It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home
Dad and I just dropped you off in your tiny, cramped little dorm room with its elevated bed, dresser tucked underneath, and the cold tiled floors. This will be the first time you will sleep in this new bed sharing a room with a complete stranger that I pray will become your friend in the […]
Do you remember the store I told you about a few months back called “A Perfect Piece”? You can read about it and come back if you’d like 😉 Me and my dear friend Miss H had a blast walking through this beautiful (and rather large) consignment store and I can’t wait to go back! […]
Yesterday, my sweet friend Miss H and I enjoyed a beautiful breakfast at “First Watch” which is a nice breakfast place in the town of Cary, NC. We’ve been going to breakfast since our children were in kindergarten together which was 16 years ago! WOW! I feel old! After we finished breakfast and felt bad […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
