had to be at work ..read more

"Always elegant. Never Ordinary." Mazda CX-9 Oh, happy day when this beautiful 2019 Mazda CX-9 arrived at our home! Immediately, I fell in love with the beautiful white exterior and the Nappa leather seating and genuine Santos Rosewood trim was gorgeous.  It has Standard i-ACTIV AWD.  Look how beautifully it presents. Luxury and elegance all in one beautiful vehicle!  Here is the view from the front! There is a lot of space and the cup holders the boys needed for our road trip to the beach! Again, we love the chic red leather seats!  Here we are off to th ..read more