HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! We are having a little family picnic today and I wanted to share our menu with you. First up…… Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Ingredients 1/2 cup ancho chile powder 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup salt 2 Tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 1 Tablespoon ground cumin […]
Home Decor
A TRIP TO THE BEACH ~ Corolla, North Carolina
Last week, we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal at a beach house we rented in Corolla, North Carolina, about 4.5 hours drive for us. Although the weather was predicted to be pretty wet, we headed to the shore anyways. Here was our view as we drove east. The downpour is to […]
OUR WEDDING VOW RENEWAL ~ and 30 years of wedded bliss
Just recently I wrote a post about being married for thirty years and some advice about what I think has helped us survive thirty years. I also shared a project that I did specifically for our trip to the beach where we renewed our wedding vows. We just came back from a trip to the NC beach […]
INSPIRATION PINSPIRATION #28 ~ beautiful beach houses
My family and I spent the week on Corolla Beach, NC enjoying family time, pool time, game time, beach time, eating out time, relaxing time, reading time, and a whole lot of fun time! Since I’m spending the week in a beach house I thought I’d use this INSPIRATION PINSPIRATION to share some beach house inspiration. Enjoy!! And you’re […]
INSPIRATION PINSPIRATION #27 ~ Industrial Pipe Shelving
Happy Friday Everyone!! I hope you have wonderful weekend plans with family and friends. We’re having beautiful weather and we’re headed to High Point, NC for ANOTHER ultimate frisbee tournament. Last week we cheered on Son #3 in the college regionals. This weekend we cheer on Son #4 at the NC High School State Championship. […]
SPRING WREATHS
I have to apologize! I’m a little late with the Spring decor. Feeling a little lazy after working so hard on our hallway. But there have been two empty spaces that have been staring me in the face where I have pictured beautiful wreaths hanging ~ my front door and the large mirror in the upstairs hallway. […]